Banamba

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You know, you know, you know You know that you were wrong before But you won't, you won't, you won't You won't say it, you just ignore [Pre-Chorus] How long will we play pretend? All things, they must come to an end We sell lies that we have to defend One day, we will pay the rent [Chorus] Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba [Verse 2] I know, I know, I know I know that we're still in this war But I don't, I don't, I don't I don't hold onto hate no more [Pre-Chorus] How long will we play pretend? All things, they must come to an end We sell lies that we have to defend One day, we will pay the rеnt [Chorus] Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba [Verse 3] I've read what was written your historiеs and scriptures What we been livin' is something much different Don't know if you'll listen, but listen, it's hidden Want you to get it, time to bear witness It's sickenin', we live in a system that's killin' my siblings My uncles, my mothers, my nieces, my aunties, my fathers My cousins, my brothers, my nephews, I don't even turn on the news None of it's new, we stand on opposite sides of the truth It's not a point of view, they point and shoot and steal and loot Conceal the truth, confuse and skew the root The system's not broken, it's workin' for certain I'm searchin' for purpose, I'm hurtin' I'm lookin' for strength, but it's worsening False gods we worshipin' If there's a Heaven, they never gon' let me in We ain't never been somebody till we just somebody that's been murdered Now everybody heard us, but they couldn't give a fuck When we needed a buck or we needed a breath 'Cause I can't breathe with this weight me I can't live without my family I wouldn't wish this on my enemies The crazy thing is you be me family And I can't breathe with this weight me Damn, I just got clarity I wouldn't wish this on humanity The crazy thing is you be me family [Pre-Chorus] How long will we play pretend? All things, they must come to an end We sell lies that we have to defend One day, we will pay the rent [Chorus] Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba Banamba, banam-banamba