write these words back down (write all these words back down)
we have burned their villages and people in them died
(we have burned their villages all the people in them died)
we adopt their customs and everything they say we steal
(say steal say steal)
still we all sleep sound tonight
is this what you wanted
this is what you wanted to hear
we erased all their images and dance
and replaced them with borders (and replaced them with borders
and flags)

everything they say, you stole
say, you stole
say, you stole

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 inside)
that's where you need it the most
(that's where you need it the)
and without conviction of heart you will never feel it at all
yeah, we all dance to the same beat when we 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 dream you bought