"Freedom" lyrics
Ras Kass & DJ Free Leonard Lyrics
(feat. DJ Free Leonard)
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Free Leonard, Free Leonard, Free Leonard
Yo!
Oglala, Lakota, Mass Murder In South Dakota
White militia at Pine Ridge Rez 61 Native Americans dead
Nobody cared about the people protesting
Another broken deal, another broken treaty, another land steal
So, energy companies keep their hands filled
Rape resources, chanting "drill baby drill"
Crack for resources, they kill baby kill
Who's the hero when the villains the Navy Seal?
Took a man to take a stand, and take A.I.M.,
American Indian movement
Defending his rights in '75, citizens shot it out with the FBI
Two officers died; prosecution lied
Sentenced to life even Barack Obama denied
Appeals for Clemency, beaten in prison and mistreated
Parole hearing in July 2024, he'll be 79
Stand with the innocent man, rally, and cry
Say Free Leonard! (Free Leonard!)
Can't Unite when all this hating divide,
Religious symbols spelling co-exist
When you see a brother, let me see you pump your fist and scream:
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Damn! Ras Kass that's one hell of a summation
As I observe some Ravens it occurs to me
How my Mom was born on the reservation
Originally a place of incarceration
Not a palace or a tourist destination
At the intersection of
Personal memories and social history
Distracted by a pop culture mentality
Attractive actresses or current events
But I need rapid ways to curate rent
They said to me "your cause is outrageous"
Fortunately fighting for unjust laws is contagious
Some try for extortion and freeloading
While the Real want exoneration So, Leonard Free
While racism still is the reason
Leonard in prison
Don't be prejudiced, be quick to test a fundamentalist
No matter how it sounds
The truth is always profound
These days it's assimilation via a simulation
Sure to give you stimulation
And elimination of your traditionally metaphysical thoughts
Cause remember, Leonard came through for the poor and oppressed
To address the civil unrest
Most would never guess
Even the prosecutor of his trial
Asked for Pardon him from jail
Don't overlook with subjectiveness
When the system is the real symptom
The real symptom is the system
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
[Repeat till fade]
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Free Leonard, Free Leonard, Free Leonard
Yo!
Oglala, Lakota, Mass Murder In South Dakota
White militia at Pine Ridge Rez 61 Native Americans dead
Nobody cared about the people protesting
Another broken deal, another broken treaty, another land steal
So, energy companies keep their hands filled
Rape resources, chanting "drill baby drill"
Crack for resources, they kill baby kill
Who's the hero when the villains the Navy Seal?
Took a man to take a stand, and take A.I.M.,
American Indian movement
Defending his rights in '75, citizens shot it out with the FBI
Two officers died; prosecution lied
Sentenced to life even Barack Obama denied
Appeals for Clemency, beaten in prison and mistreated
Parole hearing in July 2024, he'll be 79
Stand with the innocent man, rally, and cry
Say Free Leonard! (Free Leonard!)
Can't Unite when all this hating divide,
Religious symbols spelling co-exist
When you see a brother, let me see you pump your fist and scream:
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Damn! Ras Kass that's one hell of a summation
As I observe some Ravens it occurs to me
How my Mom was born on the reservation
Originally a place of incarceration
Not a palace or a tourist destination
At the intersection of
Personal memories and social history
Distracted by a pop culture mentality
Attractive actresses or current events
But I need rapid ways to curate rent
They said to me "your cause is outrageous"
Fortunately fighting for unjust laws is contagious
Some try for extortion and freeloading
While the Real want exoneration So, Leonard Free
While racism still is the reason
Leonard in prison
Don't be prejudiced, be quick to test a fundamentalist
No matter how it sounds
The truth is always profound
These days it's assimilation via a simulation
Sure to give you stimulation
And elimination of your traditionally metaphysical thoughts
Cause remember, Leonard came through for the poor and oppressed
To address the civil unrest
Most would never guess
Even the prosecutor of his trial
Asked for Pardon him from jail
Don't overlook with subjectiveness
When the system is the real symptom
The real symptom is the system
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
[Repeat till fade]
