Song Description
"History Repeats" is a haunting, politically charged anthem that explores the dangerous cycles of hatred, fear, and forgotten history. With gripping lyrics by Fiona Quinn and music by Derrick Procell, the song echoes with warnings from the past--touching on Holocaust remembrance, racial injustice, LGBTQ+ persecution, and the unraveling of democracy.
Raw, poetic, and unflinchingly honest, "History Repeats" is a timely reminder that silence is complicity--and memory is resistance.
| Song Length |
4:05 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Rock - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Gloomy, Poignant |
Subject |
General, Politics |
| Similar Artists |
Marc Cohn |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
History Repeats - © 2025 Fiona Quinn/Derrick Procell
History repeats, it whispers, "memory's a burden."
Even Jesus staggers beneath the crooked cross.
Yellow stars and pink triangles, arm bands of the damned,
Stretch from sea to shining sea, sewn by the devil's hand.
Brown skin seeking green cards, echoes of the past,
Stumbling stones along the road cry out "never again."
History repeats, it whispers, "memory's a burden."
Even Jesus staggers beneath the crooked cross.
A horrifying, new colossus tramples on the rainbow,
Melting down the golden door to enrich his own.
The shining city on a hill was always an illusion,
A broken promise, clever lie, oasis made of sand.
History repeats, it whispers, "memory's a burden."
Even Jesus staggers beneath the crooked cross.
If Lazarus could live to see the madness of these days,
He'd wrap himself in a winding sheet and send Jesus away.
My country 'tis of thee, dying democracy,
It's thee I fear ...
History repeats, it whispers, "memory's a burden."
Even Jesus staggers beneath the crooked cross.