Many history figures celebrated as heroes in textbooks turn out to have a dark, controversial side, or a weird fetish. Why they're still in our books is a mystery. We're being lied to at school. Here are some famous heroes who... weren't pure heroes at all... Standing tall in class, looking grand and proud Christopher Columbus, praised by the crowd Honored for centuries, "discovered the land" With a flag and a cross in his mighty hand But the native Taíno paid the ultimate price For his so-called earthly paradise Systematic wiping out, disease and slavery No, this man didn't bring any bravery Why don't we learn about Leif Ericson's name? Son of Erik the Red, who deserves the fame He was there way earlier, crossing the sea But his name is lost in a mist, history Maybe he should've killed a few million instead To earn a spot in the books that we read MENTIRAS... We open the pages, read the myths they spun Swallowing stories of the ruling ones Who decides who gets to shine in the light? And who gets erased from the history's sight? Oh, the heroes of history, they fall from grace We sing their praises in a timeless space But the native voices whisper deep in the night: "Look at the lies that they teach you as right!" Yes, we look at the heroes, but the shield has a stain The ink in our textbooks is colored with pain Look at Winston Churchill, cigar in his hand Fought against Nazis, we all understand Admired for leadership when times were so bleak But his racist worldview is a truth they don't speak In 1943 he looked away, acting cold The Bengal famine, a tragedy untold Millions of Indians died by his hand While he refused food to their starving land And did you know he only wore soft pink silk? Because his skin was as delicate as milk? A sensitive body, such a tender coat But no empathy for the people he smote I didn't know pink kept a fragile skin whole But for millions of victims, it swallowed their soul Pink silk undies...? PERVERT!!! We open the pages, read the myths they spun Swallowing stories of the ruling ones Who decides who gets to shine in the light? And who gets erased from the history's sight? Oh, the heroes of history, they fall from grace We sing their praises in a timeless space But the native voices whisper deep in the night: "Look at the lies that they teach you as right!" Yes, we look at the heroes, but the shield has a stain The ink in our textbooks is colored with pain And what about Thomas Jefferson, holding his pen? Writer of laws that we hear time and again "All men are created equal," he wrote with pride But hundreds of slaves he kept by his side Even after his death, he didn't set them free What a hypocrite crew, for all of us to see Maybe that's why it's such a giant mess today In the USA, built on misery's way COMPLETELY HYPOCRITICAL!!! Then Thomas Edison, the 'greatest' they claim Bulb and film camera attached to his name But in reality, a ruthless businessman, cruel Stealing ideas from geniuses, playing them a fool Vicious smear campaigns, aggressive and cold To keep his competitors trapped in his fold The man who broke Nikola Tesla's great dream Stole all the wealth for his own selfish scheme We learn he was great, but tell me for what? Do they teach the truth in Serbia or not? Do they honor Tesla there, straight in the wind? Or is the rest of the world just completely blind? LAŽOVI, SVI DO JEDNOGA... No pure heroes... creeps and weirdos... just pages stained red. Burn the books, stop the lies instead. What a mess... What a lie. What a mess... What a lie.
