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Hymn 01 · Album XI
Read the complete lyrics to “Physics is Law” by Josh Chakka from Book of Elon, a Hymns for Entrepreneurs album about Elon Musk. Listen to the song.
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Physics is Law is one chapter in Book of Elon, a musical interpretation centered on Elon Musk.
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Lyric sheet
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From the original lyric sheet for Book of Elon. Wording may differ slightly from the released recording.
[Verse 1] I’ve met a thousand men who break the laws of the state I’ve never met a quark that could negotiate fate Legislative sedation, a nation of stasis I’m back-testing atoms to find the true basis They tell me it’s 'standard,' I tell 'em it’s flawed My religion is logic, and Physics is God Red-shift the horizon, I’m breaking the leash You’re drowning in policy, I’m finding the peace. [Pre-Chorus] What’s a decree to a cosmic degree? What’s a policy to entropy? You can argue with the judge, you can lobby for a flaw, But the universe doesn't care—Physics is law. [Chorus] Physics is law! The rest is a suggestion! Physics is law! Everything else can be questioned! Physics is law! No lobbyist can change it! Physics is law! No bureaucrat can cage it! [Verse 2] Reason by analogy, a casualty of mind A copy of a copy of a compromised design I'm stripping out the variable, the platonic ideal You're arguing the optics, I'm reinventing the wheel A million tiny strings, the Gulliver effect A syndicate of paper demanding respect I calculate the limit, momentum, and thrust If it doesn't break the physics, then the barrier is bust. [Pre-Chorus] It’s the hard-coded truth in the vacuum of space, The only foundation that we can’t erase. The rest is a suggestion, a flicker in the dark, Physics is the fire; we’re just the spark. [Chorus] Physics is law! The rest is a suggestion! Physics is law! Everything else can be questioned! Physics is law! No lobbyist can change it! Physics is law! No bureaucrat can cage it! [Outro] Physics is God. The rest is a suggestion.
Lyrics © Josh Chakka.