Justin Pierre - History Lesson lyrics

What're you asking me for? It's not my goddamn history What do you hope to find here? There's nothing left as you can see When the beatings all began, we begun to scream and run But the current pulled us down and the smallest ones would drown Now we sit and drink all day and sing their songs of praise What're you asking me for? It's not my goddamn history What do you hope to find here? There's nothing left as you can see There was something in the waves, they were right to take our place We were broken one by one by the angels in the sun Now we sit and drink all day telling tales of yesterday And it always ends the same What're you asking me for? It's not my goddamn history What do you hope to find here? I thought I made it crystal clear You learned a lot about the art of contradiction You learned a lot about the company we keep We learned a lot about what keeps us all together I am with you until the end What're you asking me for? What're you asking me for? What're you asking me for? (It's not my goddamn history!) What're you asking me for? (It's not my goddamn history!) What're you asking me for? (It's not my goddamn history!) What're you asking me… Let the beatings now begin