Please Forgive Us

Natalie Merchant, Robert Buck

[Verse 1:]
"Mercy, mercy," why didn't we hear it?
"Mercy, mercy," why did we read it
Buried on the last page of our morning papers?
The plan was drafted, drafted in secret
Gunboats met the red tide
Driven to the rum trade
For the army that they created
But the bullets were bought by us
It was dollars that paid them

[Chorus:]
Please forgive us
We don't know what was done
In our name

[Verse 2:]
There'll be more trials like this in mercenary heydays
When they're so apt to wrap themselves up
In the stripes and stars and find that they are able
To call themselves heroes
To justify murder
By their fighters for freedom

[Chorus:]
Please forgive us
We don't know what was done
Please forgive us, we didn't know

[Outro:]
Could you ever forgive us?
I don't know how you could
I know this is no consolation
Please forgive us
We didn't know
Could you ever believe that
We didn't know?
Please forgive us
We didn't know
I wouldn't blame you
If you never could

Curiosità sulla canzone Please Forgive Us di 10,000 Maniacs

Quando è stata rilasciata la canzone “Please Forgive Us” di 10,000 Maniacs?
La canzone Please Forgive Us è stata rilasciata nel 1989, nell’album “Blind Man’s Zoo”.
Chi ha composto la canzone “Please Forgive Us” di di 10,000 Maniacs?
La canzone “Please Forgive Us” di di 10,000 Maniacs è stata composta da Natalie Merchant, Robert Buck.

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