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Particle

from Physics by Dr G

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One day I started shrinking to a microscopic size
And all the objects that had seemed so solid to my eyes
Looked different at this level and just then I realized
That it’s all made up of particles
It’s all made up of particles

I saw molecules just like the kind that make up me and you
And they were made of atoms doing things that atoms do
And they were made of protons, neutrons, and electrons too
It’s all made up of particles

Down to the molecules
Down to the atoms, the elements
Down to the protons and electrons
Everything’s made of particles
Down to the quarks and the bosons
At the quantum level
Everything’s made of particles

I approached the quantum level and I still was shrinking fast
Saw the quarks that make up matter and the bosons with no mass
I wondered if I’d keep on shrinking or this level was the last
If it’s all made up of particles

I found it most peculiar that these phenomena behave
In some ways like a particle, in others like a wave
And maybe on some level they are really just the same
If everything is particles and everything is waves

Then I returned to normal size and pondered where I’d been
How rocks and trees the air we breathe and even you and me
Are all made up of building blocks too tiny to be seen

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from Physics, released September 24, 2021
Written & performed by Dr G
Additional vocals by Carolyn Curry
Saxophone by Ally Fiola
Mixed & mastered by Ed Renzi

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Dr G is a theremin-playing space geek on a mission to spread the word about science! Merging hooky new wave beats with lyrics explaining science and the natural universe – think Talking Heads fronted by Bill Nye the Science Guy – Dr G creates a sound that is utterly unique, and as educational as it is infectious. ... more

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