This week’s Song of the Week deals with a song sung by Lighthouse Family I heard while still in NS here, around 2002. According to the link below, the song was released in 2001. The first time I heard the song, I was more along the lines of, “this music sounds good”. Only later when I got the song did I realize how meaningful its lyrics were in trying to get people to become free.

I am sure the lyrics speak for themselves, so there is no real need for me to elaborate. Thanks to The A to Z of Chart Lyrics 2001 for the provision of the lyrics. Though I am writing them out from memory, any corrections will be based on the version they have available.

There is a short and a full version of this song, and I am writing about the latter. It is available in my IMEEM for your listening pleasure.
 

Free
Lighthouse Family

I wish, I knew how, it would feel, to be free
I wish, I could break, all the chains, holding me
I wish, I could say, all the things, that I should say
Say ‘em loud, say ‘em clear, for the whole wide world to hear

I wish I could share, all the love, that’s in my heart
Remove, all the bars, that keep…us apart
And I wish, you could know, how it feels, to be me
Then you’d see, and agree, that every man, should be free

I wish, I could be, like a bird, in the sky
How sweet, it would be, if I found, I could fly
Well I’d soar, to the sun, and look down, at the sea
And I’dsing, ’cause I’d know, how it feels, to be free

I wish, I knew how, it would feel, to be free
I wish, I could break, all the chains, holding me
And I wish, I could say, all the things, that I wanna say
Say ‘em loud
Say ‘em clear
For the whole wide world to hear
Say ‘em loud, say ‘em clear, for the whole wide world to hear
Say ‘em loud, say ‘em clear, for the whole~ wide world to hear

One love
One blood
One life, you got to, do what you should
One life
With each other
Sisters, brothers
One life, but we’re not the same
We got to, carry each other, carry each other

(One…)

I wish, I knew how, it would feel, to be free
I wish, I knew how, it would feel, to be free
 

One wonders, will we ever know how it will be, to be free? I wish I knew how it would feel to be free. Enjoy the song.

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1. Song of the Week – Welcome To My Life by Simple Plan
2. Song of the Week – What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes
3. Song of the Week – Into The Ocean by Blue October
4. Song of the Week – Change The World by Eric Clapton
5. Song of the Week – I’m Still Here by Johnny Rzeznik