Our song the Beautiful Math of Coral was inspired by this brilliant TED Talk from Margaret Wertheim, founder of The Institute For Figuring.
The Beautiful Math of Coral
I feel the moon full and low.
My swollen body aches.
She pulls from me, hope and sorrow and joy.
She draws the most beautiful lines with them.
She draws the most beautiful lines, intertwining.
This math eludes your logic.
This logic defies your perfect lie.
This tender geometry brings Euclid to his knees.
I am where the point meets the line –
infinity spills over.
I am where logic and love collide
and spin out forever.
Selfish savior, I’ll staunch the flood.
Selfish savior, I’ll stem the tide.