Freedom..
with lyrics from Lift Every Voice & Sing
and The Star Spangled Banner
Lift every
voice and sing
How can one honor a land that captured my ancestors before knowing they could be free?
Yet tears shed for those chosen to fight for freedom
Because they are told they are brave
Blood shed on the very land represented by each stripe
Paraded by stars that slaves wished upon to be freed
Yet I'm supposed to be free
Laughed upon because I barely know my history
Which was pushed, held back
And the only representation you have of me
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
But I'm free
So Black History Month celebrates pride upon those who came before us
Malcolm X
Those who found our freedom
Harriet Tubman
Those who showed us we could be anything we want to be
President Barack Obama
So yes I'm free
With a voice of not only hope and faith
But doing the work that needs to be done
Well by being the minority
Yet I can do anything
Because of those who went through the trials and tribulations to prove
Planting this seed of possibility can come true
So yes I'm free
I don't need to be handled by negro spirituals, or whippings, or work that paved the way for me to stand here FREE
Enlightenment of freedom
How can one honor a land that captured my ancestors before knowing they could be free?
Yet tears shed for those chosen to fight for freedom
Because they are told they are brave
Blood shed on the very land represented by each stripe
Paraded by stars that slaves wished upon to be freed
Yet I'm supposed to be free
Laughed upon because I barely know my history
Which was pushed, held back
And the only representation you have of me
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
But I'm free
So Black History Month celebrates pride upon those who came before us
Malcolm X
Those who found our freedom
Harriet Tubman
Those who showed us we could be anything we want to be
President Barack Obama
So yes I'm free
With a voice of not only hope and faith
But doing the work that needs to be done
Well by being the minority
Yet I can do anything
Because of those who went through the trials and tribulations to prove
Planting this seed of possibility can come true
So yes I'm free
I don't need to be handled by negro spirituals, or whippings, or work that paved the way for me to stand here FREE
Enlightenment of freedom
This soil,
this cotton, the breeding of your animals, land
Which in
hindsight is mine
My ancestors
did the work
So I could
find pride in this land
So yes I’m
free
There is no
need to explain a pain that reflects your humanity
African
American
Yet my
heritage is unknown
Black being
the shade that reflects my representation
Negro turned
Negro turned Nigger turned back to Nigga
A term of
endearment
Sing a song
full of the faith that the dark past has taught us;
Sing a song
full of the hope that the present has brought us
Facing the raising
of our new day begun
Reflectively
stated, see I'm that generation
Not afraid to
hold back my tongue
Knowing that
our ancestors wanted more than RIP shirts and us mourning the deaths of those
with their hands up
Turning in
their grave due to the marches they hear
Knowing we
should be One
And not
divided
Yet the
Revolution is being Televised
And shared,
going viral
So we are the
demise of taking two steps forward just to go backwards
Trumping a
civilization
With anger
and hate
Yet I was
taught love
Being told I
am not from here
But I was
born here
Being told
that I am ignorant
Yet my
education exceeds yours
But I was
taught love
Nothing can
break me
Because we
were built strong
Nothing can
break me
Because I was
taught faith
Nothing can
break me
Because I
stand on the land of the free
Nothing can
break me
I will not be
broken by one man
Because I
know we are equal
So as I stand
Over the land
of the free
I will be
brave.
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