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Keep Asking Why

from Under the Surface by Miria

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I'm deeply moved by the tragic story of Einstein's brilliant first wife, Mileva Maric. His intellectual equal, her story is almost lost to history. She loved him, inspired him, helped him... then he abandoned her and left her to raise their two sons, ending her scientific career and breaking her heart.

"I don't think the structure of the human skull is to be blamed for man's inability to understand the concept of infinity. He would certainly be able to understand it if, when young, and while developing his sense of perception, he were allowed to venture out into the universe rather than being cooped up on earth or, worse yet, confined within four walls in a provincial backwater. If someone can conceive of infinite happiness, he should be able to comprehend the infinity of space - I should think it much easier."

-Mileva Maric Einstein in a letter to Albert Einstein

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Keep Asking Why

As a girl I put my hero's poster on my wall
That solitary thinker, an Einstein 8 feet tall
'Cause all that had come down to me was history's little lie
About a lonely genius with no equal by his side
Oh I / Keep asking why

Like every little girl Mileva asked a million whys
Inside four walls imagination let her spirit fly
She fell in love with Einstein, they discovered relativity
So many points of view to view from the viewpoint of divinity
Oh I / Keep asking why

Ch: Keep asking why
'Til you unravel all the questions of the universe
Keep asking why
Maybe your heart will un-break when time travels in reverse
Keep asking why
Things have to be the way they are until you open your mind's eye
Keep asking why
Keep asking why

In the still point there's a moment when everything is right
Your boundaries dissolve, your soul spills out into the night
You're a part of all creation, in his eyes you see the sun
Caught up in the light and heat, your sprits fly as one
Into that sky / Keep asking why

What I have to say to you is bigger than the sky
Love lost and potential lost, the things that pass us by
There's a girl inside a fortress pondering wisdom in a pearl
Somewhere a lonely genius is out wandering the world
Oh I / Keep asking why

Ch: Keep asking why...

This is your story Mileva
I'll tell the world
I won't forget you Mileva
Tell every little girl
Keep asking why...

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from Under the Surface, released August 25, 2007

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Miria is an alternative pop-rock singer/songwriter from chilly New England, now making music in sunny LA. "Miria's music is inspired by beautiful melody and lyrics. Her sound is unique and needs to be heard by all..." - David Darling, Cellist: Soundtrack - "Until the End of the World" ... more

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