LYRICS
1. Watch that quark
She’s ready to spark
Of course
On course
For the strong force
Not right
To wave in the light
Might flight
Into insight
For that matter
Bizarre D*
Dark matter
Dark matter
… a little further
What’s the matter
With dark matter?
Please shed some light
What’s the matter
With dark matter?
She’s alright!
Have to climb Wittgenstein’s ladder
To see delight
In the night
2. Stark hexaquark
Find in the dark
Often found
3 up, 3 down
3. Quote: “Quark can’t be broken”
Spoken: your light awoken
- What’s the Matter With Dark Matter? Part I.mp3 (unplugged to conserve energy)
- What’s the Matter With Dark Matter? Part II.mp3
- What’s the Matter With Dark Matter? Part II Instrumental.mp3
- What’s the Matter With Dark Matter? LH-Casio-WK-3500.MID (Left Hand / also controlled Korg PS60)
- Whats the Matter With Dark Matter? RH-Yamaha-PSR-740.MID (Right Hand / also controlled microKorg and miniNOVA vocorder)
Chords: E7 Am7 D7 / D7 C / C Em / Bm Em / Em E7 / A7 E7 A7 B7 E7; Part II @ 116 Beats Per Minute
Instrumentation: Vocals (TC-Helicon VOICELIVE and MiniNova Vocorder), Ibanez Acoustic Guitar, Fender Squire Mini (Boss Digital Delay), Fender Jazz Bass (Boss Digital Delay), Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-3500, Yamaha PSR-740, MiniNova, MicroKorg)
ABOUT THE SONG
Quarks are elementary particles and a fundamental constituent of matter. They combine to form protons and neutrons, which in turn make up atomic nuclei. There are six types, or “flavors,” of quarks: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. Quarks are never found in isolation; they are always bound together by the strong force, mediated by particles called gluons. Current understanding is quarks are indivisible and cannot by broken down.
Dark matter is a mysterious form of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, making it invisible and detectable only through its gravitational effects. It is thought to make up about 27% of the total mass and energy content of the universe, as inferred from observations of the large-scale structure of the cosmos and the motion of galaxies.
D* (D-star) hexaquark particles are hypothesized to consist of three up and three down quarks, and have been proposed as a candidate for dark matter. A study found that production of stable d* hexaquarks could account for 85% of the Universe’s dark matter.