John Legend -
By the People: For the People (Music Inspired By the Motion Picture "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama")
(Red)emption Song
...
Old pirates, yes, they rob I
Sold I to the merchant ships
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you help to sing
these songs of freedom
'cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy
'Cause none of them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look
Oh! Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfill the book.
Won't you help to sing
these songs of freedom
'cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy
'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a-the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfill the book.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'cause all I ever had:
Redemption songs -
All I ever had:
Redemption songs:
These songs of freedom
Songs of freedom.
Old pirates, yes, they rob I
Sold I to the merchant ships
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you help to sing
these songs of freedom
'cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy
'Cause none of them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look
Oh! Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfill the book.
Won't you help to sing
these songs of freedom
'cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy
'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a-the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfill the book.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'cause all I ever had:
Redemption songs -
All I ever had:
Redemption songs:
These songs of freedom
Songs of freedom.
Credits
Writer(s): Matt Bronleewe, Ben Glover, Sam Tinnesz, Mike Grayson
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