Worst Comes to Worst
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Worst comes to worst, my people come first
But my tribe lives on every country on earth
I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
The human race is what I serve
But who are my people? Canadians? Family members?
Who knows? Maybe everybody!
Some people got good friend; I've got disparate friends
They live on different ends of earth, but just pretend
We actually get to the end of the time of tribalism
Like Obama said, and dissolve the lines of difference
As man advances in civilization
And small tribes expand into larger bases
And communities, the truest reason tells each individual
That's it's not that difficult to extend our instinctual
Sympathies to all the members of one nation
Like, for instance, notice how everybody loves Canadians
Overseas, even if they're personally unknown
Well so do I! But not so much when I come home
But I know there's nothing to stop me extending this basic
Sympathy to the people of all nations and all races
By the way, those are Charles Darwin's statements
Paraphrased, a man ahead of his time
Extending his imagination and formidable mind
Into a future where all human sympathies combine
Worst comes to worst, my people come first
But my tribe lives on every country on earth
I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
The human race is what I serve
In the South Pacific Islands, there's certain animals that don't
Experience fear, like Galapagos iguanas
They never had predators, so their adaptive responses
Evolved to be as calm as a pack of Dalai Llamas
So then, why do we have to live with violence
When this whole planet could be like a pacifistic island?
Do we need fear to escape invading aliens?
The only predators here are called Homeo sapiens
And yeah, we can be dangerous but we can also be
Motivated by affection and reciprocity
Or by that Old Testament animosity: an eye for an eye
But that philosophy's got the whole world blind
Let's not pretend it's gonna be a cake-walk to end it
If violence is an instinct, it's not entirely senseless
But the logic of human destiny is reciprocal altruism
Yes we can change our perspectives
And as soon as this is widely comprehended
Then I predict we'll be as calm as Galapagos finches
Worst comes to worst, my people come first
But my tribe lives on every country on earth
I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
The human race is what I serve
But my tribe lives on every country on earth
I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
The human race is what I serve
But who are my people? Canadians? Family members?
Who knows? Maybe everybody!
Some people got good friend; I've got disparate friends
They live on different ends of earth, but just pretend
We actually get to the end of the time of tribalism
Like Obama said, and dissolve the lines of difference
As man advances in civilization
And small tribes expand into larger bases
And communities, the truest reason tells each individual
That's it's not that difficult to extend our instinctual
Sympathies to all the members of one nation
Like, for instance, notice how everybody loves Canadians
Overseas, even if they're personally unknown
Well so do I! But not so much when I come home
But I know there's nothing to stop me extending this basic
Sympathy to the people of all nations and all races
By the way, those are Charles Darwin's statements
Paraphrased, a man ahead of his time
Extending his imagination and formidable mind
Into a future where all human sympathies combine
Worst comes to worst, my people come first
But my tribe lives on every country on earth
I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
The human race is what I serve
In the South Pacific Islands, there's certain animals that don't
Experience fear, like Galapagos iguanas
They never had predators, so their adaptive responses
Evolved to be as calm as a pack of Dalai Llamas
So then, why do we have to live with violence
When this whole planet could be like a pacifistic island?
Do we need fear to escape invading aliens?
The only predators here are called Homeo sapiens
And yeah, we can be dangerous but we can also be
Motivated by affection and reciprocity
Or by that Old Testament animosity: an eye for an eye
But that philosophy's got the whole world blind
Let's not pretend it's gonna be a cake-walk to end it
If violence is an instinct, it's not entirely senseless
But the logic of human destiny is reciprocal altruism
Yes we can change our perspectives
And as soon as this is widely comprehended
Then I predict we'll be as calm as Galapagos finches
Worst comes to worst, my people come first
But my tribe lives on every country on earth
I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
The human race is what I serve
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.58] Worst comes to worst, my people come first
[00:12.86] But my tribe lives on every country on earth
[00:15.45] I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
[00:18.23] The human race is what I serve
[00:21.14] But who are my people? Canadians? Family members?
[00:26.30] Who knows? Maybe everybody!
[00:30.08] Some people got good friend; I've got disparate friends
[00:33.74] They live on different ends of earth, but just pretend
[00:36.29] We actually get to the end of the time of tribalism
[00:38.33] Like Obama said, and dissolve the lines of difference
[00:41.98] As man advances in civilization
[00:43.91] And small tribes expand into larger bases
[00:46.46] And communities, the truest reason tells each individual
[00:49.55] That's it's not that difficult to extend our instinctual
[00:52.46] Sympathies to all the members of one nation
[00:54.72] Like, for instance, notice how everybody loves Canadians
[00:57.35] Overseas, even if they're personally unknown
[01:00.13] Well so do I! But not so much when I come home
[01:03.02] But I know there's nothing to stop me extending this basic
[01:05.44] Sympathy to the people of all nations and all races
[01:07.90] By the way, those are Charles Darwin's statements
[01:10.60] Paraphrased, a man ahead of his time
[01:13.31] Extending his imagination and formidable mind
[01:15.82] Into a future where all human sympathies combine
[01:23.53] Worst comes to worst, my people come first
[01:26.09] But my tribe lives on every country on earth
[01:28.88] I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
[01:31.37] The human race is what I serve
[01:44.55] In the South Pacific Islands, there's certain animals that don't
[01:47.00] Experience fear, like Galapagos iguanas
[01:49.23] They never had predators, so their adaptive responses
[01:52.14] Evolved to be as calm as a pack of Dalai Llamas
[01:53.96] So then, why do we have to live with violence
[01:57.59] When this whole planet could be like a pacifistic island?
[01:59.98] Do we need fear to escape invading aliens?
[02:02.50] The only predators here are called Homeo sapiens
[02:05.19] And yeah, we can be dangerous but we can also be
[02:08.26] Motivated by affection and reciprocity
[02:10.25] Or by that Old Testament animosity: an eye for an eye
[02:13.19] But that philosophy's got the whole world blind
[02:15.29] Let's not pretend it's gonna be a cake-walk to end it
[02:17.93] If violence is an instinct, it's not entirely senseless
[02:20.20] But the logic of human destiny is reciprocal altruism
[02:22.86] Yes we can change our perspectives
[02:26.19] And as soon as this is widely comprehended
[02:28.37] Then I predict we'll be as calm as Galapagos finches
[02:31.39] Worst comes to worst, my people come first
[02:41.04] But my tribe lives on every country on earth
[02:42.10] I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
[02:43.81] The human race is what I serve
[03:21.79]
[00:12.86] But my tribe lives on every country on earth
[00:15.45] I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
[00:18.23] The human race is what I serve
[00:21.14] But who are my people? Canadians? Family members?
[00:26.30] Who knows? Maybe everybody!
[00:30.08] Some people got good friend; I've got disparate friends
[00:33.74] They live on different ends of earth, but just pretend
[00:36.29] We actually get to the end of the time of tribalism
[00:38.33] Like Obama said, and dissolve the lines of difference
[00:41.98] As man advances in civilization
[00:43.91] And small tribes expand into larger bases
[00:46.46] And communities, the truest reason tells each individual
[00:49.55] That's it's not that difficult to extend our instinctual
[00:52.46] Sympathies to all the members of one nation
[00:54.72] Like, for instance, notice how everybody loves Canadians
[00:57.35] Overseas, even if they're personally unknown
[01:00.13] Well so do I! But not so much when I come home
[01:03.02] But I know there's nothing to stop me extending this basic
[01:05.44] Sympathy to the people of all nations and all races
[01:07.90] By the way, those are Charles Darwin's statements
[01:10.60] Paraphrased, a man ahead of his time
[01:13.31] Extending his imagination and formidable mind
[01:15.82] Into a future where all human sympathies combine
[01:23.53] Worst comes to worst, my people come first
[01:26.09] But my tribe lives on every country on earth
[01:28.88] I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
[01:31.37] The human race is what I serve
[01:44.55] In the South Pacific Islands, there's certain animals that don't
[01:47.00] Experience fear, like Galapagos iguanas
[01:49.23] They never had predators, so their adaptive responses
[01:52.14] Evolved to be as calm as a pack of Dalai Llamas
[01:53.96] So then, why do we have to live with violence
[01:57.59] When this whole planet could be like a pacifistic island?
[01:59.98] Do we need fear to escape invading aliens?
[02:02.50] The only predators here are called Homeo sapiens
[02:05.19] And yeah, we can be dangerous but we can also be
[02:08.26] Motivated by affection and reciprocity
[02:10.25] Or by that Old Testament animosity: an eye for an eye
[02:13.19] But that philosophy's got the whole world blind
[02:15.29] Let's not pretend it's gonna be a cake-walk to end it
[02:17.93] If violence is an instinct, it's not entirely senseless
[02:20.20] But the logic of human destiny is reciprocal altruism
[02:22.86] Yes we can change our perspectives
[02:26.19] And as soon as this is widely comprehended
[02:28.37] Then I predict we'll be as calm as Galapagos finches
[02:31.39] Worst comes to worst, my people come first
[02:41.04] But my tribe lives on every country on earth
[02:42.10] I'll do anything to protect them from hurt
[02:43.81] The human race is what I serve
[03:21.79]