The Revisionist

Brother brother let me tell you what I learned
'Cause the fools are on the march, there are bridges getting burned
Boy you better pray that you don’t show up on that list
'Cause this is the time of the revisionist
There was a time, it doesn’t seem that long
You could still hear history whispering, but it cut a lonely song
Now all those motherfuckers wave their flags out in the street
Throwing hatred like confetti, drinking populism neat
Listen listen can you hear the rising tide
Raise the anchor, Noah, yeah we’re in for a rough ride
The past will be rewritten and the future’s in the twist
'Cause this is the time of the revisionist
Brother brother have you got what it takes
Before the kingdom crumbles and the soldiers storm the gates
I’d love to trust your motives but I haven’t got the faith
'Cause you do a great impression of a really bad mistake
If you’ve got a six-point on your coat or a rainbow sign
A star and a crescent, a double-X line
The wrong end of the colour chart, the wrong side of the tracks
The revisionists are coming and they’re not holding back
Soldier soldier come on give me your hand
We can build a better future, we can make a bigger stand
Bring all the friends of reason that you can enlist
We’ll face down the time of the revisionist
We’ll face down the time of the revisionist
Yeah we’ll face down the time, 'cause this is the time
We’ll face down the time of the revisionist