1000 Lashes

1000 Lashes — Protoje Ft. Stephen Marley

1000 lashes on their backs Oh there aint no cure for that Generational attacks Drugs and liquor to distract Breaking down communities Stolen opportunities Protected by immunity Waiting for the mutiny (yeah) Children digging in the mines Wipe them off then make them shine Send them here for you and I Are we down to pay the price? Oceans of smiles Mountains of promise Patient and kind Open and honest Innocent eyes gazing upon us To see something marvelous I should never complain I've got my blessings and I'm feeling no pain Me and my fam we live in relative peace By any metric, yo me know me life sweet Still I can't shake the vibe as I close my door Thoughts drift away to some distant shore Eyes of the children, lies as we kill them How could we blame them for wanting more? 'Cause we've led them astray Brought them to pain Force them to live with the scars And the stains All of the young ones adrift on the waves Wish I could make us a boat that could take us Oceans of smiles Mountains of promise Patient and kind Open and honest Innocent eyes gazing upon us To see something marvelous Ours All the children are ours All the children are ours, yes All the children are ours Oceans of smiles Mountains of promise Patient and kind Open and honest Innocent eyes gazing upon us To see something marvelous