Seaborgium

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You drew the tide line with your toe While gulls made lazy loops below I brought a book, you brought a grin And asked what strange things atoms hide within [Pre-Chorus] Past the shells and salt-white foam There’s a little lab far from home A name so new it sounds like sea air Let’s take that question everywhere [Chorus] Seaborgium, S-G on the page Heavy little secret from a far-off age Made in tiny traces, but it’s got a big name Seaborgium, let’s ride that wave [Verse 2] Named for Glenn Seaborg, chemist of the day Element one-oh-six found its way Through careful work where the bright sparks fly A fleeting atom with a story sky-high [Pre-Chorus] No bucketful to bring ashore It’s made one atom at a time, no more But science can make a small thing sing Like a shell held up to everything [Chorus] Seaborgium, S-G on the page Heavy little secret from a far-off age Made in tiny traces, but it’s got a big name Seaborgium, let’s ride that wave [Bridge] The sea rolls in, the sea rolls out We trade our guesses, laugh and shout From sand to stars, from shore to lab Big questions fit in a beach-day cab [Final Chorus] Seaborgium, S-G on the page Heavy little secret from a far-off age Made in tiny traces, but it’s got a big name Seaborgium, let’s ride that wave Seaborgium, let’s ride that wave [Outro] Shells in our pockets, salt in our hair One strange element riding the air