I'd love to hear freedom ring Not with flags and anthems playing But with afternoon rains and poetry With pleasant ease No future or past weighing in Bodies just a simple vase to hold what's within No oppression busting bones Mind clear like crystal stones Imagination left to soar like it was meant to be No limits to be achieved Freedom is hard won The soul begs to be released The mind demands to be free The body craves comforted peace Listen to the silent pleas Let freedom ring Let it ring for all of humanity.