Time to be Free
(Music & lyrics by Stan Silver)
Verse:
I don’t need your charity – As pitiful as I may seem
And I don’t need your handouts – If you think this is what I mean
I won’t cry my heart out – About some inconsequentialities
But I’m telling you what’s killing me – Is being a ghost of a long lost history
Verse:
They spoke the word of Jesus – While the plains were soaked in blood
And death came in a blanket – To leave us with a flood
Of a sick and dying people – To be buried in oblivion
They got us down on our wounded knees
To them the end justifies the means
Chorus:
There comes a time to be free
In the mountains, the valleys, the plains, across the sea
There comes a time to be free
When you hear the eagle cry
Will you think about me
Verse:
Outnumbered by the millions – Overrun by the matter of course
Exploiting our land of gold – Their greed without remorse
Locked up in the wasteland – Surrendering unconditionally
Leaving us without the hope – Of winning back our fading identity
Chorus:
There comes a time to be free
In the mountains, the valleys, the plains, across the sea
There comes a time to be free
When you hear the eagle cry
Will you think about me
When you see the eagles fly
Will you think about me
When you see the eagle in the sky
It’s time to be free
Time to be free
c 2009