The Voice & The Pen

-P. Barrett-M. Bennett- When Israel was in Egypt's land Suffering, suffering, suffering Oppressed so hard they could not stand The more things change a the more they remain the same Suffering, suffering, suffering And God said, go down Moses Way down in Egypt's tend We say pharaoh but you know them name Tell old pharaoh, this is just a lyrical game Let my people go Big up all South African freedom fighters Because a me philosophy, them would a kill me Look how me right and yet them wrong me And if them have the power Then me know them woulda hang me But that nah stop me from talk reality Chorus: 'Cause I will be the voice, I will be the pen I will be the Moses weh come back again And if it cost me me wealth, cost me me fame I will wear the next X behind my name 'Cause big speech mouth sweet big promises a make And all now mi no see weh poor people a get A pure blood and tears and whole heap of sweat And that cause sufferation and a whole heap of death How could you be sifting there, telling me that you care Promise people good things and by the Bible you swear Now is the time to make you speech Because the right time come An you a go on like you dumb or them cut out you tongue Me haffi talk even if you brand me You look how me right and yet you want wrong me And if them have the power Then me know them woulda hang me But that nah stop me from talk reality I will be the voice, I will be the pen I will be the Moses weh come back again And if it cost me me wealth, cost me me fame I will wear the next X behind my name Go down Moses Way down in Egypt's land Tell old pharaoh Let my people go Gwann go do it, by any means necessary Equality and justice free from prejudice True love from above, a that we fi practice It kind of hard but we still optimistic Help the children of Israel, right out of Egypt This task is very Extraordinary But we haffi use any means necessary Long time we a hush a full time we speak up 'Cause f-are-e-e-d-o-m is a must Chorus A put me life on the line for things me believe in Knowing the truth cause offense but me know a no sin Confident in the victory over evil will win So people smile and stop the crying Them try to destroy every prophet that Massa God send But God is so good that him send more again With diplomatic attitude and strategic trend Come fi help another Daniel out of the lion den A me philosophy, them woulda kill A put the captive case in front of the Almighty God An him say, Son don't run, you cannot be coward Moses was protected because him have a rod Now we use a chapter a day run the devil away method Go down Moses Way down in Egypt's land Tell old pharaoh Let my people go Because a me philosophy, them would a kill me Look how me right and yet them wrong me And if them have the power Then me know them woulda hang me But that nah stop me from talk reality Chorus This is a warning to all pharaoh All false leader, all the downpressor Them have the whole world under severe pressure And them don't love people, them only love more power But your days are numbered, Massa God nah sleep And if you follow we through the red sea Then you must get defeat You have strength for the coward, and you frighten the weak But a God give we the word and we must have to speak Go down Moses Way down in Egypt's land Tell old pharaoh Let my people go Warning, warning, warning Tell you this morning, I tell this evening Take warning Let my people go, my people go