Biko's Kindred Lament Lyrics - Singles - Steel Pulse

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 was'nt insane. 

It was not for him to live in Rome, No 

Still they would'nt 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 emontion 

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. 

Pharoah'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 recoginition. 

The system of colour partition 

The system shoul 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. 

Pharohs 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..........