Freedom
Blues Traveler Lyrics

We will not bow down to, uh huh, racism.
We refuse to accept racism.

We will not bow down to injustice.
We refuse to accept any form of injustice.

We will not bow down to exploitation.
We refuse to be exploited or taken advantage of.

I'm gon' stand.
We stand up for our rights and refuse to be oppressed.

Now, this is time for free your mind and your soul.
It's time to free our minds and souls from oppression.

Yo, half the story I've never been told.
We have been kept in the dark about important information.

Now, you just got to demand what you want
We must demand what we deserve.

And what we want is respect, right?
Our ultimate goal is to be treated with respect.

Come and take a walk with me,
Join me on this journey towards freedom.

A closer walk with thee,
Together, we can learn and grow to achieve our goals.

See what only I can see.
Experience the world from my perspective.

Sisters.
This is a call to my fellow women to join me in the fight for freedom.

Turn us loose, set us free
We demand to be set free from oppression.

(Freedom: From all the chains that bind me. Freedom.)
We want to break free from the chains of oppression.

Let us run in our own direction.
We want the freedom to make our own choices and follow our own path.

Let us go, set us free from all this propaganda
We want to break free from the lies and misinformation that try to keep us down.

And lines that your people try to teach us.
We reject the teachings of those who seek to control us.

I know why you would like to bring us down,
We understand why those in power try to keep us oppressed.

Because we have all the dirt on you.
Our knowledge of the truth threatens those who seek to maintain their power through lies and deceit.

You try to tell us that our lives don't mean a thing,
Those in power attempt to diminish our worth and value in society.

But we know so much better,
We reject these attempts to diminish our worth and recognize our inherent value and importance.

So we're gonna take a f-freedom.
We will fight for our freedom and will not stop until we achieve it.

(Freedom: Freedom for my body, Freedom for my mind. Freedom.)
We demand freedom for our bodies and minds.

Freedom for my spirit.
We demand spiritual freedom as well.

All this time you been telling us these lies,
Those in power have been feeding us lies and propaganda for too long.

But now we've fin'ly figured out the game.
We have come to realize the truth and will no longer be held back by lies.

Or that we would never wise up,
Those in power underestimate our intelligence and our ability to recognize the truth.

But we showed you how a black female can to her thing
We have proven that women of color are capable of achieving great things despite the obstacles placed in our way.

But still you continue to keep us oppressed,
Despite our accomplishments and intelligence, those in power still seek to hold us down and maintain their own control.

But now we ain't going out like that,uh no,no.
We refuse to be held down any longer.

All these lies and all this propaganda you want us to take,
We refuse to accept any more lies and propaganda from those in power.

We're gonna take out,
We will fight back against the lies and propaganda.

I see the fear in your eyes.
Those in power are afraid of the change we seek to create.

Surprise, your cover's been blown.
We see through the lies and propaganda and are no longer fooled.

I know just who I am and what I wanna do.
We have a clear understanding of our goals and purpose.

I can make you run, make you hide from all your ancestors:
We have the power to change the systems that have oppressed us and those who came before us.

Transgression that you hold inside
Those in power hold onto their transgressions and seek to maintain their control over us.

Sister, rising up and seeing that our time is here,
We recognize that now is our time to rise up and fight for our freedom.

We're taking back what's been ours for years.
We demand to take back what has always been rightfully ours.

Let the heaven of a system embrace you and praise some other gods.
We reject the oppressive systems and ideologies that seek to control us.

Free free, free, freedom, freedom.
Freedom is our goal and we demand it.

(Freedom, bop; freedom.)
We chant for freedom and will not stop until we achieve it.

Freedom for my body, Freedom for my mind.
We must have freedom for our bodies and minds in order to live full and happy lives.

Freedom for my spirit.
We also demand spiritual freedom, which is essential to our well-being and happiness.