Pass the Tool
The electronic pop anthem urges experienced technicians to teach now, timed to a real wave of retirements the field is already counting down.
The stories behind Pass the Tool
- "Pass the Tool" Is Written for a Workforce Closer to Retirement Than It Looks — The electronic pop anthem urges experienced technicians to teach now, timed to a real wave of retirements the field is already counting down.
Lyrics
In a workshop where the morning finds the dust
upon the floor You trace a quiet fault line,
make a tie and a monitor restore
You learned it through the hard days, now your answer helps someone
stand
From a small room to a distant shore
One clear lesson can open a door
Your experience matters, let it travel through the world
Your knowledge can travel farther than you can
Past the tool and past the reason, lift another where they stand
Every careful repair can strengthen every hand
Your experience matters Let the circle rise and grow
Your knowledge can travel farther than you can
Join the movement, share the road, and help the future understand
We are stronger when we teach what we know
Oh, oh,
In a rural clinic someone waits
While the daylight turns to gold
A mentor calls from three time zones
Calmly sharing what they know know
Won't connect to hidden failure
A safer way to test
The lesson moves from bench to bench
And turns a crisis into rest
No title makes a person wise
It is the work behind the eyes
Your experience matters Let it travel through the world
Your knowledge can travel farther than you can
Past the tool and past the reason
Lift another where they stand
Every careful repair Can strengthen every head
Your experience matters Let the circle rise and grow
Your knowledge can travel farther than you can
Join the movement, share the road
And help the future understand
We are stronger When we teach what we know
Tell the story of the failure
Name the choice that made it safe
Show the hands that kept on learning
Give the next one room to grow
No lesson is too ordinary
No hard one, truth too small
When one technician opens up
The whole community stands tall
Your experience matters Let it travel through the world
Your knowledge can travel farther than you can
Past the tool and past the reason
Lift another where they stand
Every careful repair can strengthen every hand
Your experience matters Now the circle starts with you
Your knowledge can travel farther than you can
Bring your questions, share your practice
Help the next generation through
Join the global movement
There is work for all to do
Share what you know
Mentor someone new
Across every workshop We are counting on you
Join the movement
Bring your hands and heart
One connected biomedical community
This is where we start
