Lyric Please Forgive Us - 10-000 Maniacs

Lyric Song Please Forgive Us: "Mercy
mercy " why didn t we hear it "Mercy
mercy " why did we read it buried on the last page of our morning papers The plan was drafted
drafted in secret
Gunboats met the red tide
driven to the rum trade for the army that they created
But the bullets were bought by us
it was dollars that paid them
Please forgive us
we don t know what was done in our name
There ll be more trials like this in mercenary heydays
When they re so apt to wrap themselves up in the stripes and stars and find that they are able to call themselves heroes and to justify murder by their fighters for freedom
Please forgive us
we don t know what was done
Please forgive us
we didn t know
Could you ever forgive us I don t know how you could
I know this is no consolation
Please forgive us
we didn t know
Could you ever believe that we didn t know Please forgive us
we didn t know
I wouldn t blame you if you never could
and you never will