Freedom - Anthony Ramos, Broken Luxury, Jasmine Cephas-Jones

I was told that a life has no price, you see

But the hate in your eyes put a price on me

If the natives were slain for your liberty

Please explain what you mean by «The Land of the Free»

Oh say can you see

But can you really see?

What does freedom really mean?

'Cause what I’ve been sold, ain’t what I believe

Maybe freedom ain’t for me

'Cause what I’ve been shown, ain’t what I can see

Uh

Been darker days since election day (election day)

The rose colors seem to fade away (fade away)

The white sheet’s coming out to play

This is backwards oh

'63 I thought the chains were broken and released

But what about all my brothers in penitentiaries

We’ll be floatin' in oceans before we notice

We’re headed for disaster

Oh say can you see

But can you really see?

What does freedom really mean?

'Cause what I’ve been sold, ain’t what I believe

Maybe freedom ain’t for me

'Cause what I’ve been shown, ain’t what I can see

We’ve got

One nation

Under God

Indivisible

It will be washed away

If we’re complacent (if we’re complacent)

And divided (And divided)

If we’re invisible

We have to ask ourselves

What does freedom mean to me?

Is what I’ve been sold what I believe?

Maybe freedom ain’t for me

'Cause what I’ve been shown, ain’t what I can see

(Our brothers are bleeding, sisters are weepin' oh)

Maybe freedom ain’t for me (Don't you want better)

'Cause what I’ve been shown (I know we want better)

Ain’t what I can see (whoa)

It ain’t what I can see (whoa)

It ain’t what I can see

It ain’t what I can see