Lyric discussion by Zedon 

Cover art for Once Was One lyrics by Portugal. The Man

There were two monkeys talking sounding like little dogs They were barking and bitching about what was wrong In the world we were just spacemen taking a ride The gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines, singing We all, we all, we all turn on, we all, we all, we all turn off ...in time

The references to primates is a reminder that we humans are just animals. The "human suit" consists of the intangibles in our head that cause us to elevate ourselves above other creatures. The arguments we have which we attribute so much significance to in our heads, really amount to nothing more than a dog's barking.

The third line relates to how, on a large scale, we are all astronauts on spaceship earth going on a ride through space.

The last line is a reminder that all things born will die.