[00:00.00]Please Forgive Us - 10,000 Maniacs
[00:08.00]Written by：Robert Buck/Merchant Natalie/Peter Asher
[00:16.01]Mercy Mercy
[00:19.14]Why didn't we hear it
[00:23.04]Mercy Mercy
[00:26.22]Why did we read it
[00:28.38]Buried on the last page
[00:31.34]Of our morning papers
[00:36.69]The plan was drafted
[00:40.11]Drafted in secret
[00:43.04]Gunboats met the red tide
[00:46.89]Driven to the rum trade
[00:49.68]For the army
[00:52.13]That they created
[00:56.48]But the bullets were bought by us
[00:59.12]It was dollars that paid them
[01:04.66]Please forgive us
[01:07.12]We don't know what was done
[01:11.61]Please forgive us
[01:14.36]We don't know what was done
[01:17.52]In our name
[01:20.90]There'll be more trials like this
[01:24.78]Mercenary heydays
[01:27.85]When they're so apt to wrap themselves up
[01:31.34]In the stripes and stars and find
[01:34.02]That they are able
[01:36.65]To call themselves heroes
[01:41.97]To justify murder
[01:44.32]By their fighters for freedom
[01:49.89]Please forgive us
[01:52.70]We don't know what was done
[01:56.87]Please forgive us
[01:59.35]We didn't know
[02:03.61]Could you ever forgive us
[02:06.22]I don't know
[02:09.47]How you could
[02:26.80]I know this is
[02:29.55]No consolation
[02:34.92]Please forgive us
[02:37.86]We don't know what was done
[02:42.18]Please forgive us
[02:44.52]We don't know
[02:48.72]Could you ever believe that
[02:51.47]We didn't know
[02:56.06]Please forgive us
[02:58.54]We didn't know
[02:59.56]I wouldn't blame you
[03:01.05]If you never could
[03:03.04]Please forgive us
[03:05.26]We didn't know
[03:06.66]I wouldn't blame you
[03:08.11]If you never could
[03:10.17]Please forgive us
[03:11.42]And you never will