
Date of issue: 10.03.1997
Record label: Island Records
Song language: English
Biko's Kindred Lament |
The night Steve Biko died I cried and I cried |
The night Steve Biko died I cried and I cried |
Biko, O, Steve Biko died still in chains |
Biko, O, Steve Biko died still in chains. |
Biko died in chains, moaned for you |
Biko died in chains, moaned for you, yeh. |
Blame South African security, |
A no suicide he was’nt insane. |
It was not for him to live in Rome, No Still they would’nt leave him alone. |
Yeh yeh yeh, |
They provoke him, they arrest him |
They took him life away, |
but can’t take him soul, |
Then they drug and ill-treat him, |
till they kill him, |
And they claim suicide. |
I’ll never forgive I’ll always remember, |
Not, not only not only I no, |
But papa brothers sisters too, Yeh, yeh |
Him spirit they can’t control |
Him spirit they can’t man-trol |
Cannot be bought nor sold |
Freedom increase one-hundred fold. |
The system something’s got to be done, |
Straight away, |
The system of weakheart emontion |
They’ve got to pay |
The system of backra corruption |
They’ve got to pay |
The system is destroying my nation |
The system… kill him |
O, O Jah Jah, O Jah Jah, |
Take them where life sweeter, |
Send a Moses to set them Free. |
Pharoah’s army won’t let them be, |
From the beginning he knew he’d meet his end |
Yes my friend |
They’ll keep on ruling, all hours Jah |
Jah send |
I’ll tell you again |
Dem take him life — Dem take him soul, |
Him spirit they can’t control |
Cannot be bought nor sold |
Freedom increases one hundred fold |
Freedom increases one hundred |
Freedom |
The system, the system, the system, |
the sy, a, a, |
Somethings got to done, |
The system where black man get no, get no, |
Get no recoginition. |
The system of colour partition |
The system shoul be yanked from creation |
The system kill him. |
O, O Jah Jah, O Jah Jah, |
Take him where life sweeter |
Send a Moses. |
Send a Moses. |
Pharohs army won’t let them be, |
Biko died in chains Yeh |
Moans for you |
Biko died in chains all are moaning |
Moans for you Yeh eh eh eh… |
Biko, O, O, O Steve Biko died still in chains |
Biko, O, O, O Steve Biko died still in chains |
Still, still in chains |
Still, still in chains |
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