Rules/Matter (Lab Coat Groove)

[Verse 1] Matter is everything Take a breath, take a look Desk, dust, skin, and stone All of it has a book Tiny parts, big world Atoms in the frame Too small to see with eyes Still they carry the name An atom’s got a center Nucleus, packed tight Protons give the charge Neutrons hold it right Electrons move around it Quick as restless hands Their arrangement matters most That’s how each element stands One proton? That’s hydrogen Two? Helium floats Three is lithium, soft as chalk Keep counting those notes The periodic table Is a map, not a wall Same family, same patterns You can learn them all [Chorus] Matter has rules Matter has rules Matter has rules And it never breaks the groove Matter has rules Matter has rules Matter has rules Watch how the pieces move [Verse 2] A compound forms when atoms Link and share the load Like two friends on a long walk Taking one road Ionic means one gives up One takes and holds A metal meets a nonmetal And the story gets told Covalent means they share it Like passing a light Both keep a grip on electrons So the bond feels tight Water is the classroom H two O in motion It bends, it clings, it pulls With a stubborn devotion That’s why it makes droplets That’s why ice can float That’s why it carries heat Like a secret in a coat Mixtures stay mixed together But not locked in place Salt in water, air in motion Still separate by face Solutions are even One part spread through one Like sugar in your lemonade Disappears, but it’s done [Pre-Chorus] Add a little heat Watch the particles lean Speed goes up, collisions land That’s the unseen scene Hold a little pressure Atoms crowd the room Some reactions want the squeeze Some bloom [Chorus] Matter has rules Matter has rules Matter has rules And it never breaks the groove Matter has rules Matter has rules Matter has rules Watch how the pieces move [Verse 3] Now reactions make the change New stuff, new shape Bonds can break, bonds can form That’s the chemical stake You start with reactants Then you end with products Same atoms, new arrangement That’s the way it conducts Mass is still accounted for Nothing vanishes clean What you bring into the jar Still lives in the scene Balance that equation Left side, right side match One hydrogen, one oxygen Keep the numbers attached Some reactions give off heat Some steal it back Exothermic warms the room Endothermic goes slack Acids taste sour Bases feel slippery Drop of indicator in the glass Shows what it’s meant to be Acids lend some H plus Bases take it in Opposites on the pH scale Where the middle begins Low pH bites hard High pH feels mild Neutral sits at seven Like a centered child [Bridge] States of matter shift When the temperature climbs Solid lines loosen up Liquid starts to rhyme Gas spreads wide Fills every open space Plasma runs hot and wild In a charged-out place Intermolecular pull Keeps the closeness there Stronger pull, slower motion Looser pull, more air [Verse 4] Chemistry is not just symbols It’s cooking in the pan Rust on a fence post Fruit gone brown in your hand Soap lifts grease away Because it loves both sides One end hugs the water One end grabs the grime inside Batteries push electrons From one place to the next Oxidation, reduction There’s a trade in the text Metals shine because the electrons Move with ease and grace That’s why copper wires carry Power through the place Carbon builds the backbone Of sugar and of chain Living things are chemistry Running through the brain From the air in your lungs To the salt on your tongue Every bit is atoms Changing when they’re spun So if you want the big picture Start small, start there Count the pieces, see the pattern Feel the logic in the air One world, many forms Same parts, new songs Chemistry is how the pieces Learn where they belong [Chorus] Matter has rules Matter has rules Matter has rules And it never breaks the groove Matter has rules Matter has rules Matter has rules Watch how the pieces move [Outro] Atoms in