polymath

someone who knows a lot about many different things

Heard in 6 songs (2.6M+ combined views) — most famously in "Take A Break" by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Updated October 2, 2026

Songs Featuring “polymath”

Lin-Manuel Miranda - Take A Break

Time: 0:30

They think me Macbeth, and ambition is my folly

I'm a polymath, a pain in the ass, a massive pain

Madison is Banquo, Jefferson's Macduff

Lin-Manuel Miranda - Take A Break

The Decemberists - Ben Franklin's Song

Time: 3:23

I am Poor-Richard's-Almanack-writing

Polymath, bifocal-wearing

Hardened glass-harmonica-playing

The Decemberists - Ben Franklin's Song

The Callous Daoboys - The Demon of Unreality Limping Like a Dog

Time: 0:26

False starts for the stars of failure wars

Future basic lacking polymath

Lockstep with his peers moral code

The Callous Daoboys - The Demon of Unreality Limping Like a Dog

Allegaeon - All Hail Science

Time: 0:48

Theorize, substantialize

Polymaths by definition

Delve into a brave new world

Allegaeon - All Hail Science

A-Reece - Achilles

Time: 0:36

I'm back, but as Leonardo reincarnated

No, not the guy who can act, but a renaissance polymath, yeah

I write lyrics the way he paints, but I don't need hands

A-Reece - Achilles

LongFormMath - We Weren't The First To Inquire

Time: 3:12

Perelman wins but rejects the cash

Martin Gardner, polymath

Big plans ahead for Long-Form Math

LongFormMath - We Weren't The First To Inquire