This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 13.

Song title: Truth Set in the Static
Original Base by Base episode: 13: Human de novo mutation rates from a four‑generation pedigree

Article metadata:
Article title: Human de novo mutation rates from a four-generation pedigree reference
Journal: Nature
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08922-2
Reference: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08922-2

Lyrics:
Verse 1
Four lines of life on a bright-screen night,
Names in the margins, signals in the light.
We stitch the strands till the seams come through,
A hidden pattern in what we call “new.”

Pre-Chorus
Count it clean where the repeats ignite,
Near the ends where the code turns white.
Every generation leaves a trace,
And the numbers finally fall in place.

Chorus
In the static, there’s a truth set flame,
New marks rising, but they don’t look the same.
Most come forward on the father’s side,
And the years add sparks you can’t deny.
But some light up after the first divide—
Post-zygotic ghosts in the bloodstream tide.

Verse 2
Tandem echoes—STRs, VNTRs—spin,
Centromere thunder where the repeats begin.
Satellites singing on a long Y train,
Fast-changing letters in a looping chain.

Bridge
We validate the jump, we follow the hand,
Transmission footprints in the shifting sand.
Big moves, small typos—different kinds of new,
Benchmarked against the clearest view.
No crossover shadow where the breakpoints land,
Just repeat-made storms in a quiet band.

Final Chorus
In the static, there’s a truth set flame,
New marks rising, but they don’t look the same.
Most come forward on the father’s side,
And the years add sparks you can’t deny.
So map the bright ends, map the crowded cores,
Build the long-read world with open doors—
’Cause every family line we learn to read
Turns mystery noise into measured seed.