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halaj pharaoh-jali lialu - for whom the bell hooks lyrics

[intro]
janet jackson says
in complete darkness we are all the same
it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us
don’t let your eyes deceive you
janet jackson
homage

[verse one]
another death another grave another brother has been slain
once again, the bell rings
and they say that, that bell tolls for me
but how? when the minute that the funeral is finished
i’m back to everyday living
as if that bell isn’t still
ringing, that soundwave travels throughout
sp-ce, but through selective hearing the ringing remains diminished
so, whom does the bell hook?
who does the bell captivate
to agitate the status quo rather than relax in
the madness that’s been established, i’m
just asking cause we know that the bell tolls for
every nation, but woke individuals manifest
changes, but since i chose to stay asleep
that means more souls will rest in peace

[hook]
god gave me a dream to make freedom ring
but i deferred that dream and i remained asleep
so, no blood no sweat but yes tears
cause when i woke up it was to a nightmare

[verse two]
another sister has been slain another mother’s heart breaks
once again, the bell rings
but this time there’s a frequency that speaks
to me i close my eyes to hear her as she whispers
don’t be one with the crowd
you were born to be the one on the stage
i know that the lights will shine bright
but i will tell you exactly what to say
i hear you
(i really really do) but i fear you
will lead me into an atmosphere that can’t
support the life i want to live, the life support for the unborn
kids is not the life that i want to live
so, i choose to ignore what my soul hears
i run from the ring, i run from the fight
but the moment that i closed my eyes that night

[hook]
god gave me a dream to make freedom ring
but i deferred that dream and i remained asleep
so, no blood no sweat but yes tears
cause when i woke up it was to a nightmare

[bridge]
but the morning came when i could no longer rest
but i’m afraid that it’s too late for me to awake
then the bell rang to give me one last chance
to face my fate with faith or lay and play it safe

[hook]
god gave me a dream to make freedom ring
but i deferred that dream and i remained asleep
but now when the bell hooks me i just close
my eyes until darkness is complete

[verse three]
i repent for idleness my god forgive me
you only need to forgive yourself to be free
now go forth and bring my people from their graves
cause when you do that, freedom rings
now go live in a way that mitigates climate change
cause when you do that, freedom rings
now go remove the mute to hear the truth
and let the world know that the bell hooks you

[outro]
bell hooks says, “often in my lectures when i use the phrase “imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist, patriarchy, to describe our nation’s political system audiences laugh. no one has ever explained why accurately naming this system is funny. the laughter itself functions as a disclaimer discounting the significance of what is being named. it suggests that the words, or the lyrics, themselves are problematic that there is something wrong with the words, or the lyrics, themselves, and not the system they describe” bell hooks homage

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