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The Needs of the Many
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Let us think on your illogical position as I begin my Vulcan meditation
Khol-tor. We meditate
Da-tor, Palikau, Esh-tor
A five, six, seven, eight
Just take command
I'm not gonna bend
Jim, I have been and shall always be your friend
And as your friend, I have a thought
You're a captain to the core, and I am not
So take command
It's the only logical thing to do
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few
Well, that's an interesting way of looking at it, Spock
But do you remember when I was stuck in an ion storm on that explosive planet?
The whole place was about to blow
And though I ordered you to leave me and go
You maintained an orbital track, and you kept trying to beam me back
The needs of the many were to warp away, but you held back till I was okay
You say the many matter more than the few, but sometimes the one just matters too
Counterpoint
Counterpoint?
Think of it logically, or rather, sociobiologically
There, the many were your leaderless crew, and the few, the one was their captain, you
Spock
Jim, stop
Control your emotion
You should not have taken promotion
Starship captaincy is by far your first best destiny
Tell me what you really think, Spock
Don't dance around the subject
Ah, humor
How human
Jim, enough you're insecure, clearly
The whole place was about to blow
Stop, think, you miss command dearly
And though I ordered you to leave me and go
All these cadets are quite new and
You maintained an orbital track
They need a leader like you
And you kept trying to beam me back
Jim, look, your life is out of balance
The needs of the many were to warp away
Why would you waste your talents?
But you held back till I was okay
Starship captaincy is by far your first, best destiny
You say the many matter more than the view
But sometimes the one just matters too
Why do you so stubbornly refuse to lead?
Because what if I don't have it anymore?
What if I can't hack it?
What if I fail?
What if I get out there and everybody thinks
Oh, what a loser, look at him, he's slow, he's dusty, he's a has-been
And I push the wrong button, and instead of activating the intercom
I order a cappuccino, and everybody points and laughs at me
And my pants fall down, and I trip, and I can't get up
Ow
Age has not weakened you, it has merely added to your wisdom
The cadets would benefit from a leader with such wisdom
This mission needs you, and if I may be so bold, you need this mission
I would not presume to criticize such ironclad logic
That is wise, when you're the last best hope for the Enterprise
So take command, who could ever lead her as well as you?
Alright, I'll do it
The needs of the many
The needs of the many
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few
The needs of the many
The needs of the many
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few
The needs of the few
The needs of the few
Let's keep this little chat between me and you