No One's the Smartest Ape in the Room

(On humility, science, and the comedy of being human.)

Verse 1:
We built our towers, tall and proud,
And shouted wisdom to the crowd.
Yet all our genius, all our schemes,
Are built on bones and monkey dreams.

Chorus:
No one’s the smartest ape in the room,
Not kings in labs or priests in gloom.
We guess, we test, we try, we fail—
The truth’s a ship, and doubt’s the sail.

Verse 2:
Each mind’s a spark, not the sun, my friend—
Bright for a while, but dim in the end.
The fool proclaims, “I know it all!”
The wise just listen, and catch what falls.

Chorus (repeat)
No one’s the smartest ape, be kind—
We share one fragile, curious mind.
The stars don’t care who calls them home,
We’re all just stardust with a phone.

Bridge:
Reason’s a candle, not a crown,
It flickers when the wind blows down.
But light it still, and keep it near—
Humility makes vision clear.

Final Refrain:
So laugh at your faults, forgive the rest,
We’re wingless gods at a cosmic jest.
When ego climbs, remind it soon—
No one’s the smartest ape in the room.