Cover art for Singing This Song by Brother Ali
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Singing This Song Lyrics

[Hook]
Singing this song let the whole world know
Singing this song let the whole world know
Let the choir sing
Singing this song let the whole world know
Let the choir sing
Singing this song let the whole world know
Singing this song let the whole world know
Let the choir sing
Singing this song let the whole world know

[Verse 1]
Blood on our hands, it’s wetter than it ever was
We say its getting better, yet it seldom does
Everybody wanna fuss but what gets discussed
When its all said and done what will be said of us?
This is who we are not who we have to be
In the lasting aftermath of a tragedy
Don’t wanna talk no more, I heard it all before
I just know that I don’t want this on my heart no more
Speeding on a crash course with our final hour
Only thing that can bring us back is our finest hour
Excellence flow from every precious soul is the
Only way that i know to harness that kind of power
We can shine brighter, sing bigger, love louder
We can dream farther, hope harder, work smarter
This is that moment, sand flowing through the hourglass
Is our only opponent that we have, we own it!
[Hook]

[Verse 2]
All around the world different song same message
Dignity in that spotlight and life’s precious
When we raise voices, we’re joining a chorus
You’re not a solo, the harmony is enormous
Echo John Lennon we echo Nina Simone
We echo my brother Chuck D, that legacy lives on
And when the struggle stress you
Let it bless you keep you strong
And may your voice live on forever in that song

[Hook]

Wallace D. Mohammed
Dr. Betty and Malcom Shabazz
Coretta and Martin King
Let the choir sing
Gil Scott Heron
Bob Dylan
Eyedea
Let the choir sing
Angela Davis
Cornel West
Tim Wise
Let the choir sing
Leonard Peltier
Asata Shakur
Mumia Abu Jamal
Let the choir sing
Singing this song let the whole world know
Singing this song let the whole world know
Singing this song let the whole world know
Singing this song let the whole world know

[Speech]
And so if we want to get anywhere we have to be self loving enough, to be honest with ourselves, to do some soul searching!
I’m not talking about soul searching to see what’s inside our soul, we got to find out what the hell happened to our soul. We’ve got to find that shit. I want my humanity back. I want to be a human being again. I don’t want this shit on my conscience no more! I want to live in a fair world. We’ve got to decide to rejoin the human family again. We’re not talking about just this case, we not talking about just this issue, we’re talking about whether or not we’re going to be human beings again
Peace!

Singing this song let the whole world know
Singing this song let the whole world know

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September 18, 2012
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