[Verse 1] They said a comet made of metal, Black Cobalt in the sky, A rock that breaks the physics books, but somehow we’d all die. The charts were drawn in crayon, the math was all pretend, But every lord and CEO swore this was humanity’s end. [Pre‑Chorus] They nodded in their boardrooms, repeating every claim, A loop of self‑importance set their sanity aflame. [Chorus] Black Cobalt, Black Cobalt — the dumbest lie they ever sold, A fairy tale of cosmic doom to save their shrinking hold. They swallowed it completely, their echo chamber tight, A comet made of nonsense was their ticket out of sight. [Verse 2] We watched them build their lifeboat, an Ark of gold and fear, While every scientist on Earth said, “There’s nothing coming near.” But truth can’t pierce a circle when the circle guards its throne, They trusted only voices that reflected back their own. [Bridge] They weren’t fooled by the comet — they were fooled by themselves, By the mirrors in their tower and the dust upon their shelves. The lie was just a symptom, the sickness ran much deeper, A class that lost the plot and crowned delusion as its keeper. [Final Chorus] Black Cobalt, Black Cobalt —
