Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Please Forgive Us , by - 10,000 Maniacs. Song from the album Original Album Series, in the genre Иностранный рокPlease Forgive Us |
| «Mercy, mercy,» why didn’t we hear it? |
| «Mercy, mercy,» why did we read it |
| Buried on the last page of our morning papers? |
| The plan was drafted, drafted in secret |
| Gunboats met the red tide |
| Driven to the rum trade |
| For the army that they created |
| But the bullets were bought by us |
| It was dollars that paid them |
| Please forgive us |
| We don’t know what was done |
| In our name |
| There’ll be more trials like this in mercenary heydays |
| When they’re so apt to wrap themselves up |
| In the stripes and stars and find that they are able |
| To call themselves heroes |
| To justify murder |
| By their fighters for freedom |
| Please forgive us |
| We don’t know what was done |
| Please forgive us, we didn’t know |
| Could you ever forgive us? |
| I don’t know how you could |
| I know this is no consolation |
| Please forgive us |
| We didn’t know |
| Could you ever believe that |
| We didn’t know? |
| Please forgive us |
| We didn’t know |
| I wouldn’t blame you |
| If you never could |
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