Forgive them father for they know not what they do
Beware the false motives of others
Be careful of those who pretend to be brothers
And you never suppose it's those who are closest to you
They say all the right things to gain their position
Then use your kindness as their ammunition
To shoot you down in the name of ambition, they do
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
Why every Indian wanna be the chief?
Feed a man 'til he's full and he still want beef
Give me grief, try to tief (steal) off my piece
Why for you to increase, I must decrease?
If I treat you kindly does it mean that I'm weak
You hear me speak and think I won't take it to the streets
I know enough cats that don't turn the other cheek
But I try to keep it civilized like Menelik
And other African czars observing stars with war scars
Get yours in this capitalistic system
So many caught or got bought you can't list them
How gonna idolize the missing?
To survive is to stay alive in the face of opposition
Even when they comin', gunnin'
I stand position
L's known the mission since conception
Let's free the people from deception
If you looking for answers
Then you gotta ask the questions
And when I let go, my voice echoes through the ghetto
Sick of men trying to pull strings like Gepetto
Why black people always be the ones to settle
March through these streets like Soweto
Like Cain and Abel, Caesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas
Backstabbers do this
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
It took me a little while to discover
Wolves in sheep coats who pretend to be lovers
Men who lack conscience will even lie to themselves
A friend once said, and I found to be true
That everyday people, they lie to God too
So what makes you think, that they won't like to you to?
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
I fell in love with this lyric to her song that Lauren Hill wrote I think it speaks truth
of what goes in this world. I hope you enjoyed it! <3
XOXO,
Sunday, April 11, 2010
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