Chalk dust rises, theories grin Numbers spin like violins Oppenheimer lights his pipe Says, Albert, this formula’s ripe Einstein shrugs: It’s just my pen I wrote it backwards once again They’ll catch up, they always do By then I’ll be bored, wouldn’t you Gravity’s got a crooked smile Spacetime bends, but stays a while History trips on ink and chalk Every genius rewrites the walk Einstein's time was never aligned His future met his mind and all was fine The world caught up in the nick of time Einstein's time was always divine Coffee stains across the desk Notes that read like coded jest Oppenheimer frowns, adjusts his tie Albert, do you ever lie He said, only when I’m late Or if the train won’t hesitate E = MC², sure it sings But socks don’t match in greater things Energy swaps its mask for mass Moments slip like shattered glass Equations laugh at human clocks The punchline lands, but no one talks Einstein's time was never aligned His future met his mind and all was fine The world caught up in the nick of time Einstein's time was always divine Tick, tick, BOOM, the math collides Chairs tip over, chalkboard slides Atoms crack with reckless grin Nobody knows where it begins What’s the riddle, not today What’s the secret, who can say What’s the measure, just delay Albert always had his way Einstein's time was never aligned His future met his mind and all was fine The world caught up in the nick of time Einstein's time was always divine
