This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 402.

Song title: Outliers in the Light
Original Base by Base episode: 402: When Polygenic Scores Miss: Rare Variants in Misaligned Individuals

Article metadata:
Article title: Individuals who deviate from polygenic expectation are enriched for damaging variants in genes linked to rare disease
Journal: The American Journal of Human Genetics 113, 1–19 (2026)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.05.013
Reference: Baya N.A., Lassen F.H., Hill B., Venkatesh S.S., Currant H., Lindgren C.M., Palmer D.S., Individuals who deviate from polygenic expectation are enriched for damaging variants in genes linked to rare disease, The American Journal of Human Genetics 113, 1–19 (2026). doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.05.013

Lyrics:
Verse 1
I drew my line in midnight ink,
A score that said I shouldn’t sink,
But life showed up with different math,
A hidden turn, a sideways path.

Pre-Chorus
Some numbers hum, some numbers shout,
But there’s a ghost they leave out,
A single letter out of place,
That changes speed, that shifts the race.

Chorus
I’m an outlier in the light,
Common winds, rare sparks ignite,
When the forecast doesn’t fit the sky,
Look closer—there’s a reason why.

Verse 2
Too short, too tall, bone turning thin,
A quiet break beneath the skin,
A switch that dims, a switch that drives,
Two kinds of code inside our lives.

Bridge
So when the curve won’t hold me tight,
Don’t call it noise, don’t call it slight,
Screen the shadows, name the flame,
Find the gene that bends the game.

Final Chorus
I’m an outlier in the light,
Common winds, rare sparks ignite,
And if the forecast misses true,
The rare can move the common too,
Look closer—there’s a reason why.