What Freedom Does To Me Lyrics

And so, the woke snowflakes fought back, but it wasn't enough

We gave it our best shot, and they retaliated

Putting us in prison

Gunning us down

They tried to quash the protests, and we fought back in droves

But it wasn't enough, and so the fascists took over

Then they came after us with everything that they had

The Police. The FBI

Accusing democratic socialists of betraying American values, and the billionaires were thrilled

They laughed, having succeeded in pulling the political spectrum all the way to one side

Even centrist conservatives were persecuted, let alone the Democrats and Progressives

They went after leaders and everyday citizens too

They went after journalists and media personalities

Having convinced the people that everyone is a threat

Then they began to rewrite history

Only books that passed a purity test of lies were to be taught in the schools

They changed everything

American History, the struggle for Civil Rights, the Confederacy, the Vietnam War!

The Truth became so small that they drowned it in a bathtub

So, what are we to do? Back to the drawing board

Intellect. Resourcefulness. Courage. Strength.

Lives that we're willing to take into our own hands, on Principle!

The people threw art projects like bombs, and the song remained the same

Those who were left vowed to never stop

For the dream that we share has been with us since the dawn of time

We acknowledge the sacrifices of our ancestors

We very well may be our Ancestors!

And it's possible that the fascists in control will be reborn

Into the system of slavery that they have built

We're fighting ourselves

We understand this, and this is why they are wrong!

Let alone the collateral damage that they have done

Suffering! Masses! This is precisely the wrong direction

And we don't have time for this!

The world is dying

The beautiful world that has given us everything we've ever had

Everything that's been stolen from us

It's the ultimate tragedy! The cruelest of all strategies

These people know exactly what they're doing, and it shows

I embrace Buddhism and am selective with Christianity, but I don't want a war

Well, a war is what you're getting, they say to me

What a gosh-darn nightmare!

A Nightmare of a God

Same as it ever was

Violence and calling things out as they are are two radically different things

But they will try to convince you otherwise, the cancer capitalists

Holding our world over the void for immortality and space

All we ever did is speak out!

The most American value of all American values!

Our day will come

They can try with all of their might to rewrite history

And for a while, some children might be fooled

Some newspapers and magazines will look the other way

A few good billionaires will do nothing

They may gain some bodies on their side

Soulless shells of humans!

Is that what you want to become?

It happens all around the world!

The Right Is wrong! It's the upside-down

The world is our canvas

The world is our canvas

The world is our canvas!

Intellect. Resourcefulness. Courage. Strength.

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up

And live out the true meaning of its creed

We hold these truths to be self-evident

That all men are created equal."

Words referencing the Declaration of Independence that were spoken by the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

He was Christian, a Baptist, and I could not agree more with what he said

What he stands for, and always will

Good people shine through all walks of life

So let us not get fooled by the labels

The borders

Let's find the Truth

The Truth that they have stolen from us and tortured

We have to take it back, to protect it

The Truth is that we all have the light and the dark inside of us

Ideologies are not inherently good or evil but become so through actions

Capitalism can be good: it can provide us with a way to provide for ourselves, but this is not what it has done

Christianity can be good: it can provide us with communities that thrive on peace and good will towards others, but this is not what Project 2025 intends to do

We still have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men, women, children, elders, and everyone in between contain an equal value of life

That no one should face imprisonment or death for their beliefs

That no one should live in slavery, regardless of the color of their skin or political beliefs

That slavery comes in many forms

That everyone deserves, by birth, a shelter they can call their own and food to sustain their living!

That any absence of this birthright is slavery

That everyone is driven to create, and that everyone has a right to discover their inner selves

That no Artist shall be used and abused for money making schemes

That no Artist shall go on trial for taking a non-violent stand

That nearly all Americans are immigrants

That money is a tool to be used for the betterment of all

That no one has the right to obscene amounts of it

That no one shall use it to destroy Democracy

That no one shall use it to destroy our Earth!

That everyone on Earth has a birthright to vaccines and scientific breakthroughs!

We spoke these words and tried to live them out

But the resistance was too great

The resistance to the Truth

The resistance to Nature

The resistance to Socialism

The resistance to honesty

The resistance to self-sacrifice

The resistance to and abuse of Science

The resistance to you and me

We tried to live them out, so that you, living, in seven generations might be free from the tyranny

Free from the Climate Change that we tried to stop

We were not all A-holes

Some of us tried

We did our best, and we will continue to do what we have to

Because there is no other way to live life in circumstances such as these

I'm sorry

I'm sorry that I couldn't do more

I will try my best

To speak on behalf of you

To speak on behalf of our dream

I want you to be free

That's what Freedom does to me