Banamba

[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