Fermium, One Hundred

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Past the last bright specks of the chart Where the heavy nuclei come apart A hidden name in the reactor’s flame Fermium waits with a number for a name [Pre-Chorus] A hundred marks on the ledger line Made for a moment, then lost to time [Chorus] Fermium, one hundred, forged and fleeting A brief new signature, heat repeating Born in the core where the atoms collide Too rare to hold, too heavy to hide Fermium, one hundred—there you are A fraction of a second, a trace in the dark [Verse 2] Named for the hand that split the atom’s veil In tiny grains, it leaves its trail No shining ore, no mountain seam Just careful work and a measured beam [Pre-Chorus] A hundred marks on the ledger line Made for a moment, then lost to time [Chorus] Fermium, one hundred, forged and fleeting A brief new signature, heat repeating Born in the core where the atoms collide Too rare to hold, too heavy to hide Fermium, one hundred—there you are A fraction of a second, a trace in the dark [Bridge] Not a jewel pulled from the ground Not a world that can be found A nucleus assembled, then undone A small, fierce fact beneath the sun [Final Chorus] Fermium, one hundred, forged and fleeting A brief new signature, heat repeating Born in the core where the atoms collide Too rare to hold, too heavy to hide Fermium, one hundred—there you are A fraction of a second, a trace in the dark [Outro] One hundred… Fermium.