Lyrics set to the song “This Love” by Maroon 5 about the general infectious cycle of viruses
I was a host, feeling so alive
The virus here by my side
Attaching and entering my ind
Attachment proteins and viral receptors
The virus enters cytoplasm and
Uncoats inside
This virus has taken its toll on me
It replicates, in steps, so complete
Attachment, penetration, uncoating
Biosynthesis, maturation, release
And I can't cope anymore
After attachment and entry subside
The virus uncoats its contents inside
New genetic material in my cell
To the nucleus, the genome arrives
Replicated by polymerase
Then it turns around and leaves again
But uh-oh
This virus has taken its toll on me
It replicates, in steps, so complete
Attachment, penetration, uncoating
Biosynthesis, maturation, release
And I can't cope anymore
I'll fix these broken things, assembly of new virions
Infectious particles release, I keep replicating
Enveloping virions to be set free
Into every new cell nearby
Because I know that's what you want me to do
This virus has taken its toll on me
It replicates, in steps, so complete
Attachment, penetration, uncoating
Biosynthesis, maturation, release
And I can't cope anymore