Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us Although them again we will nevernevernever trust Dem noh know weh dem dodig out yuh yei while dem sticking like glue Flingskingrin while dem plotting fah you TrueAh Who??? Forgive them father for they know not what they do 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 youto 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 ambitionthey do Forgive them father for they know not what 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 grieftry to tief off my piece Why for you to increaseI 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 you 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 the answers Then you gotta ask the questions And when I let gomy voice echoes through the ghetto Sick of men trying to pull strings like Geppetto Why black people always be the ones to settle March through these streets like Soweto Like Cain and AbelCaesar and BrutusJesus and Judas Backstabbers do this Forgive them father for they know not what they do 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 themselvesto themselves A friend once saidand I found to be true That everyday peoplethey lie to God too So what makes you thinkthat they won t lie to you Forgive them father for they know not what they do Forgive themforgive them Forgive them father for they know not what they do Forgive themforgive them Gwan like dem love while dem rip yuh to shreds Trample pon yuh heart and lef yuh fi dead Dem a yuh fren who yuh depen pon from way back when But if yuh gi dem yuh back den yuh mus meet yuh end Dem noh know wey dem do Dem no knowdem no knowdem no know Dem no knowdem no know wey dem do

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