(w: J. Porter m: M. Boone/J. Thomas/T. Syslo)
People who make the history books
Were supposed to look up to what they've been
But as I keep my eyes peeled
I can see a certain trend
Hate mongers with no tolerance
With supremacy, so jingoistic
These are the heroes that we learn from
And that's why it makes me sick
Chorus:
We're burning down the patriachs of old
Don't listen to what you've been told
In a society so dominated by precious figures in a book
When I look at our past leaders
All I can see are a bunch of crooks
So many important people are left out with nothing to say
While all these respected politicians could go and join the KKK
We can learn from mistakes
I think that's a good idea
Cuz I don't wanna end up
A sleazeball just like them
They always say that history is doomed to repeat itself
Well it's not gonna be that way, no not if I can help