Lyric discussion by semoss50 

Cover art for Unto Caesar lyrics by Dirty Projectors

I think it's "render unto Caesar", not "when done onto Caesar"

Lyric Correction

I think the poster got it right. Think about the line, "I did what I did only..." before the chorus. It makes more sense to be "When done unto Caesar".

@semoss50 I also thought it was render. I thought it was a reference to the line in Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle "Render therefore unto Caesar"

@semoss50

' The words were a paraphrase of the suggestion by Jesus: "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's." Bokonon's paraphrase was this: "Pay no attention to Caesar. Caesar doesn't have the slightest idea what's really going on." '