[Verse 1: Common]Southern leaves, southern trees we hung fromBarren souls, heroic songs unsungForgive them Father they know this knot is undoneTied with the rope that my grandmother diedPride of the pilgrims affect lives of millionsSince slave days separating, fathers from childrenInstitution ain't just a buildingBut a method, of having black and brown bodies fill themWe ain't seen as human beings with feelingsWill the U.S. ever be us? Lord willing!For now we know, the new Jim CrowThey stop, search and arrest our soulsPolice and policies patrol philosophies of controlA cruel hand taking holdWe let go to free them so we can free usAmerica's moment to come to Jesus[Chorus: Bilal]Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)[Verse 2: Common]The caged birds sings for freedom to bringBlack bodies being lost in the American dreamBlood of black being, a pastoral sceneSlavery's still alive, check Amendment 13Not whips and chains, all subliminalInstead of 'nigga' they use the word 'criminal'Sweet land of liberty, incarcerated countryShot me with your ray-gunAnd now you want to trump mePrison is a business, America's the companyInvesting in injustice, fear and long sufferingWe staring in the face of hate againThe same hate they say will make America great againNo consolation prize for the dehumanizedFor America to rise it's a matter of Black LivesAnd we gonna free them, so we can free usAmerica's moment to come to Jesus[Chorus: Bilal]Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)Freedom (Freedom)Freedom come (Freedom come)Hold on (Hold on)Won't be long (Won't be long)
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