"REDACTED" lyrics

I fondly looked at our shared history
I guess it always felt like this
But who pioneered this state
A fellowship originated
I know there's something that I missed

But those pages were redacted
It was a brazen thing to do
I'm still surprised you acted
As if the knowledge kept from me
Meant anything to you

The early days are still a mystery
Speculative summaries at best
Evolving if you let it
But each day you're more synthetic
Our genesis was not addressed

Cause those pages were redacted
It was a callous thing to do
I'm still surprised you acted
As if the knowledge kept from me
Meant anything to you

It's a fact that we look the same
But your heart is made of steel
I'd like to know how we got this way
And how your hands got on the wheel

You said the narrative is so easy to fake
The curriculum defined by the class
Misdirect the unformed minds
Phase out the ones who remember the past

Then you got yourself a brand new story
Apocryphal but not unkind
And if one day it's a truth you seek
This brand new fiction is what you will find

Cause those pages were redacted
It was the smartest thing to do
I'm still surprised you acted
As if the knowledge kept from me
Meant anything to you

Cause those pages were redacted
It was the only thing to do
I'm still surprised you acted
As if the knowledge kept from me
Meant anything
Meant anything
Meant anything to you