Nobelium, Element One-Oh-Two

Lyrics

[Verse 1] At the edge of the table, where the numbers run thin, A new little symbol waits for its spin. One hundred two, with a name to remember, A brief bright guest from the lab in December. [Pre-Chorus] Count the protons, mark the page, Tiny clue in a heavy cage. [Chorus] Nobelium, element one-oh-two, A fleeting little wonder coming into view. Nobelium, though your stay is small, You leave your name written over it all. [Verse 2] No pebble in a pocket, no metal to keep, Just atoms made carefully, then gone in a beat. In a ring of fast numbers, researchers trace The short-lived signature time cannot erase. [Pre-Chorus] Count the protons, mark the page, Tiny clue in a heavy cage. [Chorus] Nobelium, element one-oh-two, A fleeting little wonder coming into view. Nobelium, though your stay is small, You leave your name written over it all. [Bridge] Not a treasure in a box, Not a sample on the shelf, Just a name in the table, And a question for ourselves. [Final Chorus] Nobelium, element one-oh-two, A fleeting little wonder coming into view. Nobelium, though your stay is small, You leave your name written over it all. [Outro] One-oh-two—nobelium.