The Voice & The Pen

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-r-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