Freedom Is at Hand
Embracing Freedom's Call: A Journey of Dreams and Peace
Lyrics
Freedom Is At Hand
Freedom is within reach or achievable.
We have walked all the highways
We've traveled extensively.
Yet where have we gone
We've made progress, but the destination or real change remains unclear.
We planted dreams along the byways
We've nurtured aspirations along less traveled paths.
What else is there to be done
What more can we do?
We spoke of peace, pure and simple
We advocated for simple, uncomplicated peace.
They seemed not to understand
Our message was not comprehended by others.
We asked them to free our people
We requested the liberation of our people.
They said, "Freedom is at hand."
They asserted that freedom is imminent or close.
REFRAIN:
Chorus or recurring theme.
We asked, "Is freedom a farmer with no land to farm?
Is freedom possible for a farmer without land to cultivate?
Is freedom a fisher with no river to fish?
Is freedom feasible for a fisherman without a river to fish in?
Is freedom a worker with no place to work?"
Is freedom viable for a worker without a workplace?
Yet they said, "Freedom is at hand."
Despite these concerns, they maintain that freedom is near.
Guns cried out as night drew near
Violence erupted as darkness approached.
We hurried for home
We rushed home.
To our children aged in fear
Our frightened children, whose hopes seem unattainable.
Whose dreams are made of stone
Our children's aspirations feel unachievable or solidified like stone.
"Peace," we said, "is not an empty plate
Peace is not merely the absence of hunger.
Nor a man with no land.
Freedom necessitates possessing land.
Freedom we can no longer wait."
We can't delay our quest for freedom any longer.
They said, "Freedom is at hand." (REFRAIN)
Despite our urgency, they insist that freedom is near. (Chorus repeated)
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