Born To Be Free

Born to Be Free Verse 1 Born in the echo of the boomers’ roar, Raised on broken promises, still asking for more They told me fall in line, pick a side, behave I chose thought over comfort, mind over cage Call me socialist, yeah I wear that name Advanced in my thinking, not afraid of the flame I look up at the sky, see life beyond our dust They laugh, say I’m crazy — but who do you trust? Pre-Chorus They clown me in the daylight, whisper in the dark Truth sounds insane when it threatens the mark Chorus I was born to be free, not bred to obey Born to see through the games they play Let ’em laugh, let ’em talk, let ’em run with the lie I won’t trade my soul just to help them feel right Born to be free, yeah I walk alone While the sheep feel safe in the comfort zone They don’t know the truth, they don’t wanna see But I was born, I was born to be free Verse 2 They say “Andre, slow down, you think too much” But thinking’s the only thing keeping me untouched Lost in the noise, glued to a screen Chasing fake wars and borrowed dreams Why everybody blind when the questions are loud? Why truth get buried when it draws a crowd? I don’t need your labels, your boxes, your rules I’d rather stand crazy than die a fool Pre-Chorus If the world feels flat when you question the spin Maybe walls were built just to keep us in Chorus I was born to be free, not bred to obey Born to see through the games they play Let ’em laugh, let ’em talk, let ’em run with the lie I won’t trade my soul just to help them feel right Born to be free, yeah I walk alone While the sheep feel safe in the comfort zone They don’t know the truth, they don’t wanna see But I was born, I was born to be free Bridge Firmament in my mind, not a map or a chart Just a shield for the hope that I guard in my heart Maybe I’m wrong, maybe they are too But at least I’m brave enough to question the view Truth ain’t clean, it don’t come polite It shakes your ground in the middle of the night Outro So let ’em have their fun, let ’em call me insane History loves rebels, forgets who complained Andre the Socialist, standing on belief I don’t need your permission — I was born to be free