The Genius Song

from Self-Help Acoustic by Scott Steven Erickson

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Geniuses don’t get chosen by natural selection
They’re just a dying breed whose genes often don’t get passed along
They’re usually quite eccentric, so they don’t attract a mate
Or they don’t reproduce due to ethical choice
Or they’re queer, or they’re celibate

‘Cause geniuses are the ones
Who make the world turn
But they’re also the first to get thrown on the pyre
Every time that the world starts to burn

The ignorant and the ordinary are the ones who spread the most seed
Which apparently means they’re the ones with the most successful genes
With tweens and toddlers and buns in the oven, they produce the most offspring
Susan B. Anthony and Tchaikovsky were probably genetic freaks!

‘Cause geniuses are the ones
Who make the world turn
But they’re also the first to get thrown on the pyre
Every time that the world starts to churn

The powerful are not of the genius genus
They’re simpletons overcompensating for a quite small penis
Besides, geniuses wouldn’t want a position of power
They’re smart enough to realize that the results often go sour
But just imagine if a genius reigned and benefacted harmony
Just imagine for a fleeting moment what a better world it would be!

But geniuses are the ones
Who make the world turn
But they’re also the first to get thrown on the pyre
Every time that the world starts to burn (churn, etc.)

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from Self-Help Acoustic, released August 1, 2015

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