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lyrics
Malik:
It was an amazing thing when I found out why the caged bird sing
Then when I started to move it was a spiritual awakening
When things get overwhelming, gotta Dance till you break morning
Move till the break of dawn, If you feel like tomorrow ain’t coming.
Kanjia: I know what I’m bout (Ah Ha) Can’t fill me with doubt (No No)
I’m holding my clout (Ah Ha) And dancing it out (Let’s Go)
Hook (Kanjia): I’m dancing for freedom, freedom, freedom, Freeeeeee
Malik: Angola to Bahia we got free wit Capoeira
Movement brings you healing, Soothes your soul like Aloe Vera
Get it on the Dance floor or dancing in the Dancin' in the Mirror
Soul Makosa, Roho Kucheza, Movement for the Modern Era
Hook (Kanjia): We dancing for freedom, freedom, freedom, Freeeeeee
Malik: Miriam Makeba (a-ha) / Patrice Lumumba / (ya-ya)
Winnie Mandela (a-ha) / Kwame Nkrumah / (ya-ya)
Dedan Kimathi / Fannie Lou Hamer / Haile Selassie / Ella Jo Baker
Leopold Senghor / Manu Dabingo / Revolution Music / Revolution Lingo
Hook (Kanjia): We dancing for freedom, freedom, We dancing for freedom, Freeeeeee
Kanjia: I won’t be no slouch (No No) Stuck on no couch (No No)
I ain’t gonna crouch (No No) I’m dancing it out (Ah Ha)
Now I’m on the loose, Won’t hang from no noose
Speaking the truth, Oooohh
Malik Rap: When it’s closing in
I get to dancing like I’m suppose to win
I can feel my soul opening
to hope again / Life in Motion: Misty Copeland
Gettin’ free like Adwa, Ethiopian /
Feel the Inner vision, Like Rakim I let the rhythm hit em /
Rockin’ with infinite wisdom
When you moving, like you tryna get, Independent
Then every move is like Eternity within a Minute
Kanjia: I know what I’m bout (Ah Ha), Can’t filled me with doubt (No No)
I’m holding my clout (Ah Ha), And dancing it out (Let’s go)
Hook (Kanjia): I’m dancing for freedom, freedom, freedom, Freeeeeee
Malik: Angola to Bahia we got free with Capoeira
Movement brings you healing, soothes your soul like aloe vera /
Get it on the dance floor or dancing in the Dancin' in the Mirror /
"Soul Makosa", "Roho Kucheza", Movement for the Modern Era" /
Hook: We dancing for freedom, freedom, freedom, Freeeeee
Bridge (Kanjia): How long will it take for us to see, That freedom really is free
No matter how real the struggles been, I’m making sure I’m heard and seen
Kanjia and Malik:
Who said Freedom ain’t Free (what) (No No)
Freedom is free y’all (Ah Ha) 4X
Malik: Push all your hands up, Put em up
Kanjia: Pick up de pace now, Get it up
Globally-traveled and well-respected rapper/Ivy League scholar Malik Starx’s artistry highlights music’s ability to motivate
discourse, inspire research, and promote joy. His vocal talent is also present in the classroom, as he is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences (CLPS) at Brown University....more