1983

Verse 1: A Hero understands the price of his freedom He’s willing to pay it with his life twice If that’s the cost to lead em ...And be a beacon Ray of hope for the weakened Prayer spoke for the free men Way to cope for the beaten Now, I'm no historian Never owned a delorean And I didn't leave school my class’s valedictorian But… My last descriptions the prescription and a recipe For Freedom or for Terror Let’s explore this intellectually We vi.olate rights And call it patriotism Learn hate for all that’s different Refusing to pay attention Mention men like Mandela And whether you disagree with me Called a terrorist repeatedly Sent to jail for dissension Lest all our conventions Prevent us from ever mentionin That part of freedom’s ascension requires applying tension Requires applying pressure Requires these dire measures …. Cuz one man’s freedom is another man’s terror Chorus: It's all about what your perspective is It's all about what your objective is Just take a moment to reflect on this You'll realize it's all subjective kid (2x) Verse 2: Before “Free Mandela” was ever sang acapella ...The ANC took drastic measures Fought against their oppressors Had to take drastic measures Had to apply pressure So heads they had to sever We fight for freedom forever We voices that refused to be ignored We rage against injustice Til our freedom is restored Call on Lord… Caged birds ain't singing anymore They working to fit in hopes to satisfy the hoards The cost of living In the land of free is steady climbing We lost our focus on our sense “WE” when we rhyming These days it’s all “I” and “Me” and other singulars Self-talk on self-help bout life And what’s the meaning of All the shit we stress bout The test and what we pressed bout So focused on ourselves that those around us often left out ….If Mandela taught us nothing It’s to love your fellow man Or it’s all worth nothing Chorus: It's all about what your perspective is It's all about what your objective is Just take a moment to reflect on this You'll realize it's all subjective kid (2x)