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Apoptose

from Apocalypse 1 by Andrew Bockus

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In the early stages of embryonic development humans have webbed fingers and toes. Throughout development, the process of programmed cell death or "apoptosis" determines which cells are considered "human" and which cells are "not human". The non-human cells are sacrificed to yield the final product - a "normal" human. Our cells continue to change and grow throughout our lifetimes, their behavior tightly regulated by a built-in quality control system that will recognize and kill the cells that misbehave. Cancer occurs when faulty cells circumvent the body's quality control mechanisms and instead grow exponentially, draining the body's resources. The detection and removal of one bad cell can save an entire organism.

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Human
Not human

Graduates crawl
To their desks every day
Collecting themselves
Collecting their wages
The gardeners charge
An arm and a leg
Trimming the hedge
Keeping the best
Tossing the rest out the window

Apoptose
You’ve got to go
Apoptose
Uh oh
Apoptose
You know
We’re going to miss you thank you
Apoptose
One can only divide so many times
So many times before it shows

Human
Not human

Copy editors check
At astonishing rates
While cells are killing themselves over minor mistakes
The system nixes its health
It takes what it takes
The fix of it though
The body gets old
Misses a bitch of a typo

Apoptose
You’ve got to go
Apoptose
Uh oh
Apoptose
You know
We’re going to miss you thank you
Apoptose
One can only divide so many times
So many times before it shows

Human
Not human

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from Apocalypse 1, released June 19, 2020
Lyrics and music by Andrew Bockus

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Andrew Bockus is a chemist, runner, and musician based in California.

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