Science Town (2009)

Sung to Comcast Town

I wrote this song for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day as a fun way for kids to learn what people were doing in Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate (S&T). The video was produced by Zaneb (Zee) Zaman, a federal worker who was serving, at the time, as my intern.

First, the Comcast commercial:

And now, Science Town:

Science Town lyrics

Verse 1

Cool inventions, made to order,

Stopping bad guys at the border, 

Safer munching, safer shipping,

Taming flooding into dripping.

Verse 2

Finger fun and faster scanning,

Animated earthquake planning,

Helping rescue workers chat,

Save the world—How cool is that?

Verse 3

Stopping cars with zero crashing,

Make thieves sick by colors flashing,

Keeping airplanes safe for flying,

Keeping cows and dogs from dying. 

Verse 4

Tracking perps from planes and choppers,

Hacking sites through terror stoppers,

Helping people talk together,

Turn the tide on nasty weather (Ick!).

Verse 5

Catching lies through smarter senses,

Stopping thugs with high-tech fences,

Safer passwords, safer browsing,

Fireproof walls for safer housing.

Verse 6

Catching bombers by their chatter,

Finding bombs before we splatter,

Seeing clues in information,

Science for a safer nation.

Verse 7

Using math to fool the bad guys,

Turning drug lords into sad guys.

Safer, stronger, cheaper, faster,

Ready for the next disaster.

Verse 8

Streaming help, to your iPhone,

Smelling gas from your and my phone,

Saving lives through innovation;

We're the science generation.

Verse 9

Information on-demanding,

Clearer terror understanding,

Radios for joint commanding,

Missile zapped when planes are landing.

Verse 10

Warning where a twister's blowing,

Keeping 'lectric power flowing,

Text a tip, save a city,

Working smart while sitting pretty.

Verse 11

Recognizing voices, faces,

Far-out toys in nearby places,

Press to learn exact position,

Press for school-bus demolition.

Verse 12

Bombs blasted to Creation,

City safe from radiation,

Town restored for habitation,

Science for a safer nation.

Verse 13

Scanning eyes at airport checkout,

Warning peeps to get the heck out,

Helping to protect the nation,

Using science education.

D-H-S spells S-and-T,

S-C-I-E-N-C-E.