Baba Brinkman - Group Selection 2.0 lyrics

Tribal unity styles Darwin's right The logic's tight Tribes that unite win The evolutionary fight “Survival of the fittest” that phrase gets twisted All the time to justify the meager existence That poor people live with; it gets enlisted By social parasites just in it for self-interest Like psychopaths and eugenicists And deregulated traders of economic derivatives But listen, “Social Darwinism” Is not scientific, it's a kind of sickness Just ‘cause something exists in a state of nature Doesn't give it a moral basis; that's a false correlation Competition is a great motivator But humans are social, we're supercooperators Why? ‘Cause we survive or we die in groups And the survivors make the best combined moves So, can't we all just get along Whatever we try and do? Everybody's thinkin' survival, no Makin' everybody their rival, no Unite the tribe, and we will rise Together, together Yeah, group selection puts me in an altruistic mood So don't try to tell me that I'm just confused Haven't you ever been part of a synergistic group That's just 'in the groove'? Like: Yeah, love thy neighbour! What's that? You need some sugar? Okay, come by later! Of course I'll do you a favour; why's that? ‘Cause I've got the compa**ion of a vampire bat If you need some food, I'll do what I can So what if we're not related; you're still my man You're still my sister; I feel high, man! This universal love is good stuff, god damn! This isn't wishful thinking y'all This is how altruism evolves Some people say group selectionism is false But I say let the evidence call it Everybody's thinkin' survival, no Makin' everybody their rival, no Unite the tribe, and we will rise Together, together There ain't no need for direct reciprocation either Because “karma” is a sophisticated teacher Karma isn't just energy waves in the ether! No, karma's in the way everyone hates a cheater Cheater detection will keep you in check when People feel like you don't treat ‘em with respect So go ahead and run me down ‘Cause I believe what goes around comes around You wanna be a pariah? That's fine with me Liars and thieves and those who try to deceive Get dealt with by reputation and by the police All the immune systems of society And “survival of the fittest”? Don't it baffle you “Fitness” is just another word for “aptitude” Between you and the habitat you're adapted to So try to relax, and adapt your attitude The habitat you have to adapt to is the group ‘Cause without the group, man, you would be panther food So stop asking what the group can do for you And ask what you can do for the group Is that cool? Everybody's thinkin' survival, no Makin' everybody their rival, no Unite the tribe, and we will rise Together, together Back to back We unite the wolfpack Unite the tribe, and we will rise Together, together