Take the things we all say and hear,
and accept them as the truth...

If A+B=C and C=D makes A+B=D
Then,
If history repeats itself
and it's written by the victor,
then originality isn't winning.

If cowards die many times before their death
and dead men tell no tales,
then we should trust cowards.

If I practice what I preach,
and tell others to do as I say and not as I do,
then I'm lying.

If opportunity never knocks twice,
and at first I don't succeed,
then he should try the doorbell.

But wait,

If revenge is sweet,
and a dish served best cold
then why are we making guns instead of ice cream?

If it takes one to know one,
and fools rush where angels fear to tread,
then do angels fear because they were once fools?
or is it foolish to overcome fear?

If love can conquer all,
and all is fair in love and war,
then love truly must be blind.
Why else hasn't love found a way to make everything fair?

...If I take the things we all say and hear,
and accept them as the truth,
then will all the things we say and hear, start becoming true?

Or

If

I take a closer look,
and see,
that some things are true and others not,
that saying one thing can mean another,
that talk can be cheap but it can't be bought
that we all want to go to heaven, yet still don't want to die
and learn
to think for ourselves
because even quotes have intentions,
the best of which pave the road to hell,

Then

Love can make life seem surprisingly fair.

The fools of the past can be the angels of the future.

We might spend more money on ice cream than on guns.

Opportunity might knock again, so that I can admit my mistakes and practice what I've learned, so that all the cowards and the lies can be conquered by originality...

...and history can stop repeating itself.

Accept the truth, so that it becomes what we hear and say.