Valkyrie

[Verse 1: Bodi] I was 8 years old when I first killed a man It was either me or him with machete in my hand I'd tell you more but you wouldn't understand A grown man once a lost boy of Sudan Who ran past the devil's lines drawn in the sand And god never had a part in the plan .Saw the sky fall on my own land Never learned to crawl before I had to stand up and run On horseback they came to my village Killed dad, raped mom, looted and pillaged Held a gun to my sister and said that they'd shoot If I didn't join their cause as a troop, so What could I do? I remained loyal As we moved north where someone had oil They kept saying that the enemy was them Khartoum, UN, JEM, but All I wanted to do was survive And one day see my little sister's shining eyes So I die on this side of the knife And that's life…(that's life…that's life…that's life...) [Hook: Ebenezer Children's Orphanage] I am beautiful I love you I am beautiful Uhuru (Freedom) [Verse 2: Dice] Happy family, I remember my siblings and how we play There was so much love til my daddy passed away That's when mommy changed, sad mommy stayed Crying all day, yelling with her voice raised Drunk in a daze eyes glazed, lost in deep thought Sold me to a strange man just to pay the lease off Beaten and raped by any who payed the three bucks They hurt me mommy, burnt me mommy, left me locked Sold my body, lost my soul, forgot free thought One after another, disease and suffering please god Take this pain away, this is not the life I want I'd rather die here than lie here with these Johns My clothes tattered, my spirit broke shattered No man alive can save me from what has happened Police captains take no action Pockets have been fattened, American greed has them I miss you mommy Will anyone ever love me again? Hook [Verse 3: Bodi] Six months old in the slums of Kibera But wait - let me paint it clearer Millions like me living in tents Paper bag bathrooms thrown across the fence An orphan - both parents in the grave Mom and dad both victims of AIDS I never knew em but their blood is in me Fate sewn closed spelled HIV A woman with a heart as big as the ocean And the sun took me in, made her house open To me and thirty kids in the same position Die to make a livin in the only conditions We've ever known, never shown any sad tears Truth is I'm thankful just to be here Even if the odds are I won't make it To 10, for granted, my time I'll never take it And when the end comes with a smile and a nod Is how I'll reunite with my parents and god My name's Kefa, this is my story You may forget me, but please don't ignore me