Original Song: Tell Me A Story
TELL ME A STORY
©2019 Chuck Smeeton
Science is a permanently unfinished line of work
But how to spread the word, is the challenge one can’t shirk
Universal resonance, communicate the finding
Look for evidence to make the case more binding
The collective enterprise of discoveries in science
But the skill of storytelling is the sole reliance
Establishing the facts, let the conclusion find itself
There are too many thesis that are left on the bookshelf
(Chorus)
Tell me a story, tell me what I need to know
Tell me the truth, give me the seed to sow
Tell me a story, tell me what I need to know
Tell me the truth, give me the seed to sow
(Bridge)
Does the story compromise the objectivity?
Make case to enhance with creativity
Don’t fall for the trap to dilute the activity
Just make a connection with the discovery
The job was to inform, not persuade the gathered few
Yet the responsibility of literacy was not what he knew
For leaving out the detail that does not advance the plot
And pre-established beliefs were the source of the rot
The key’s to find the truth in a rarified atmosphere
And scientific endeavor needs a voice that one can hear
From the confirmation bias to the gambler’s fallacy
Make the natural thought process less subjective and more clear
(Chorus)
Tell me a story, tell me what I need to know
Tell me the truth, give me the seed to sow
Tell me a story, tell me what I need to know
Tell me the truth, give me the seed to sow