Gonna Be Free

[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 Media and ennui like chondroitin and glucosamines Swell at the joint at wounded knee Let's decode the Negro And be like Steve Biko, when not hearing a peep From the projects like beakers in research We're jumping in feet-first Reaction more than knee-jerk Don't let his story recur Swipe credit like a Visa Empire doesn't need a sequel 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 (pomo) I came to fuck shit up, homos Stonewall, laugh at that, no no Don't y'all assume 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 the sword again rock mine For the win Plot lines are stretched like accordion To Resurrect, born again, in division Lord has been 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 Is to unlock the prison with God's forgiveness Islamabad to Montrose 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?) If we can get the bad guys 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