[Verse 1] In eighteen eighty-eight the streets ran red with fear Whitechapel's darkest shadow made five victims disappear Jack the Ripper struck and vanished in the London night Left behind a mystery that haunted history's sight [Chorus] DNA alignment, matching strand by strand Mitochondrial sequences, algorithms take command But contamination questions what the data shows Aaron Kosminski's name emerges, but nobody truly knows Sequence by sequence, looking for the match Century-old evidence with modern science catch [Verse 2] A shawl from Catherine Eddowes, victim number four Kept for generations, walked through history's door Scientists extracted DNA from blood and skin Fed it to computers to see what lies within [Chorus] DNA alignment, matching strand by strand Mitochondrial sequences, algorithms take command But contamination questions what the data shows Aaron Kosminski's name emerges, but nobody truly knows Sequence by sequence, looking for the match Century-old evidence with modern science catch [Bridge] Mitochondrial DNA passes mother to child Unchanged through generations, patterns compiled But it can't identify just one single man Only maternal lineages, that's the algorithm's span Polish barber suspect, locked away insane Did he walk those streets and cause Victorian pain? [Verse 3] The shawl's true origin remains in dispute today Contamination worries wash the proof away Algorithms powerful but only good as source Garbage in means garbage out, science must stay on course [Chorus] DNA alignment, matching strand by strand Mitochondrial sequences, algorithms take command But contamination questions what the data shows Aaron Kosminski's name emerges, but nobody truly knows Sequence by sequence, looking for the match Century-old evidence with modern science catch [Outro] Jack the Ripper's shadow still haunts London town Algorithms tried to solve it, but doubts still abound Mystery and science dance their ancient game Some secrets of the past may never be the same
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