Membrane Magic

(hmmm, yeah, listen close)

Underneath the lens, a universe in motion Every tiny boundary,

a self-contained ocean Phospholipid bilayer,

standing at the gate Heads love the water,

tails keep it straight Hydrophobic secrets buried in the core Deciding what

is welcome at the cellular door Selective permeability,

she keeps the balance right Guarding all the power through the day

and the night

(ooh, she works in harmony)

Everything connected, from the center to the sea (building up the energy)

We are built of wonders inside the design Organelles in motion,

keeping us aligned Mitochondria,

the power that we hold Every little ribosome,

a story to be told (power in our design,

yeah) We are more than chemistry,

we are alive Working in the dark just to help us survive

Inside the nucleus, the blueprint is secure DNA wrapped tight,

keeping the message pure Transcription to translation,

the ribosome reads the line Building up the proteins,

working over time And the Golgi apparatus packages the flow Sending out

the packages wherever they must go Lysosomes cleaning up,

keeping structures clean An elegant machine,

if you know what I mean

It's a micro-cosmos, a beautiful design

Reflecting all the stars that in the cosmos shine (ooh,

look inside, look inside) Every single cell knows exactly how to shine

We are built of wonders inside the design

Organelles in motion, keeping us aligned Mitochondria,

the power that we hold Every little ribosome,

a story to be told (power in our design,

yeah) We are more than chemistry,

we are alive

Working in the dark just to help us survive

Just a cell, making up the whole (just a cell,

got a soul) (we are alive,

yeah)