[Verse 1] Hydrogen helium lithium, roll it like a marble Beryllium boron carbon, nitrogen keeps it audible Oxygen fluorine neon, that's row two, snap it shut Sodium magnesium aluminum, silicon, don't stutter, cut Phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon, that's the third one filed Potassium calcium closing twenty, chunk it like a child Now step up to the terrace, transition Scandium through Zinc Scandium titanium vanadium chromium, link by link Manganese iron cobalt nickel, copper zinc, the set is tight Sing it in a scanning breath, left to right, left to right [Chorus] H to Ca, first twenty, that's my starting square Group one's the shaky metals, fizzing in the air Two's the alkaline earth, chalky hands, don't stare Seventeen's the biters, eighteen just don't care Sodium's really Na, silver's slick as Ag Iron hides in Fe, copper's sly as Cu, yeah [Verse 2] Latin ghosts inside the symbols, whispering through the ages Natrium gave us Na, kalium K on hidden pages Ferrum's iron, argentum silver, cuprum copper's kin Stannum's tin as Sn, stibium antimony slips right in Wolfram's tungsten, W, heavy like a secret debt Aurum's gold as Au, hydrargyrum mercury, Hg, wet Plumbum's lead as Pb, ancient pipe still runs Say the odd ones twice a day till the rhyme just runs [Verse 3] Ions got their charges, memorize the pattern's shape Group one's plus one, group two's plus two, no escape Halogens want minus one, oxygen likes minus two Sulfate's SO four two minus, nitrate NO three, that's true Ammonium's plus one, hydroxide's minus one, don't blur it Carbonate's CO three two minus, phosphate's got the spirit Oxidation rule of thumb: oxygen's minus two, mostly free Hydrogen's plus one with nonmetals, minus one with metal keys [Bridge] Flashcard flipping in the dim light, spaced out day by day Anki pings you Tuesday, brings the fact right back to play Blank table, empty boxes, fill it till your hand remembers Symbol, name, and number dancing, waking up the embers [Chorus] H to Ca, first twenty, that's my starting square Group one's the shaky metals, fizzing in the air Two's the alkaline earth, chalky hands, don't stare Seventeen's the biters, eighteen just don't care Sodium's really Na, silver's slick as Ag Iron hides in Fe, copper's sly as Cu, yeah [Outro] Scandium to zinc, the bridge you built by hand Spaced-out drills tomorrow, the table's where you stand Say it once more quiet, let the echo hold the frame Every odd old symbol carries someone's ancient name [Tag] From hydrogen's spark to zinc's quiet gleam, the table holds the story straight Every mass and number whispered, locked behind the atomic gate Keep the chart alive inside you, let the elements ignite Carry periodic rhythm forward, science singing through the night
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