Forgive them Father
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill
like Cain and Abel, Caesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas, backstabbers do this
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She references historically famous backstabbers in a song about liars. Cain murdered his brother Abel, Brutus murdered his friend emperor Caesar in order to himself get his power, and Judas betrayed Jesus to the Romans.
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march through these streets like Soweto
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Soweto is an abbreviation for the SOuth WEstern TOwnship near the city of Johannesburg in South Africa. In 1976, the government tried to enforce African education (instead of English), which lead to marches of violent protests by the citizens
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but i try to keep it civilized like Menelik
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Menelik II was an Ethiopian leader who in the late 1800s brought a lot of technology and modernization to his country (civilization). Some historians consider Menelik II one of the most powerful black men in history.
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forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us
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This is a line from the prominent (Christian) prayer, the "Our Father", which asks God for forgiveness.
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sick of men trying to pull strings like Geppetto
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Geppetto was the man who created Pinocchio, the famous boy puppet. Lauryn Hill is tired of men trying to control things.
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