Hello - A Coded Plea Bargain!

I’ve been alone with these thoughts inside my mind

And in my dreams I told myself it’s a lie a thousand times

I decided to call to see if it’s really true

Hello, are you hearing me? PARDON…

I can hear it in your voice

I can see it everywhere I look

You’re all I ever dreaded and now my fears are alive

Cos I know just what I did and I know not what the victims will do to me

And I want to tell them so much, PARDON ME

I dread the nights of solitude

I relive the nightmares I caused others time and time again

Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow

Hello, I’ve just gotta wake up from this nightmare

Cos I wonder how this happened

As the oracles told me I’ll die a king

But deep down inside I had my doubts

Tell me how you won this victory, for I haven’t got a clue

But let me start by saying, I’m screwed

Hello, are you hearing me? PARDON

These thoughts I will keep to myself

Cos I’ve acted so tough but now my chicken heart is about to show

Will you shield me?

See my back is against the wall

These generals and jungulars are scared too and they have me in a bind

I promised them everlasting immunity and now you’re here

Hello, are you hearing me? I’m just crying for help

This smile of mine is masking my fears

My hotel’s 5 star rating has been downgraded and I can’t set foot there

With thoughts of Zeinab spending all my money far away

I do not intend to be cell mates with these animals

I will settle for farming in Kanilai

Hello, are you hearing me?

Hear my unspoken fears,

I just wanna say please forgive me,

But the generals say I have to stay tough

Hello, are you hearing me as I speak of a PARDON

-Yahya Jammeh