Letter To The Free-Common/Bilal

[ti:Letter To The Free] [ar:Common/Bilal] [al:Letter To The Free] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Letter To The Free (给自由的信) - Common/Bilal [00:15.97]Written by：Lonnie Lynn/Emmanuel Riggins/Robert Glasper [00:31.94]Southern leaves southern trees we hung from [00:34.74]Barren souls heroic songs unsung [00:37.17]Forgive them father they know this knot is undone [00:39.46]Tied with the rope that my grandmother died [00:42.18]Pride of the pilgrims affect lives of millions [00:44.60]Since slave days separating fathers from children [00:47.54]Institution ain't just a building [00:49.16] [00:49.79]But a method of having black and brown bodies fill them [00:52.94]We ain't seen as human beings with feelings [00:54.96]Will the U. S. ever be us lord willing [00:57.88]For now we know the new Jim Crow [01:00.41]They stop search and arrest our souls [01:03.01]Police and policies patrol philosophies of control [01:06.57]A cruel hand taking hold [01:08.22]We let go to free them so we can free us [01:10.84]America's moment to come to Jesus [01:12.78] [01:13.49]Freedom freedom [01:16.02]Freedom come [01:17.88] [01:18.48]Hold on [01:20.29] [01:20.99]Won't be long won't be long [01:23.81]Freedom freedom [01:26.33]Freedom come freedom come [01:29.11]Hold on hold on [01:31.63]Won't be long won't be long [01:34.28]The caged birds sings for freedom to bring [01:36.79]Black bodies being lost in the American dream [01:39.43]Blood of black being a pastoral scene [01:41.92]Slavery's still alive check amendment 13 [01:44.31] [01:44.99]Not whips and chains all subliminal [01:47.43]Instead of they use the word criminal [01:50.00]Sweet land of liberty incarcerated country [01:52.55]Shot me with your ray gun [01:53.92]And now you want to trump me [01:55.20]Prison is a business America's the company [01:57.70]Investing in injustice fear and long suffering [02:00.17] [02:01.28]We staring in the face of hate again [02:03.01]The same hate they say will make America great again [02:05.47]No consolation prize for the dehumanized [02:07.94]For America to rise it's a matter of black lives [02:10.82]And we gonna free them so we can free us [02:13.47]America's moment to come to Jesus [02:15.51] [02:16.02]Freedom freedom [02:18.55]Freedom come [02:20.23] [02:21.00]Hold on [02:23.05] [02:23.66]Won't be long won't be long [02:26.44]Freedom freedom [02:29.12]Freedom come freedom come [02:31.82]Hold on hold on [02:34.15]Won't be long won't be long [02:36.88]Freedom won't be long [02:39.64]Freedom come freedom [02:42.12]Hold on hold on [02:44.75]Won't be long won't be long [02:47.38]Freedom freedom [02:49.89]Freedom come freedom come [02:52.50]Hold on [02:54.23] [02:54.85]Won't be long won't be long [02:57.79]Freedom won't be [03:00.59]Freedom come [03:02.19] [03:02.80]Hold on hold on [03:05.69]Won't be long won't be long [03:08.13]Freedom won't be long [03:10.78]Freedom come freedom come [03:13.44]Hold on [03:15.02] [03:15.72]Won't be long won't be long [03:18.58]Freedom won't be long [03:21.28]Freedom come freedom come [03:23.73]Hold on hold on [03:26.46]Won't be long hold on [03:28.97]Freedom won't be long [03:31.72]Freedom come freedom come [03:34.27]Hold on [03:35.75] [03:36.68]Won't be long freedom come [03:39.50]Freedom [03:41.22] [03:41.88]Freedom come freedom come [03:44.61]Hold on hold on [03:47.52]Won't be long won't be long [03:52.92] [03:56.86]Won't be long [03:58.09] [03:59.20]Oh freedom won't be long