Where Not To Look For Freedom
The Belle Brigade Lyrics
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Oh the one I've always wanted to know
Where I am not afraid of revealing, oh no
I'll show whatever I want whenever I want
Well I've done an awful lot of concealing
Yeah I've spent a lot of time just sitting at home
Oh and is the only way to find a free feeling on the road
When you live in the unknown it becomes your home
And when you got nowhere left to go
Then you're gonna know
Where not to look for freedom
When you're inside your prison
And you're the only warden
Tell me where to look for freedom
Well I've been looking real hard for a teacher
But they better not be looking for me
'Cause I never found one in a preacher, oh Lord
Anyone that says that they see the way I should be
When everything you know
You don't recognize at all
Well then you got nowhere left to go
Then you're gonna know
Where not to look for freedom
When you're inside your prison
And you're the only warden
Tell me where to look for freedom
Oh I been getting heavy into my reading
Oh I been listening to my favorite song
Well I could never keep down a force-feeding too long
Eat up whatever I want whenever I want
Well you're gonna meet the wall
When you think you've heard it all
And then you got nowhere left to go
Then you're gonna know
Where not to look for freedom
When you're inside your prison
And you're the only warden
Don't have to leave the country
You cannot find your wisdom
In someone else's story
But if you find your glory
Tell me where to look for freedom
Oh where am I gonna find a free feeling
Tell me where to look for freedom
Oh where am I gonna find a free feeling
Tell me where to look for freedom
Oh where am I gonna find a free feeling
Tell me where to look for freedom
The Belle Brigade’s “Where Not to Look for Freedom” is a song that explores the search for freedom and the places we often end up looking for it but in the wrong places we shouldn’t be. The first verse of the song is all about the search for the elusive feeling of freedom, the desire to find somewhere we can be ourselves without fear of judgement or consequences. The second verse shows how sometimes the search for freedom can turn into a prison-like situation, where we end up isolating ourselves and becoming our own wardens.
The bridge of the song reminds us that sometimes living in the unknown can become our home, and when we have nowhere else to go, we’ll eventually realize that we’ve been searching for freedom in all the wrong places. The final verse of the song talks about how we can sometimes try to find freedom in external sources such as teachers, preachers, books, and music. However, these external sources can only take us so far in our search for freedom.
Overall, The Belle Brigade provides a commentary on what freedom means and the often-misguided places we search for it in. We are urged by the song to stop searching for freedom in the wrong places and instead take time to define what freedom means to us and go from there.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh where am I gonna find a free feeling
Expressing a desire to find liberation from something oppressive or restrictive
Oh the one I've always wanted to know
A feeling of wanting something that cannot be easily described or explained
Where I am not afraid of revealing, oh no
Expressing a desire to be vulnerable without fear of judgement
I'll show whatever I want whenever I want
Desire to have autonomy over oneself and expression
Well I've done an awful lot of concealing
Describing past actions of hiding or concealing oneself
Yeah I've spent a lot of time just sitting at home
Being stuck in a stagnant or constrained situation
Oh and is the only way to find a free feeling on the road
A question about whether one can find freedom through travel or exploration
Where you go wherever you want whenever you want
Desire to have the freedom to explore without constraints
When you live in the unknown it becomes your home
Adjusting to uncomfortable or uncertain situations
And when you got nowhere left to go
Feeling stuck and uncertain about one's future
Then you're gonna know
Reaching a point of realization or understanding
Where not to look for freedom
Acknowledging past mistakes and wrong turns in search for freedom
When you're inside your prison
Feeling confined or trapped in a situation
And you're the only warden
Being in control of one's own constraints
Tell me where to look for freedom
Asking for guidance in finding freedom
Well I've been looking real hard for a teacher
Searching for someone to guide or teach in order to find freedom
But they better not be looking for me
Describing a reluctance to be told what to do or how to think
'Cause I never found one in a preacher, oh Lord
Expressing a lack of guidance or answers in religion
Anyone that says that they see the way I should be
Feeling resistant to external expectations or pressures to conform
When everything you know
Coming to a realization about one's own knowledge or understanding
You don't recognize at all
Feeling confused or uncertain about something familiar
Well then you got nowhere left to go
Feeling stuck or without options
Don't have to leave the country
Acknowledging that one does not have to physically leave to find freedom
You cannot find your wisdom
One cannot find true understanding or freedom through external sources
In someone else's story
Others' narratives or experiences cannot define one's own journey
But if you find your glory
The potential to find success or fulfillment after hardship
Tell me where to look for freedom
Asking for guidance in finding freedom
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kakekobo
Hey I love your song! It’s in my all time faves 💯
Fernando Minjarez
Wow! I love it! It's amazing, it's funny, cool, a little weird but AWESOME! The Belle Brigade -Rocks!
Virch Fernandez
I'm speechless :) this is such an amazing video!!! So funny and joyful... It complements the song perfectly.
Ellen Winslow
I love you guys! Great song, great video.
Mike Crews
It’s a crime this song and The Belle Brigade isn’t better known
K.R
Well, this is awesome. Enjoyed it! Great video :D
Dr. Blackbeard
I remember these guys. I remember listening to them when they released losers about a year ago. I don't know how i forgot about them.
TheOneandOnlyMizJam
Funnest band I've seen in so long! And they're in my 'hood! And they sound great! Love Belle Brigade.
launderground
we love the belle brigade.
amaranta arcadia castillo gómez
Incredible band, great song. It sounds a little like girlyman, but it's amazing too :)