Autobiography Of A Nation

Write these words back down inside (write them on the ground)
We have burned their villages (we have burn their villages)
We have burned their villages
People in them died (people in them died)
We adopt their customs (we adopt their customs)

And everything they say, we steal (say, say, say)
(Say, say, say)

Still we all sleep sound tonight
Is this what you wanted to hear? (Is this what you wanted?)
(Is this what you wanted?)
We erased all their images and dance
And replaced them with borders and flags (and replaced them with borders)

Everything you say, you stole (say, say, say)
Everything you say, you stole (say, say, say)

At the top of this timeline, you'll remember
This is the lipstick on the collar
And in my own life, I've seen it in the mirror
Sometimes at the cost of others' hopes

Write these words back down inside (write these words back down)
That's where you need it the most (that's where you need it)
And without conviction of heart (write these words back down)
You will never feel it at all (say, say, say)

Yeah, we all dance to the same beat when we're marching
Yeah, the TV tells us everything we need
And this scene is painted in all the fashions of the moment
And history is all the same

Everything you say, you stole
Every dream you dreamt, you bought