J. Ikenna - Free & Independent lyrics

[Ashanti] Harmonizing [Verse 1] Illuminate the strain Alleviate the pain So it can once again experience a piece of peace to gain Society's become an institution where we're ruled by many And plenty plan to oppose but few stay true to the goal So I swerve Through my city, simply wonder where to go Where to grow unbeknownst, sip serene for the soul As new days age old and warm nights grow cold I question who to follow for direction without a toll Some listen to the rich who some know most won't compromise Some listen to the news believing gossip makes the wise Some listen to the preachers holding greed within their eyes Some listen to the teachers but the lessons come with lies [Hook 1] And they say they got the cure, and their truth becomes the remedy Keep telling me, to free the being, all you need's captivity They mastermind, confront our lines and ravage us with pain and lies Until our eyes becomes the ones who watch us rot and sever ties So rise against the propaganda that they hammer to our walls Before History repeats to be the past that seems to tarnish all The chains of condescendment; The pain of our descendants; Do it for the future: Live Free and Independent [Verse 2] As if the present is your weapon and the past is your shield If the future makes you yield, then your gift should make it kneel With your stance and circumstance work as one for its purpose But it's strange My house is a home for progression but the house is a home for regression And its seems our representative doesn't represent me That's at least what I believe when theres change I cannot see Although I may be wrong For a reason that is vein Avoiding current news in fear of OccupyMyBrain Cause the thought of those of tan and darker tones committing every crime Only appeared when we let a few minds sell headlines Every government official isn't solely spewing lies But the lesser evils take some truths with them when they do die Like Avoid debt at all costs and truly only owe yourself As conceited Uncle Sam ask "What can you do for themselves?" [Hook 2] When they say they got the cure, and their truth becomes the remedy Keep telling me, to free the being, all you need's captivity They mastermind, confront our lines and ravage us with pain and lies Until our eyes becomes the ones who watch us rot and sever ties So rise against the propaganda that they hammer to our walls Before History repeats to be the past that seems to tarnish all The chains of condescendment; The pain of our descendants; Do it for the future: Live Free and Independent