We are made of DNA 
We are made of DNA 
Deoxyribonucleic 
Acid is what we are made of 
We are made of DNA 
We are made of DNA 
Strands of double helix 
Are where all these bodies came from 

In the story of life on this crazy planet 
The protagonist isn’t man, no 
It’s a microscopic information package 
Called deoxyribonucleic acid 
The DNA strand has the same basic plan 
In every living thing, every plant 
Every animal, every little flea 
Has the same proteins with a certain percentage 
Of the same genes arranged identically 
It’s no coincidence; it means every living thing 
Has a shared ancestor with every living thing 
This is [bad word] for Jews and Christians and Sufi mystics 
And Buddhists and every religion and superstition 
If you can listen to this it means you’re passing through 
This existence on a wave of DNA 
And you’re just one of its newest inventions 

We are made of DNA 
We are made of DNA 
Deoxyribonucleic 
Acid is what we are made of 
We are made of DNA 
We are made of DNA 
Strands of double helix 
Are where all these bodies came from 

Now if you want me to tell you how a simple molecule 
Could build bodies so well with such an obvious wealth 
Of variation and adaptation, well 
In DNA’s case it’s ‘cause it copies itself 
And makes little mistakes, which would not really help 
Except that one in every million is a slight improvement 
And leaves more copies, whether mice or humans 
And that’s what keeps this whole life thing movin’ 
Changing and growing [bad word] for mates 
‘Cause that’s the only way to keep your DNA 
Up in the race, which explains a lot 
Like how animals and plants all behave in the wild 
So next time you shake hands or break dance 
Or make plans, don’t forget the straight facts 
The information that makes your brains and hands  [bad word] from one place: DNA strands 

We are made of DNA 
We are made of DNA 
Deoxyribonucleic 
Acid is what we are made of 
We are made of DNA 
We are made of DNA 
Strands of double helix 
Are where all these bodies came from