The Voice & The Pen Lyrics - Singles - Tony Rebel

-P. Barrett-M. Bennett- 

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