When I Said...

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Anthony Oscar

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When I said, We are imprisoned 
By a lack of imagination
I meant we have a hard time dreaming
We drink too much poison 
Because we don't know where to find water 
Holy water 
Cleansing water 
Water that will cure our thirst 
For Life

When I said, We are imprisoned 
By a lack of imagination
I was talking about the way 
We see justice as one of two things:
Being locked in a box of shame 
Or executed 
By a system that set us up to fail

When I said, We are imprisoned 
By a lack of imagination
I meant we can't move 
That we are binded by binaries 
Of gender and race and political parties 
That we are taught to take what is 
As all that can be
See, they want us to believe we've lost our vision
They want us to feel blind
They don't understand 
That the Wonder of Stevie 
Is how the light shines from his mind 
That a genius is only a human 
Who recognizes his gift 
And then puts in the work to lift up himself 
So he can shine light on his brothers 
So they can mine their own wealth 
So they can unshackle confusion 
And start improving their health
Because the poison we've taken 
Is designed to destroy
First a thousand small knife wounds 
From our feet to our neck
Then we're covered with hatred 
That is meant to infect

But we don't have to believe we're out here all alone
We've got healers among us
They can knit broken bones
They put us back together
They've got balm for our wounds 
If you let them, they'll teach you 
How thorns are removed
If you let them, they'll teach you 
To open your eyes
If you let them, they'll teach you 
It's all right when you cry 
That's how the toxins leave you 
It helps to clean out your mind

When I said, We are imprisoned 
By a lack of imagination
I was talking about the exhaustion 
That makes your bones hurt 
That exhaustion that makes you believe 
That you are weak, that you need to sleep 
And when you do fall to sleep, you don't even dream 
And if you do, it's a nightmare 
Mixed with reality
I know that you're tired
But the cure isn't sleep
In fact, sleep is the poison 
That is keeping you weak
Sleep is the poison that is keeping you weak
Sleep isn't dreaming
Sleep is just sleep

You see, When I said, We are imprisoned 
By a lack of imagination
I was implying we need to get up out of prison
But first, we need to understand 
What this prison really is
How this prison was built 
And more importantly why this prison was built
This prison isn't any ordinary prison 
This prison does not discriminate for any reason
It does not matter what colour your skin is 
Or with what gender you identify
This prison just added bars to the Tower of Babel 
This is a very diverse prison
So, imagine
Imagine what it would be like for 
The community that is chained up inside 
To co-exist lovingly outside this prison

You see, when we say
"We have a duty to fight for our freedom" 
This is what we are talking about
When we say
"We have a duty to win" 
This is what we are talking about
When we say
"We must love each other and support each other" 
This is what we are talking about
When we say
"We have nothing to lose, but our chains" 
When we say
"We have nothing to lose, but our chains!" 
This is exactly what we are talking about

When I said, We are imprisoned 
By a lack of imagination
I was talking about that Voice that tells you, No
That Voice saying, Don't say that
They don't want to hear your idea
That Voice saying you don't belong there
You don't belong out there
You don't belong with them 
You don't have the right colour skin
That's the Voice keeping you In
The Voice doesn't want you Out
The Voice wants you
The Voice wants you to doubt 
That you deserve freedom
That you deserve to feel loved
That you deserve to experience the Wonder 
That these sisters and brothers have to offer
That you can support them 
Without stealing from them 
You see, if you do this 
You will gain life 
You will gain their support 
You will start to feel free

When I said, We are imprisoned 
By a lack of imagination
I did not mean that's the way it has to be
But we have to wake up enough to want to be free 
We have to wake up enough to want to be free 
We must listen and learn and act like we're free 

Tonight, I've been thinking what it means to believe 
That the first shall be last 
And the last ones shall lead
We are all in this struggle 
And we all need to be heard
But will you learn to be humble
And give up the last word? 
Take a minute 
And step back 
Take a minute 
And Breathe
Be quick to listen
Slow to anger
Slow to speak
Together, we're stronger when we open our eyes 
And we learn to go farther when we organize
When we let go of our doubt 
And we let go of our fear 
And we start falling in love 
With the freedom right here

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