Lyrics
(Guitar solo intro)
Verse 1
In the stroma, where the light can’t reach,
Carbon dioxide flows in, piece by piece,
Rubisco’s got a major role to play,
In this grand cycle man, every day.
It’s fixation, the carbon’s caught,
With are you bee pee, it will be sought,
Forming 3 pee jee Ayye, now that’s a fact,
Gotta get that goddam Calvin stack.
Chorus
Calvin cycle, take it slow,
Where the carbon pathways flow,
Building sugars, step by step,
In the chloroplast’s quiet depth.
Calvin cycle, it’s the way,
Plants convert the light each day,
Into energy we see,
Photosynthesis, the key.
Verse 2
ayye tee pee, N Ayye dee pee aich in tow,
Energy’s here, let’s make it glow,
3 pee jee Ayye gets rearranged,
jee 3 pee’s the goal, it’s not so strange.
Reduction’s the phase, we energize,
jee 3 pee now starts to rise,
Some for sugar, some stays in line,
To keep this cycle running fine.
Chorus
Calvin cycle, take it slow,
Where the carbon pathways flow,
Building sugars, step by step,
In the chloroplast’s quiet depth.
Calvin cycle, it’s the way,
Plants convert the light each day,
Into energy we see,
Photosynthesis, the key.
Bridge 1
Gee 3 pee leaves, it’s export time,
But regeneration’s on my mind,
are you bee pee must be reborn,
For the cycle to be sworn.
ae tee pee breaks down, energizes,
To are you bee pee, it synthesizes,
Starting fresh, the cycle’s new,
Photosynthesis, what plants do.
Verse 3
Cycle’s three phases, clear to see,
Fixation, reduction, regenerate free,
All in the chloroplast, light outta sight,
In the dark they still make it right.
Carbon’s fixed, energy stored,
Sugars for plants, energy scored,
From the air to the leaf, in the green light,
Calvin’s cycle, day and night.
Chorus
Calvin cycle, take it slow,
Where the carbon pathways flow,
Building sugars, step by step,
In the chloroplast’s quiet depth.
Calvin cycle, it’s the way,
Plants convert the light each day,
Into energy we see,
Photosynthesis, the key.
Bridge 2
From the light reactions come supplies,
ayye tee pee and N ae dee pee aich are wise,
In the cycle, they fulfill,
Energy's role, they do instill.
Rubisco grabs see owe two,
Fixes carbon, makes it true,
In the stroma, Calvin reigns,
Producing life’s vital gains.
Verse 4
In the day or in the night,
Plants keep working outta sight,
From see owe two to gee 3 pee,
Life’s foundations here, you see.
In each leaf, a tiny lab,
Calvin cycle, it’s no fad,
Making glucose, feeding all,
Plants stand mighty, never fall.
Chorus
Calvin cycle, take it slow,
Where the carbon pathways flow,
Building sugars, step by step,
In the chloroplast’s quiet depth.
Calvin cycle, it’s the way,
Plants convert the light each day,
Into energy we see,
Photosynthesis, the key.
Outro
So remember in the green,
Calvin’s cycle’s in between,
Light and dark, day and night,
Photosynthesis, it’s outta sight.
Carbon fixed, energy gained,
In the leaves, life sustained,
Calvin cycle, intricate dance,
In every leaf, plant’s great chance.
