We might try to know more, but demand a certain version
With every step back into the collected human histories
We assume we will learn more, but lost is a greater clarity
The modern worldview reveals ignorance of the past
Even as all of the evidence remains, enduring
Nothing has changed, only the depth of mystery
Our future will be as lost with all her fears found true
If we ignore the world and stories of our legacies
Forgive me, I become enticed, knowledge is alluring
So if we refuse to understand our absolute failings
Our world will continue to make those mistakes
And our end comes, with the proof showing
Our demise directly from the acts of our own hands
"The Future is Unwritten" Joe Strummer
