Amalgam Blues - The Magnificent Possession by Isaac Asimov

Idoru Toei's musical version of "The Magnificent Possession" by Isaac Asimov, featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 3Q2025" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-7
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental - slow, melancholic piano chords with a slightly off-kilter feel]

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[Verse 1]
Dusty lab and fading light,
Another day, another fight.

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Ore analyses barely pay,
While others live a brighter way.

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Fifty years and what have I?
Just baldness and a lonely sigh.

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Fame and fortune, out of reach,
A chemist’s curse, beyond all speech.

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[Chorus]
Sodium-mercury, shining bright,
Ammonaline in the fading light.

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Isolate the ammonium, a Nobel Prize dream,
Or just another false alarm it would seem?

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[Verse 2]
“Hello, old soak!” a cheerful sound,
Worry hasn't got you anything around!

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Keep your hair brown, don’t fret or frown,
Just let the good times tumble down.

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You’re chasing shadows, Walt, it’s true,
But I’m enjoying life anew!

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[Verse 3]
See this reaction, clear and bold?
A metal new, a story to be told!

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Ammonium freed, a wondrous sight,
A revolution in the fading light.

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Jewelry gleaming, plating bright,
Millions waiting, shining like gold!

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[Chorus]
Sodium-mercury, shining bright,
Ammonaline in the fading light.

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Isolate the ammonium, a Nobel Prize dream,
Or just another false alarm it would seem?

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[Bridge]
Freezing point, a sudden grace,
Crystals forming in this lonely place.

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Argon’s shield, a precious hold,
A yellow treasure, worth more than gold.

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But something's stirring, deep inside…
A hidden danger we can’t hide.

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[Verse 4]
[Bankhead:] "Ruining the country! A crazy scheme!"

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[Hornswoggle:] “My services are needed, it would seem!”

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[Both overlapping:] "Patent rights! Money's tight! A deal must be made tonight!"

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[Break]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 5]
“Drop the gat! You pulled a trick!”

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"The works, Baldy, quick, quick, quick!"

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A little persuasion, that's all it takes,

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For a few dollars and some easy breaks.

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[Chorus]
Sodium-mercury, burning bright,
Ammonaline in the fading light!

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Isolate the ammonium, a Nobel Prize dream…
But now it’s chaos, an awful scream!

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[Outro]
[Sills:] "The odor...it's unbearable!"

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[Taylor:] “We should have never told a soul!”

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[Both together, fading out:] "...the Amalgam Blues..."