From the recording The Brighter Side of Me (download only)
Lyrics
Mystery of our History<br />
<br />
Yeah, it’s true - back in 1492<br />
Columbus sailed the ocean blue<br />
Slaughtered a people to make a country for me and you<br />
And back in school<br />
They’re making heroes out of fools<br />
Turning shitheads into jewels<br />
Oh, we could never know, we could never know, we could never know<br />
Until we read between the lines<br />
You’d be surprised what you might find<br />
<br />
We’d never known, Oh just how lost we could be<br />
Until we were shown all the mysteries of our history<br />
Then we were free<br />
<br />
Yeah, and we’re so brave<br />
The land of opportunity<br />
Pretty much invented the monopoly<br />
If you’re a white guy with lots of money, it’s a dream<br />
And you really can’t help but succeed<br />
Even make a killing, so to speak<br />
<br />
We’d never known, Oh just how lost we could be<br />
Until we were shown all the mysteries of our history<br />
Then we were free<br />
<br />
It’s a mess - yeah, according to the press<br />
3 out of 5 are underdressed<br />
and the other 2 are clinically depressed<br />
Well it’s a joke<br />
When 4 out of 5 of us are broke<br />
And the Bill of Rights just went up in smoke<br />
<br />
We’d never known, Oh just how lost we could be<br />
Until we were shown all the mysteries<br />
We’d never known, Oh just how lost we could be<br />
Until we were shown all the mysteries of our history<br />
Then we were free<br />
Then we were free