Glucose, Glucose       [ previous song / next song ]

written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim; scientific lyrics by Greg Crowther

Greg: keyboard, tambourine, claps | Lori DeGloria: backing vocals | Gretchen Ludwig: backing vocals | Do: acoustic guitar, bass, drum programming, claps | Kirk L. Van Scoyoc: lead vocals

Glucose -- ah, sugar sugar -- | You are my favorite fuel | From the blood-borne substrate pool. | Glucose -- monosaccharide sugar -- | You're sweeter than a woman's kiss | 'Cause I need you for glycolysis. | I just can't believe the way my muscles take you in. | (For you, they'll open the door.) | All it takes is a little bit of insulin | (To upregulate GLUT4). | Ah, glucose -- ah, sugar sugar -- | You help me make ATP | When my predators are chasing me. | Ah, glucose -- you're an aldehyde sugar, | And you're sweeter than a woman's kiss | 'Cause I need you for glycolysis. | I just can't believe the way my muscles break you down. | (My glycogen is almost gone.) | A few more seconds and I'll be rigor mortis-bound. | (Acidosis done me wrong.) | Your sweet is turning sour, baby. | I'm losing all my power, baby. | I'm gonna make your muscles ache. | No, no, no! | I'm swimming in lactate, baby. | Yes, I'm swimming in lactate, baby. | Now I'm drowning in lactate, baby. | I'm gonna make your muscles ache. | No, no, no! | I'm drowning in lactate, baby. | Ah, glucose -- ah, sugar sugar -- | I used you up and you left me flat; | Now I'll have to get my kicks from fat. | Oh, glucose, glucose, sugar, sugar, | The honeymoon is over now.