The Molecular Shape Of You (Shape of You Parody)

[Verse 1]

A dot isn't the best way to try to sum up how electrons come and go

They are the states of a matter field that follows an equation that Dirac wrote

The Schrödinger part of the whole equation will just lead

In sub-c when it expands

Now get that Coulomb and add it in with a proton

And watch them start to dance

As hydrogen it's like



[Pre-Chorus 1]

"Oh proton I feel your tug

Central potential dip down pulling on me

But I'm not falling in deep

No that would break uncertainty"

Say oh

Electrons move too much

Slow down your pace and put that orbit on me

Come on now follow my lead

Come come on now follow my lead



[Chorus 1]

Orbitals take the shape they do

As stable states of the quantum rules

And when a one approaches two

They combine and they're bonding

Thus, hydrogen as a rule

Is found in nature as H2

Energy configuring a molecule

Diatomically bonding

Low high low high low high low high

Diatomically bonding

Low high low high low high low high

Diatomically bonding

Low high low high low high low high

Diatomically bonding

Energy configuring a molecule

When orbitals take the shape they do



[Verse 2]

One half spin will give a lepton a twin

One up one down in the ground state

With S and P in quadruple degeneracy

The second shell can be filled up with eight

The higher angular powers spread out like beautiful flowers

In middle families, they come into play

Well here's a carbon with 6 e-

This ain't nothing tricksy

But we're gonna make some methane today

With hydrogen it's like



[Pre-Chorus 2]

"Oh atoms I feel your tug

Got my electrons bugged out pulling on me

Come on now settle round me

I'll hybridize to SP3"

Say oh

Carbon here's our touch

Spread out one-oh-nine-point-four-seven degrees

Come on now follow our lead

Come come on now follow our lead



[Chorus 2]

Molecules take the shape they do

Combining states of the quantum rules

Like when a shell goes SP2

For sigma pi double bonding

And as widely as their purview

They spread out in the molecule

Look at benzene in a ring, they hold it true

Aromatically bonding

Low high low high low high low high

Aromatically bonding

Low high low high low high low high

Aromatically bonding

Low high low high low high low high

Aromatically bonding

Look at benzene in a ring, they hold it true

When orbitals take the shape they do



[Bridge]

Come bond with me baby, come bond

Come bond with me baby, come bond

Come bond with me baby, come bond

Come bond with me baby, come bond

Come bond with me baby, come bond

Come bond with me baby, come bond

Come bond with me baby, come bond

Come bond with me baby, come bond



[Verse 3]

Polymers take the shape they do

Combining base-level residues

Like RNA's ACGU

Look they're hydrogen bonding!

Peptides make a chain and group

In beta pleat sheets and corkscrews

With these secondary links they fold and move

They're all over your body



[Outro]

Come bond with me baby, come bond

Come bond with me baby, come bond

(They're all over your body)

Come bond with me baby, come bond

Come bond with me baby, come bond

(They're all over your body)

Come bond with me baby, come bond

Come bond with me baby, come bond

(They're all over your body)

You're a chemical machine, it's best you knew

That molecules take the shape of you