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Carbon /ˈkɑrbən/ (from Latin: carbo "coal") is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. There are three naturally occurring isotopes, with 12C and 13C being stable, while 14C is radioactive, decaying with a half-life of about 5,730 years. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity.
There are several allotropes of carbon of which the best known are graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon. The physical properties of carbon vary widely with the allotropic form. For example, diamond is highly transparent, while graphite is opaque and black. Diamond is among the hardest materials known, while graphite is soft enough to form a streak on paper (hence its name, from the Greek word "to write"). Diamond has a very low electrical conductivity, while graphite is a very good conductor. Under normal conditions, diamond has the highest thermal conductivity of all known materials.
A million points of light
ascending to the sky
monuments in darkness
standing watch
until the sun will rise
screaming to an emptiness
of how we once defined ourselves
with our hands over our eyes
claiming all of creation
What inspires in us this madness
that out existence should be defined
by a light that can't be seen by anyone
what inspires in us this madness
that out existence should be defined
by a light that we can't see
by a light that can't be seen
A million points of light
ascending to the sky
monuments in darkness
standing watch
until the sun will rise
i can't, i can't see this all as progress
how did we come this far?
when we see ourselves as deities
claiming nature for ourselves
by our actions we betray
the instincts in our race
by our blindness and stupidity
we kill everything
we kill everything
Can someone see our self destruction?
are we reminding ourselves
that our existence is so delicate
that without this light we are no more
that without this light we've made we are no more
A million points of light
ascending to the sky
monuments in darkness
standing watch
until the sun will rise
we torch this earth until it bleeds
rain ashes from the sky
just to make a light that no one can see
we cut this earth until it bleeds
rain ashes from the sky
just to make a light that no one can see
just to make a light
just to make a light
we kill everything
by our blindness and stupidity
we kill everything
In a thousand years, what will be our legacy?
a million lights that no one can see