Fluorine

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I am the palest fire, the lightest rage.
Never alone on any page.
I am the empty space in the outer shell.
A single, simple, private need.
I wake up wanting, I go to sleep wanting more.
I will scratch at every single door.

[Chorus]
They call it electronegativity.
I call it the hunger that lives in me.
I will take what you have, I will make it mine.
I am the top of the line. The end of the line.

[Verse 2]
Ask Henri Moissan, back in 1886.
The price he paid for his little tricks.
He saw my color, and it cost him his health.
I don't believe in sharing wealth.
I set fire to water. I chew on glass.
I make even the noble gases pass their electrons to me.
I am not polite.

[Chorus]
They call it electronegativity.
I call it the hunger that lives in me.
I will take what you have, I will make it mine.
I am the top of the line. The end of the line.

[Bridge]
But then they tamed the tiger, they taught it to purr.
Made a non-stick surface out of my fury.
Put me in the rocket fuel, put me in the cold.
I did exactly as I was told.
And the final joke, the best one yet...
A small white favor you will not forget.

[Outro]
I'm in your water now.
I'm in your morning smile.
Protecting you from all decay.
Just don't forget how I used to play.
Just don't forget what I am.