Start by telling those who know the full story
That their father is only a ridiculous illusion and that their mother lives only in their imaginations
That their invocations do not stuff bellies
And that their rosaries do not absorb tears
Go and tell them that Love is the true Father
And that all these other “fathers” are liars, inveterate liars
Go and tell them that truth lives in their hearts, deep in their hearts
Tell them, scream it until it is etched into their memories
Hey You, who speaks to me about mercy and love
I see this blade hidden under your mask
Yes you, history has not yet forgotten the taste of chains and the whip
Yes you, with your humanitarian aid
I’m talking to you
Yes you, explaining to the world that I am nothing
That my children die of hunger
That without you I will not exist
That without you, I cannot dream
That without you, I do not walk
That without you, I do not think
That without you, I do not live
Yes it’s you I’m talking to
To you, hanging on my wallet
Nourished by my gold and diamond
Rolling on my wood and my oil
Dressed in my skin and my cotton
Yes you, history will answer you.
Traduction anglaise par Nelly Nchoh, Brice Marvin Kemajou, Fritzroy Austin Sterling
The truth lives in our hearts… #Dope