《Letter To The Free》歌词

[00:00:00] Letter To The Free - Common/Bilal

[00:00:00] Written by：Lonnie Lynn/Emmanuel Riggins/Robert Glasper

[00:00:31] Southern leaves southern trees we hung from

[00:00:34] Barren souls heroic songs unsung

[00:00:36] Forgive them father they know this knot is undone

[00:00:39] Tied with the rope that my grandmother died

[00:00:41] Pride of the pilgrims affect lives of millions

[00:00:44] Since slave days separating fathers from children

[00:00:47] Institution ain't just a building

[00:00:49] But a method of having black and brown bodies fill them

[00:00:52] We ain't seen as human beings with feelings

[00:00:54] Will the u s ever be us lord willing

[00:00:57] For now we know the new jim crow

[00:00:59] They stop search and arrest our souls

[00:01:02] Police and policies patrol philosophies of control

[00:01:06] A cruel hand taking hold

[00:01:07] We let go to free them so we can free us

[00:01:10] America's moment to come to jesus

[00:01:13] Freedom freedom

[00:01:15] Freedom come

[00:01:17] Hold on hold on

[00:01:20] Won't be long won't be long

[00:01:23] Freedom freedom

[00:01:26] Freedom come freedom come

[00:01:28] Hold on hold on

[00:01:31] Won't be long won't be long

[00:01:33] The caged birds sings for freedom to bring

[00:01:36] Black bodies being lost in the American dream

[00:01:39] Blood of black being a pastoral scene

[00:01:41] Slavery's still alive check amendment 13

[00:01:44] Not whips and chains all subliminal

[00:01:47] Instead of 'nigga' they use the word 'criminal'

[00:01:49] Sweet land of liberty incarcerated country

[00:01:52] Shot me with your ray gun

[00:01:53] And now you want to trump me

[00:01:54] Prison is a business America's the company

[00:01:57] Investing in injustice fear and long suffering

[00:02:00] We staring in the face of hate again

[00:02:02] The same hate they say will make america great again

[00:02:05] No consolation prize for the dehumanized

[00:02:07] For america to rise it's a matter of black lives

[00:02:10] And we gonna free them so we can free us

[00:02:13] America's moment to come to jesus

[00:02:15] Freedom freedom

[00:02:18] Freedom come

[00:02:20] Hold on

[00:02:23] Won't be long won't be long

[00:02:26] Freedom freedom

[00:02:29] Freedom come freedom come

[00:02:31] Hold on hold on

[00:02:33] Won't be long won't be long

[00:02:36] Freedom

[00:02:38] Freedom come

[00:02:41] Hold on

[00:02:44] Won't be long won't be long

[00:02:46] Freedom freedom

[00:02:49] Freedom come freedom come

[00:02:52] Hold on

[00:02:54] Won't be long won't be long

[00:02:57] Freedom

[00:02:59] Freedom come

[00:03:02] Hold on hold on

[00:03:05] Won't be long won't be long

[00:03:07] Freedom

[00:03:10] Freedom come freedom come

[00:03:13] Hold on

[00:03:15] Won't be long won't be long

[00:03:18] Freedom

[00:03:20] Freedom come freedom come

[00:03:23] Hold on hold on

[00:03:25] Won't be long

[00:03:28] Freedom

[00:03:31] Freedom come freedom come

[00:03:34] Hold on

[00:03:36] Won't be long

[00:03:38] Freedom

[00:03:41] Freedom come freedom come

[00:03:44] Hold on hold on

[00:03:47] Won't be long won't be long