Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song History Will Teach Us Nothing , by - Sting. Release date: 31.12.1986
Song language: English
History Will Teach Us Nothing |
| If we seek solace in the prisons of the distant past |
| Security in human systems we’re told will always always last |
| Emotions are the sail and blind faith is the mast |
| Without a breath of real freedom we’re getting nowhere fast |
| If God is dead and an actor plays his part |
| His words of fear will find their way to a place in your heart |
| Without the voice of reason every faith is its own curse |
| Without freedom from the past things can only get worse |
| Sooner or later |
| Our written history is a catalogue of crime |
| The sordid and the powerful, the architects of time |
| The mother of invention, the oppression of the mild |
| The constant fear of scarcity, aggression as its child |
| Convince an enemy, convince him that he’s wrong |
| Is to win a bloodless battle where victory is long |
| A simple act of faith |
| In reason over might |
| To blow up his children will only prove him right |
| History will teach us nothing |
| History will teach us nothing |
| Sooner or later just like the world first day |
| Sooner or later we learn to throw the past away |
| Sooner or later just like the world first day |
| Sooner or later we learn to throw the past away |
| Know you human rights |
| Be what you come here for |
| Sooner or later |