What Lessons Do We Forget?
History's greatest hits: repeated, again, sans apprentissage. The question has been asked before. Frequently.
Lyrics
[Verse 1] What lessons do we forget, my dear? When history whispers in our ear, Of kings and priests and tyrants bold, Who traded souls for dreams of gold? What makes a man oppress his kin? What twisted logic lies within? [Chorus] From the gulags cold to the gallows high, From witch hunts to the drones that fly, Do we learn, or just repeat? The same dark dance, the same defeat? What makes us think that ends so bright, Can ever justify such blight? [Verse 2] They said they’d bring salvation near, Through fear and pain, through death and tears. The Crusades marched with crosses high, But tell me, friend, at what cost was that sky? The blood of millions on the sand, The folly of a foolish plan. [Bridge] Is it the pride of men, the lure of power, That blinds them in their darkest hour? Do they believe the lies they tell, As they create their private hell? Oh, what makes them think their way is just, When their means are grounded in mistrust? [Verse 3] Look at Vietnam, at fields ablaze, At governments lost in their own maze. They thought they’d shape a better world, With every bomb, every flag unfurled. But what did they build, what did they gain? A legacy of endless pain. [Chorus] From the gulags cold to the gallows high, From witch hunts to the drones that fly, Do we learn, or just repeat? The same dark dance, the same defeat? What makes us think that ends so bright, Can ever justify such blight? [Outro] So tell me now, what don’t we see? In the pages of our own history? Do we believe the same old lies, While the truth fades and slowly dies? Oh, what lessons, what lessons do we forget? What will it take, for us to learn yet?
