Chunk 1 — Row 1 and Row 2 (1–10)

chill, uk spoken poetry, jazz, bass and piano, slow · 4:04

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
— Male Number one is Hydrogen, letter H,
lightest cat in creation, Rises past the ceiling
fan, first name on the whole formation. Two
is Helium, He like a greeting, noble gas
that won't commit, Squeaks your voice up in
the tank, never bonds, never quits. Three, Lithium,
Li on the label, silver soft, battery soul,
Four's Beryllium, Be steps light, emerald dust inside
the coal. Hi! Hello! — привет, мой друг, say
it loud, say it proud, Little Beth boiled
carrots, ja, she cooked it for the crowd!
Now Okra for Nell — окра для неё, don't
you forget it, H, He, Li, Be, B,
C, N, O, F, Ne — get it! Zehn
Elemente marchin', row eins und zwei on parade,
Привет to Hydrogen, tschüss to Neon's glowing shade.

[
Verse 2]
— Female Five is Boron, B the boxer,
semiconductor's quiet friend, Six is Carbon, C the
backbone, diamonds, graphite, life depends. Seven, Nitrogen, N
in the wind, seventy-eight percent you're breathing, Eight
is Oxygen, O the spark, fire's hungry, never
leaving.

[ Verse 3]
— Male Nine is Fluorine, F so
nasty, chews right through the windowpane, Ten is
Neon, Ne the sign light, red glow burnin'
through the rain. Row one's short — just H
and He, two atoms on the mountaintop, Row
two stretches Li to Ne, eight deep before
the pattern stops.

[ Verse 4]
— Duet

( Male) Say the
mnemonic slow, then fast, watch the letters start
to stick,

( Female) Beth and Nell and всё
на свете, teach it like an old kitchen
trick.

( Male) H to Ne in a single
breath, ten little soldiers standing straight,

( Female) Two
short rows on the tabletop, this is how
the elements wait.

( Both) Every symbol has a
story, every letter has a song, From the
lightest gas that whispers to the neon glowing
strong, We'll sing it in three languages, привет,
hallo, and hi, 'Cause chemistry's a language too,
and this one makes you fly.

[ Bridge]
— Duet

(
Female) Скажи мне — что первый? — " Hydrogen, my dear!"

(
Male) Sag mir — was ist zehn? — " Neon, crystal
clear!"

( Both) Little Beth boiled carrots in a
kitchen made of glass, Okra bubblin' up for
Nell while the noble gases pass.

[ Chorus]
— Female
Hi! Hello! — привет, мой друг, say it loud,
say it proud, Little Beth boiled carrots, ja,
she cooked it for the crowd! Now Okra
for Nell — окра для неё, don't you forget
it, H, He, Li, Be, B, C, N,
O, F, Ne — get it! Zehn Elemente marchin',
row eins und zwei on parade, Привет to
Hydrogen, tschüss to Neon's glowing shade.

[ Outro]
— Duet
Hi! Hello! — we said it twice for luck,
Ten symbols locked in tight, the engine's off
and stuck. H to Ne, from whisper light
to sign that glows and hums, Row one,
row two — now that chemistry's done. Привет, hallo,
hi — one more time we say it clear,
Ten little elements, singing loud for everyone to
hear.

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