The Strong Anthropic Principle Song

When an ancient star collapsed about ten billion years ago

It didn’t have you in mind.

When its elements were scattered so that newer stars could grow

It didn’t have you in mind.

It’s a cyclical progression of destruction and rebirth

That eventually led to the creation of the earth,

And the chemistry of life itself, but still, for what it’s worth

It didn’t have you in mind.

It didn’t have you in mind.

When a replicating molecule turned into RNA

It didn’t have you in mind.

When eukaryotes emerged, the way we see them yet today

They didn’t have you in mind.

And when these began to merge in multicellular arrays,

When selection honed their features in so many different ways

When a multitude of species showed it’s more than just a craze

It didn’t have you in mind.

It didn’t have you in mind.

You may not want to hear it, but it’s true

The universe is not here just for you.

You really think you’re special, I’m aware

But the universe itself, it doesn’t care.

When a fortunate amphibian first crept upon the land

It didn’t have you in mind

When a fin became a lobe, became a foot, became a hand,

It didn’t have you in mind

From the big bang to the present, you’ve examined every clue

And imagine there’s a god somewhere who made it all for you

Well, you might not want to hear it, but I’m telling you it’s true

It didn’t have you in mind.

It didn’t have you in mind.

My muse today is a long-haired redhead with heavy mascara... that's right, Tim Minchin.  No, he didn't say anything in particular to inspire this, but I hear it sung with his voice.  Sort of a "not perfect" or "if I didn't have you" combined with Tony the fish.  

And yeah, I'm not in his league--if I was, I'd be doing this for a living--but fortunately or unfortunately, that doesn't stop me from writing.  And Tim, if you ever see this and want to steal it, it's yours. 

And yeah, I know the title is not a perfect fit--once I thought of it, though, I couldn't help myself.