Discover the story of the song > The Molecular Shape Of You Shape Of You Parody – A Capella Science

The protagonist is singing about the different ways that atoms and molecules interact and bond together. They talk about the states of matter and how they are described by equations. The protagonist mentions hydrogen and carbon specifically as examples. They explain how electrons and protons dance and move around each other. They also mention orbitals and how they determine the shape of molecules. In the end, the protagonist says that molecules take the shape of the person they are with, comparing it to a chemical machine.