Letter To The Free - Common&Bilal

[00:00.48]Letter To The Free - Common/Bilal
[00:00.7]Written by：Lonnie Lynn/Emmanuel Riggins/Robert Glasper
[00:31.45]Southern leaves southern trees we hung from
[00:34.24]Barren souls heroic songs unsung
[00:36.81]Forgive them father they know this knot is undone
[00:39.26]Tied with the rope that my grandmother died
[00:41.73]Pride of the pilgrims affect lives of millions
[00:44.31]Since slave days separating fathers from children
[00:47.1]Institution ain't just a building
[00:49.33]But a method of having black and brown bodies fill them
[00:52.42]We ain't seen as human beings with feelings
[00:54.52]Will the u s ever be us lord willing
[00:57.57]For now we know the new jim crow
[00:59.97]They stop search and arrest our souls
[01:02.61]Police and policies patrol philosophies of control
[01:06.11]A cruel hand taking hold
[01:07.82]We let go to free them so we can free us
[01:10.46]America's moment to come to jesus
[01:13.08]Freedom freedom
[01:15.86]Freedom come
[01:17.72]Hold on hold on
[01:20.79]Won't be long won't be long
[01:23.56]Freedom freedom
[01:26.1]Freedom come freedom come
[01:28.770004]Hold on hold on
[01:31.3]Won't be long won't be long
[01:33.94]The caged birds sings for freedom to bring
[01:36.270004]Black bodies being lost in the American dream
[01:39.05]Blood of black being a pastoral scene
[01:41.55]Slavery's still alive check amendment 13
[01:44.75]Not whips and chains all subliminal
[01:47.17]Instead of 'nigga' they use the word 'criminal'
[01:49.68]Sweet land of liberty incarcerated country
[01:52.130005]Shot me with your ray gun
[01:53.44]And now you want to trump me
[01:54.83]Prison is a business America's the company
[01:57.369995]Investing in injustice fear and long suffering
[02:00.79]We staring in the face of hate again
[02:02.65]The same hate they say will make america great again
[02:05.21]No consolation prize for the dehumanized
[02:07.63]For america to rise it's a matter of black lives
[02:10.44]And we gonna free them so we can free us
[02:13.01]America's moment to come to jesus
[02:15.79]Freedom freedom
[02:18.16]Freedom come
[02:20.58]Hold on
[02:23.2]Won't be long won't be long
[02:26.11]Freedom freedom
[02:29.56]Freedom come freedom come
[02:31.44]Hold on hold on
[02:33.75]Won't be long won't be long
[02:36.5]Freedom
[02:38.9]Freedom come
[02:41.44]Hold on
[02:44.07]Won't be long won't be long
[02:46.99]Freedom freedom
[02:49.7]Freedom come freedom come
[02:52.29001]Hold on
[02:54.51]Won't be long won't be long
[02:57.36]Freedom
[02:59.95999]Freedom come
[03:02.26]Hold on hold on
[03:05.12]Won't be long won't be long
[03:07.87]Freedom
[03:10.25]Freedom come freedom come
[03:13.1]Hold on
[03:15.42]Won't be long won't be long
[03:18.19]Freedom
[03:20.74]Freedom come freedom come
[03:23.45999]Hold on hold on
[03:25.97]Won't be long
[03:28.31]Freedom
[03:31.12]Freedom come freedom come
[03:34.14]Hold on
[03:36.24]Won't be long
[03:38.95]Freedom
[03:41.5]Freedom come freedom come
[03:44.35]Hold on hold on
[03:47.15]Won't be long won't be long