Redemption Song
Embracing Freedom: Unshackling Minds Through Redemption Songs
Lyrics
ld pirates, yes, they rob I
Refers to oppressive forces or authorities taking from the speaker.
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Describes being sold to merchant ships after being robbed.
Minutes after they took I
Indicates the immediacy of being taken away.
From the bottomless pit.
Suggests a deep, difficult situation or hardship.
But my hand was made strong
Expresses resilience and strength provided by a higher power.
By the 'and of the Almighty.
Attributes strength to the hand of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Looks to the future with optimism and determination.
Triumphantly.
Triumphantly moving forward in the current generation.
Won't you help to sing
Invites others to join in singing songs of freedom.
These songs of freedom?
Encourages collective participation in the quest for freedom.
'Cause all I ever have
Expresses a lack of material possessions.
Redemption songs
Introduces the theme of redemption songs.
Redemption songs
Reiterates the significance of redemption songs.
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
Calls for mental liberation from enslaving thoughts.
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Stresses the individual's role in freeing their own mind.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
Addresses fears related to atomic energy and its control.
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
Asserts that external forces cannot control time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
Questions the duration of the killing of prophets.
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Expresses frustration with passive witnessing of injustice.
Some say it's just a part of it
Acknowledges challenges as a necessary part of life.
We've got to fulfil de book.
Refers to fulfilling a prophetic or predetermined destiny.
Won't you help to sing
Reiterates the call for collective singing of freedom songs.
These songs of freedom?
Encourages participation in the shared struggle for freedom.
'Cause all I ever have
Repeats the theme of redemption songs and personal possession.
Redemption songs
Emphasizes the significance of redemption in the speaker's life.
Redemption songs
Reiterates the importance of redemption songs.
Redemption songs.
Highlights the enduring nature of redemption songs.
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
Repeats the call for mental emancipation from slavery.
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Emphasizes the self-liberation of one's own mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy,
Reiterates the lack of fear for atomic energy and its constraints.
'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time.
Asserts that external forces cannot control time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
Repeats the questioning of the duration of killing prophets.
While we stand aside and look?
Expresses frustration with passive witnessing of injustice.
Yes, some say it's just a part of it
Restates the acceptance of challenges as a part of life.
We've got to fulfil de book.
Reiterates the commitment to fulfilling a predetermined destiny.
Won't you help to sing
Repeats the call for collective singing of freedom songs.
Dese songs of freedom?
Encourages active participation in the shared quest for freedom.
'Cause all I ever had
Repeats the lack of material possessions.
Redemption songs
Reiterates the significance of redemption in the speaker's life.
All I ever had
Emphasizes the enduring nature of redemption songs.
Redemption songs
Reiterates the importance of redemption songs.
These songs of freedom,
Concludes with a strong emphasis on the theme of freedom songs.
Songs of freedom.
Repeats the call for collective singing of songs of freedom.
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