The Cells That Will Not Die

Henrietta Lacks died in '51
 Of cancer so exotic that they saved some
 Culture in a dish
 Every day doubling in size
 Spreading and contaminating,
 Henrietta is still alive
 We are the cells
 We are the cells
 We are the cells
 That will not die (repeat)
 Living proof
 That everything you know
 Might be wrong
 Flask to countertop
 To other bio labs
 Henrietta overpowers
 Cultures everywhere
 All the way to China
 Back through Russia
 To Johns Hopkins U.
 Years of research ruined
 Didn't know
 They used the wrong tissue
 We are the cells
 We are the cells
 We are the cells
 That will not die
 Trait that is most poisonous
 In a rock star ego scientist
 Never, ever admit you're wrong
 Cover up, intimidate
 Like junkies in denial
 The world is flat
 And it ain't getting warm
 No no no no no no no no no
 Kuz then
 Loss of power
 Loss of funds
 Must protect reputation
 Hide mistakes
 Do not correct
 That's how Henrietta spreads
 Flesh-eating bacteria
 Hantavirus, AIDS, ebola
 Festers in me
 Like mad cow
 Where is Henrietta now?
 We are the cells
 We are the cells
 We are the cells
 That will not die
 How much of what we rely on
 Is based on faulty research that's
 Wrong
 Wrong
 WRONG