"Race for the Prize"- the Flaming Lips

This song ponders existence and human nature. While striving to better humankind as a whole, two individuals seek some cure in an adversarial manner. The audience reacts with a question of why they don't cooperate or work in conjunction, to which the artists reply "they're just humans," insinuating a level of competition and perhaps obstinance inherent in human nature. The repetition of this phrase serves to further the message of humanization even with the seemingly negative traits mentioned above. However, the artists don't use a harsh tone: the music is not very fast, loud, or abrasive because the song points to the positive aspects of humanity with the phrase, "with wives and children" showing compassion and familial import, and the phrase "forging fr the future" demonstrating a commitment to furtherance of society.