The Needs of the Many

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