sentences:  Hermann and Pauline are the names of the parents of Albert Einstein, and the song refers to them and the young Albert.The song also mentions Marie Curie and Ernesto Guevera.The song was inspired by the pitstops that the band would take at motorway service stations whilst out on tour, where Gruff Rhys would peruse through bitesized biographies about famous people, such as "They Died Too Young" book series.