Brainiac Lyrics

Lyric discussion by SteelerFan87 

Cover art for Brainiac lyrics by Chevelle

I understand the lyrics to be "We know him as one cell" and not "We know we miss one cell." If that is the case, I think the song may be about the moral dilemma of stem cells. "Should've combined to save brains / How 'bout I teach him to crawl," seems to be talking about a life being created to save another persons life, and that the new life created should have a life of his own.