Ben Harper - Redemption song lyrics

Old pirates yes they rob I Sold I to the merchant ships Minutes after they took I From the bottom less pit But my hand was made strong By the hand of the almighty We forward in this generation triumphantly All I ever had, is songs of freedom Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, redemption songs Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds Have no fear for atomic energy 'Cause none of them can stop the time How long shall they k** our prophets While we stand aside and look? Some say it's just a part of it We've got to fulfill the book Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs Redemption songs, redemption songs Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds Have no fear for atomic energy 'Cause none of them can stop the time How long shall they k** our prophets While we stand aside and look? Yes, some say it's just a part of it We've got to fulfill the book Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs All I ever had, redemption songs These songs of freedom, songs of freedom