[Intro]
Open your eyes, take a look around
The world’s a stage, but who’s freedom bound?
A thousand voices, a million ways
To live your life, to spend your days
[Verse 1]
Born into a world with a place to go
Told what to think, what to say, what to know
Somebody’s rules, somebody’s dream
Is anything quite what it seems?
[Refrain]
Were you meant to be…
(Born free?)
Face to face with reality
(Really?)
Were you born free
(Naturally?)
Are you living free
(Spontaneously)
[Verse 2]
Freedom isn’t just a flag you wave
Or doing anything that you crave
It’s having choices, taking a stand
Respecting the rights of your fellow man
You can’t be free by keeping others down
Or building walls around your town
A freedom shared is a freedom grown
Not just a privilege for your own
[Refrain]
Were you meant to be…
(Born free?)
Face to face with reality
(Really?)
Were you born free
(Naturally?)
Are you living free
(Spontaneously)
[Bridge]
Think for yourself!
(Think it through!)
Make up your mind!
(It’s up to you!)
… to be kind
Question the claims!
(Examine the facts!)
Freedom means choices!
(And owning your acts!)
No one owns your mind
(No one owns your voice)
But freedom comes with responsibility
(And the power of choice!)
[Refrain]
Were you meant to be…
(Born free?)
Face to face with reality
(Really?)
Were you born free
(Naturally?)
Are you living free
(Spontaneously)
[Outro]
Born free!
(Not bought or sold!)
Stand free!
(Be brave, be bold!)
Think free!
(And let others be!)
Live free!
(Responsibly!)
Were you meant to be…
(Born free?)
Are you living free…
(Spontaneously!)
From the album “Social Truth“