Rates of Change by Quinn Elliot Dresdahl

It's all relative. 
Let me summarize.
The scientists all agree,

It's so imperative
That you realize 
Your frame of reference is key. 

And the vectors,
Take their summations.
Note directions and the size.

And the origins'
Coordinate transformations
Allow for mathematic compromise.

But then distances will lengthen.
Observe that seconds dilate.
You're either moving at twice the speed,
Or standing still... Wait...

The whole thing makes a paradox!

Heartache takes eons.
Joys pass like a blur.
If you're not who you were supposed to be,
When they become whoever they were.

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