Let Robeson Sing
Echoes of Liberation: Unveiling the Man Behind the Vision
Lyrics
Where are you now?
Questioning the current whereabouts of the subject.
Broken up or still around?
Asking whether the subject is still present or has disappeared.
The CIA says you're a guilty man
Referring to the CIA's accusation of guilt against the subject.
Will we see the likes of you again?
Speculating on the possibility of the subject's return.
Can anyone make a difference anymore?
Raising doubt about the effectiveness of making a difference.
Can anyone write a protest song?
Questioning the ability to create impactful protest songs.
Pinky lefty revolutionary
Describing the subject as a left-leaning revolutionary.
Burnt at the stake for
Imagery of persecution, suggesting the subject was persecuted.
A voice so pure, a vision so clear
Praising the purity of the subject's voice and clarity of vision.
I've got to learn to live like you
Expressing a desire to live like the subject.
Learn to sing like you
Expressing a desire to sing like the subject.
Went to Cuba to meet Castro
Narrating a failed attempt to meet Castro in Cuba.
Never got past sleepy Moscow
Highlighting the difficulty in reaching Moscow, suggesting obstacles.
A giant man with a heavenly voice
Complimenting the subject's physical and vocal stature.
MK Ultra turned you paranoid
Referring to MK Ultra and its impact on the subject's mental state.
No passport 'til 1958
Indicating the absence of a passport until 1958.
McCarthy poisoned through with hate
Linking McCarthyism and hatred as influences on the subject.
Liberty lost still buried today
Stating that liberty is still buried beneath lies in the USA.
Beneath the lie of the USA
Highlighting deception in the USA.
Say what you want
Encouraging free expression by saying what one wants.
Say what you want
-A voice so pure, a vision so clear
Reiterating admiration for the subject's voice and vision.
I've got to learn to live like you
Expressing a desire to emulate the subject's way of life.
Learn to sing like you
Expressing a desire to emulate the subject's singing style.
"Now let the Freedom Train come zooming down the track
Quoting lyrics that depict a vision of freedom without racial discrimination.
Gleaming in the sunlight for white and black
-Not stopping at no stations marked coloured nor white
-Just stopping in the fields in the broad daylight
-Stopping in the country in the wide open air
-Where there never was a Jim Crow sign nowhere
-And no lilly-white committees, politicians of note
-Nor poll tax layer through which coloured can't vote
-And there won't be no kinda colour lines
-The Freedom Train will be yours
-And mine"
-A voice so pure, a vision so clear
Repeating admiration for the subject's voice and vision.
I've got to learn to live like you
Reiterating a desire to live like the subject.
Learn to sing like you
Reiterating a desire to sing like the subject.
Sing it loud, sing it proud
Encouraging loud and proud singing with a commitment to be present and found.
I will be here, I will be found
-Sing it loud, sing it proud
-I will be here, I will be found
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