[Verse 1] History is littered with The ambition of men Who tried to claim the world was theirs Each mountain, river, or glen. [Verse 2] Asserting their imagined authority They led the way to war Establishing hierarchy Not knowing what it was for. [Verse 3] The brutal timeline in the world Is there for all to see The warlords so self-absorbed They set nobody free. [Chorus] They overthrew authority With self-righteous pretext Yet all they did was take themselves From one yoke to the next. [Verse 4] This is an age-old story So very hard to mend Repeating over millenia A pattern with no end. [Chorus] They overthrew authority With self-righteous pretext Yet all they did was take themselves From one yoke to the next. [Outro] From one yoke to the next. ©2026 Trevor Swistchew. All rights reserved.
