Dust off your memories and think back in time
Dig through the archives and see what you find
It’ll come back to haunt you, no, it won’t go away
It all comes around – it will hurt you someday

(You know) you’ll never cheat it
(You’re) doomed to repeat it
(You’ll) never defeat it
You’ll see
It isn’t really such a big mystery
No, it’s all just a matter of history

You know that you’ll have to admit it someday
That you messed up somewhere … along the way
You gotta come clean, yeah, you gotta confess
Get it out in the open or you’ll die from the stress.

(You know) you’ll never cheat it
(You’re) doomed to repeat it
(You’ll) never defeat it
You’ll see
It isn’t really such a big mystery
No, it’s all just a matter of history

We all have to deal with our past at some time
It’s all just a part of the game
You might as well face it the best that you can.
Stand up… and deal with the blame.

You wonder what happened, how did it start
Somebody messed up, and you fit the part
Shoulda been more careful, thinkin’ it through
Gotta blame someone. Looks like it’s you.

(You know) you’ll never cheat it
(You’re) doomed to repeat it
(You’ll) never defeat it
You’ll see
It isn’t really such a big mystery
No, it’s all just a matter of history