Lauryn Hill - Forgive Them Father Lyrics

Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those that trespass against us
Although them again we will never, never, never trust
Hoo- hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Dem nuh know weh dem do
Dig out your yiy while I'm stickin' like glue
Fling skin grin while Dem plotting for you, true

Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do
(Me a tell you dem nuh know)
Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do
(For real, dem n'ave no clue)
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
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
Oh

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 full and he still want beef
Give me grief, try to tief off my piece (what)
Why for you to increase, I must decrease?
If I treat you kindly, does it mean that I'm weak? (Weak)
You hear me speak and think I won't take it to the streets (yeah)
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 'em
How you gon' idolize the missing?
To survive is to stay alive in the face of opposition
Even when they comin', gunnin' I stand position
L known the mission since conception
Let's free the people from deception
If you looking for the answers then you gotta ask the questions (uh)
And when I let go, my 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, uh

Like Cain and Abel, Caesar and Brutus
Jesus and Judas, backstabbers do this

Forgive them, Father, for (forgive them, Father)
They know not what they do (for they know not what they do)
Forgive them, Father, for (forgive them, Father)
They know not what they do (for they know what they do)

It took me a little while to discover (took me a little)
Wolves in sheep coats who pretend to be lovers (but now I know)
Men who lack conscience will even lie to themselves
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 lie to you?

Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do
(Forgive dem, forgive dem)
Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do
(Forgive dem, forgive dem)

Gwan like dem love while dem rip you to shreds
Trample pon yuh heart and lef you fi dead
Dem a yuh friend who yuh depend pon from way back when
(It's like the blind lead the blind today)
But if you, gi' dem yuh back dem yout must meet yuh end
Dem nuh know weh dem do
Dem nuh know weh dem do (who's gonna be the one)
Dem nuh know, dem nuh know, dem nuh know, dem nuh know (gonna be the one say)
Dem nuh know weh dem do (oh, yeah)

Forgive them, Father
Forgive them, Father
Forgive

What do you think?
It just happen, like things just be going on
And then, like 24/7, you think about the girl and stuff like that
And then you, like, if you do something wrong, you be like
"Oh, do she hate me," like, you wanna know what they're thinking
And stuff like that (yeah, yeah)
So, what, what she feels, hold, what she feels is important to you? (Right)
Huh? (yeah)
Why?
Because I want her to still love me
But, you know, you know
But, see, but I know she still like me
'Cause, you know, a little eye contact
'Cause I don't ignore her no more, but
Oh, you talkin' 'bout somebody you love, yeah
You're caught too