"Biko's Kindred Lament" lyrics

The night Steve Biko died I cried and I cried
The night Steve Biko died I cried and I cried
Biko, O, Steve Biko died still in chains
Biko, O, Steve Biko died still in chains
Biko died in chains, moaned for you
Biko died in chains, moaned for you, yeh

Blame South African security
A no suicide he wasn't insane
It was not for him to live in Rome, no
Still they wouldn't leave him alone
Yeh yeh yeh
They provoke him, they arrest him
They took him life away
But can't take him soul
Then they drug and ill-treat him
Till they kill him
And they claim suicide

I'll never forgive I'll always remember
Not, not only not only I no
But papa brothers sisters too, yeh, yeh
Him spirit they can't control
Him spirit they can't man-trol
Cannot be bought nor sold
Freedom increase one-hundred fold

The system something's got to be done
Straight away
The system of weakheart emotion
They've got to pay
The system of backra corruption
They've got to pay
The system is destroying my nation
The system... kill him

O, O Jah Jah, O Jah Jah
Take them where life sweeter
Send a Moses to set them free
Pharaoh's army won't let them be
From the beginning he knew he'd meet his end
Yes my friend
They'll keep on ruling, all hours Jah
Jah send
I'll tell you again
Dem take him life - Dem take him soul
Him spirit they can't control
Cannot be bought nor sold
Freedom increases one hundred fold
Freedom increases one hundred
Freedom

The system, the system, the system
The sy, a, a
Somethings got to done
The system where black man get no, get no
Get no recognition
The system of colour partition
The system should be yanked from creation
The system kill him

O, O Jah Jah, O Jah Jah
Take him where life sweeter
Send a Moses. Send a Moses
Pharaoh's army won't let them be
Biko died in chains yeh
Moans for you
Biko died in chains all are moaning
Moans for you yeh eh eh eh...
Biko, O, O, O
Steve Biko died still in chains
Biko, O, O, O
Steve Biko died still in chains
Still, still in chains
Still, still in chains
Cha-ains...