You think you know more than a doctor because some blogger told you on the net
That doctor has twice the education of you and he’s not even done learning yet.
You think you know more than an engineer because some drunk fuck told you at the bar
But that engineer can build machines from scratch and you can’t even drive your car
You think you know more than a climatologist because some doofus told you at bingo
You’d have to go back to school for 10 more years before you can even learn his lingo
You think you know more than a biologist because some truther whispered in your ear
But that biologist is working hard long hours to cure everything you fear.
No clean water for you clean air for you clean food for you hygiene for you
No computers for you no cars for you no internet for you smartphones for you
No GPS for you no iphone for you television for you photographs for you
No beer for you no wine for you gourmet for you chocolate for you
But lucky for you, you deluded oaf, science knows better than you think you do
You can take advantage of all of these things but only when it suits you
You take the credit for all these things but only when it benefits you
You can get cured of all of your ills but it’s somehow all thanks to you
You stand on the shoulders of science but the smartest guy in the room is you.
You think you know more than a chemist because of a conspiracy theorist’s yarn
But you’ll realize too late that it can’t be fixed 10 years after she raised the alarm
You think you know more than an ecologist because of some youtube talking head
But it’s way past time for a second guess after all of the trees are dead
You think you know more than a psychiatrist because of some new age book that you read
But crystal necklaces and armbands can’t fix the shit rolling around in your head
You think you know more than your pediatrician because of some blonde actor on fox
But you won’t be the only one suffering when your baby dies of the whooping cough
No glasses for you cancer treatment for you vaccines for you mammograms for you
Pre-natal care for you antibiotics for you penicillin for you painkillers for you
No air conditioning for you no heat for you soft bed for you hot shower for you
No makeup for you warm coat for you warm boots for you shampoo for you
But lucky for you, you hypocritical fool, science knows better than you feel you do.
You can take advantage of all of these things but only when it suits you
You take the credit for all these things but only when it benefits you
You can get cured of all of your ills but it’s somehow all thanks to you
You stand on the back of science but the smartest guy in the room is you.
Brain Rapp’s recent album deals with the ups and downs of real life: health scares, bad breakups and newfound love. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 10, 2017