Fo Patriyòt
Fake Patriot
Shilay
A powerful critique of performative patriotism and social hypocrisy in Haiti, calling out politicians, the diaspora, journalists and others who exploit or pretend to care.
Hook
Yo tout se fake
They're all fake
Y'ap pran pòz patriyòt, bann fake
They're pretending to be patriots, they're fakes
Gen nan yo se pou fè wè, fè fake
Some of them do it for show. Faking.
Gen nan yo se sèl nan bouch yo Ayisyen
Some are only Haitians by name
Bann fake
You fakes
Dyaspora se fake
The diasporas are fake
Fè tankou yo konsène, bann fake
Acting like they care. You fakes
Menm yo menm y'ap pwofite, fè fake
But even them are taking advantage. You fakes.
Pwofite de ensekitite peyi a
They take advantage of the country's insecurity
(Bann Fake)
(You fakes)
Verse 1
Gen nan yo se 18 me sèlman yo Ayisyen
Some are only Haitian on May 18
Menm Nan Travay Yo pa respekte'w lè'w se Ayisyen
Even at work, they don't respect you if you're Haitian
Lè mwen te djèskanm pran plezi sou mwen
Back when I was fresh out of Haiti, they used to laugh at me
Yo trete Moun Biden moun chili tankou ti chyen
They treat those Haitians who come through Biden's program or from Chile like dogs.
Ou gen paspò ameriken nan men'w
You hold an American passport in your hand
W'ap pran pòz ou fyè dèske'w se Ayisyen (bullshit)
Yet pretend you're proud to be Haitian? (bullshit)
Nèg sa yo ki politisyen
Even those who are politicians
Madanm ak timoun yo ap viv byen sou tè Ameriken
Their wives and kids live comfortably on American soil.
Verse 2
Lè blan di pèp la kanibal ou fache
You're angry when white men call us cannibals
Men w'ap fè frè'w tounen animal
But you turn your own brother into live stocks
Premye sitwayen peyi a nou tchake'l
You butchered the country's first citizen (the president)
Tout le mond wè jan nou bosal
The whole world saw how vile you are
Nou pa menm vle bay lòt lanmen
You won't even want to shake each other's hands
Pou plezi wap detwi moun pou sa'l genyen
Just for fun, you destroy another one for what they have
Ou prefere al viv byen lwen
You'd rather go live far away
Ou diw pa renmen viv nan katye ki gen lòt Ayisyen
Saying you hate living near other Haitians
Verse 3
Se Ayisyen ki te touye desalin
It was Haitians who killed Dessalines
Imilye kadav yon anperè nan tout lari, eh!
Humiliated the founding father's corpse in the streets (ehh!)
Pwoblèm yo ou di se fòt Etazini
You blame the country's problems on the United States
Apresa ou pr'al di se fòt La chin avèk La Risi
But later, you will say that it's China and Russia's fault.
Gen dyaspora lè yo al Ayiti
Some in the diaspora, when they visit Haiti
Pou yon grenn 20 dola yap kouche adolesan
They sleep with adolescents for a $20 bill
2 Ayisyen pa ka fè menm biznis
Two Haitians can't even run the same type of business
Son plezi pou yo detwi inosan.
They'd rather destroy an innocent just for the thrill.
Verse 4
Se nan pwogram Biden nan pou'w wè
It's through Biden's program we see
kòman pèp Ayisyen kriminèl.
how wicked Haitians can be.
Yo pwofite sou do malerèz.
They take advantage of the poor.
Malgre program nan ouvri gratis lajan kap fèt.
Even though the program is free, they make money out of it.
2 mil, 3 mil, 5 mil dola pou yo sponsè'w.
Two, three, five grand to sponsor you through the program.
Fè malere al fè eksè gen sak vann tè.
Forcing the poor to do the extreme, some even sell their land.
Yo renmen wè lajan monte pou yo fè kès.
They love when the Haitian currency goes up, just to fill their pockets.
Enflasyon peyi a pou yo stock market.
To them, the country's inflation is a stock market game.
Outro
Ayisyen se fake
Haitians are fake
Bann fake
You fakes
Politisyen yo fake
The politicians are fakes
Bann fake
You fakes
Jounalis yo fake
The journalists are fakes
Bann fake
You fakes
Aktivis yo fake
The activists are fakes
Bann fake
You fakes
Wehh Wehh Wehh! (Bann Fake)
Wehh Wehh Wehh! (You fakes)
Wehh Wehh Wehh! (Bann Fake)
Wehh Wehh Wehh! (You fakes)
Dyaspora se fake
The diaspora is fake
Fè tankou yo konsène Bann fake
Acting like they care. You fakes
Menm yo menm yap pwofite fè fake
But even them are taking advantage, they're faking
Wehh ehh ehh! (Bann fake)
Wehh ehh ehh! (You fakes)
Writers
Shilderic Joamelus