My people know false gods when they see them It is the foundation upon which our religion was built This instinct for distinguishing the night from the day The ruach from the nefesh The spirit from the clay My people know false gods when they see them And now they see them on the nightly news My people know plagues My people know pharaohs My people know darkness, sorrow and hate My people know what it means to be scapegoated By rulers who exploit the fears of their subjects My people know what it means to be free What it means to be caged What it means to rebel My people know what it is to be a stranger in a strange land To suffer repression The sting of the whip The blow of the rock The weight of the knee My people know the weight of the knee
Daniel David Joseph
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