History Lesson

by Minutemen

From the album: The Punch Line

Track 12 of 18 on The Punch Line (1981).

Duration: 0:38

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Lyrics for History Lesson

A hundred thousand years ago before legends were ever told Homo Sapiens stood erect, mind empty and mind fresh. Created love and hate. Then God and Anti-God. Human slaughtered Human slaughtered Human slaughtered Human First with stone Then with metal Now with heat. It was all for power.

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