Letra de Simultaneous (Live)
We, in the modern age operate under a dangerous misconception regarding our heritage If one should ask the average citizen whether or not they believe humans are more highly evolved than our ancient ancestors They will more often than not express the belief that we are indeed far, far superior Surely we are more sophisticated, more capable of reason Than the hunter-gatherers of 13,000 BC More civilized than the marauding Vikings of a thousand years ago We imagine these peoples as ignorant, primitive and barbaric We are not those peopleBut in fact, Homo sapiens sapiens, modern humans Inherit a gene pool with the earliest hominines like the Australopithecus Who lived two and a half million years agoWe possess no significant physiological differences from the Cro-Magnons or the Neanderthals Nor does evidence suggest our tendencies towards the barbaric have lessened over time On the contrary, present day humans are capable of the same self-destructive behavior The same crimes against humanity The same violent power struggles as our ancestors We appear to be doomed by our DNA to repeat the same self-destructive behaviors Our fore-bearers have repeated for millenia If anything, our problem-solving skills have actually diminished With the advent of technology and our ubiquitous modern conveniencesAnd yet, despite our previous position towards fear-driven hostility Towards what we anachronistically termed primitive behavior Another instinct is just as firmly encoded in our make-up We are capable, as our ancestors were Of incredible breath-taking acts of kindnessEvery hour of every day, a man risks his life at a moment's notice to save another Forget for a moment the belligerent benevolent billionaires Who grant the unfortunate a crumb of cost-free cake I speak of pure acts of selflessness The mother who rushes into the street to save a child from a speeding vehicle A person who runs into a burning building to reach a family trapped on the upper story A man who can barely swim, who dives into a lake to rescue a drowning stranger Such actions, such moments, such unconscious, selfless decisions Define what it is to be humanShould the oceans rise Should the sky come falling down Should the islands tremble beneath us See our better nature blossomShould the sun rain fire Should hell on earth freeze over And our inner beast wake hungry See our better nature feed themShould the sun rain fire Should hell on earth freeze over And our inner beast wake hungry See our better nature feed and calm themFind a way through, around or over Find a way through, around or over Find a way through, around or over Find a way through, around or overFind a way through, around or over Find a way through, around or over Find a way through, around or over