Forgive Them Father

Men who lack conscience
Sick of men tryin' to pull strings like geppetto
They say, all the right things to gain their position
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
So many caught or got bought you can't list them
March through these streets like soweto?

Dem a yuh fren who yuh depen pon from way back when

True, ah who?
If you lookin' for the answers
We will never, never, never trust
Get yours in this capitalistic system
I stand position
And you never suppose, it's those who are closest to you, to you
Then use your kindness as their ammunition
How you gonna idolize the missin'?

Although them again
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
Be careful of those who pretend to be brothers
To shoot you down in the name of ambition, they do
It took me a little while to discover
If I treat you kindly does it mean that I'm weak?
Fling, skin, grin' while dem plottin' fah you
A friend once said and I found to be true

Then you gotta ask the questions
Feed a man 'til he's full and he still want beef
But I try to keep it civilized like Menelik
To survive is to stay alive in the face of opposition
Backstabbers do this
Trample pon yuh heart and lef yuh fi dead
But if yuh gi dem yuh back den yuh must meet yuh end
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
So what makes you think, that they won't lie to you
Beware the false motives of others
Wolves in sheep coats who pretend to be lovers

Dem noh know wey dem do
And when I let go, my voice echoes through the ghetto

That everyday people, they lie to God too
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
Like Cain and Abel, Caesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
Will even lie to themselves, to themselves
Why for you to increase, I must decrease?
L's known the mission since conception
(Forgive them, forgive them)

Why black people always be the ones to settle
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
You hear me speak and think I won't take it to the streets
Even when they comin' gunnin'
Gwan like dem love while dem rip yuh to shreds
Why every Indian wanna be the chief?
(Forgive them, forgive them)
Let's free the people from deception
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
Dem no know, dem no know, dem no know
And other African Czars observin' stars with war scars
Forgive them father for they know not what they do

Dem noh know weh dem do
Dig out yuh yei while dem stickin' like glue
Give me grief, try to tief off my piece

I know enough cats that don't turn the other cheek