The Frequency the Body Keeps (Henrietta Lacks)

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Your cells were dividing when the needle came down,
Multiplying forever in that petri dish crown,
HeLa—immortal, they named what you grew,
Doubling and doubling, your gift splitting true,
While your body stayed mortal, your legacy flew,
Those cells in their billions still learning, still new.

[Chorus]
Your cells are the anthem, the chorus we need,
Splitting and thriving, a renewable seed,
Long-term potentiation in every division,
You built the foundation for medicine's vision,
Synaptic highways where knowledge runs deep,
Your cells stay awake while the world falls asleep.

[Verse 2]
Myelination racing through axons of time,
Your cells mapped the cortex, the neuronal climb,
Researchers watched theta waves spike in their screens,
Predictive coding unlocking what healing means,
Hippocampal memories encoded in you,
Axonal branching—your gift born anew,
Mirror neurons firing across every lab,
Your generosity written in every stab.

[Chorus]
Your cells are the anthem, the chorus we need,
Splitting and thriving, a renewable seed,
Long-term potentiation in every division,
You built the foundation for medicine's vision,
Synaptic highways where knowledge runs deep,
Your cells stay awake while the world falls asleep.

[Bridge]
Neurogenesis blooming in darkness you never saw coming,
Your body a lighthouse, your cells keep on humming,
Interoception—feeling what lives and survives,
Proprioception of billions inside you, alive,
They're dancing in freezers and flourishing still,
Your consent was stolen but your cells own their will.

[Chorus]
Your cells are the anthem, the chorus we need,
Splitting and thriving, a renewable seed,
Long-term potentiation in every division,
You built the foundation for medicine's vision,
Synaptic highways where knowledge runs deep,
Your cells stay awake while the world falls asleep.

[Outro]
In culture plates glowing, they're laughing with light,
Your HeLa chorus refusing the night,
Immortal and singing, you're teaching us still.

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**WORD COUNT: 298 words** ✓