Flobots - Gonna Be Free lyrics

[Verse 1: Brer Rabbit] Yeah I'm a believer, I won't be beleaguered I give a damn, no Leave it to Beaver With the R-E-S-P-E-C-T like Aretha And if I don't use my feet then I won't have that either Yes we serve, we deserve some peace And we serve the least versed to reverse The deep hurt that's featured Each turn of the sheet of a learned history Like Wall Street, the Trail of Tears and the War in the Philippines And I wash my hands clean like surgeons in emergencies Median on weed like conjoinment and Glucosamines Relap the joint and wound the knee Let's Deco the Negro And be like Steve Bico, we're not hearing a beat From the projects like [?] and research We're jumping in feet-first Reaction more than knee-jerk Don't let his story recur Swipe [?] like a Visa A fire doesn't need a sinkhole Just the silence of the people [Hook (x2)] As for me, I'm gonna be free I'm gonna be free from all of this history Yeah, me, I'm gonna be free, I'm gonna be free [Verse 2: Jonny 5] I rhyme post-post-ironic flows (h*mo) I came to f** sh** up, h*mos Stonewall, laugh at that, no no Don't y'all a**ume that I'm straight Cause you don't know I'm close to the edge like Bono Won't fall victim to the Gordian Knot Trying to sort again rock mine For the win Plot lines are stretched like accordion To Resurrect, born again, in division [?] Free from all the history Beef with salt and misery Just how it should be for y'all and is for me That's the truth, blppppp as bald as Mr. Clean, spit it like Listerine 'Till my lips are stinging hot, scalding, blistering I'm composting primitive thoughts And prayers what we want most [?] lock the prison with God's forgiveness It's it a bunch of [?] Holy ghost, high hopes Touchdown like Broncos The song goes on like ponchos [Hook (x2)] As for me, I'm gonna be free I'm gonna be free from all of this history Yeah, me, I'm gonna be free, I'm gonna be free And if we can start a riot (well what can we really do?) If we can tear a city down (what can we really do?) Crush enemies, cause casualties If we can start a movement If we can lift a city up If we can heal the wounded Feed our families, face history [Hook (x4)] As for me, I'm gonna be free I'm gonna be free from all of this history Yeah, me, I'm gonna be free, I'm gonna be free