“Freedom” is the alternative pop lead single of EMM’s mixtape, Emerald.
In the song, EMM uses language similar to an adult talking to a child. She later revealed that it was a child talking to their parent, which was also used in the music video. In the behind-the-scenes video, EMM also stated that...
[Verse 1]
Pretty baby
You were young, wild, and crazy
Until your vision went and got hazy
Went looking for your love in dark places, oh
'Cause life isn't like the movies
Wasn't what you wanted it to be
So you started looking for heaven in a pill
[Pre-Chorus]
Who? Oh, who?
Tell me who in your mind told you to try it?
What in your life made you be like this?
[Chorus]
She's high as la-la-la-la
Screaming na-na-na-na
She needs freedo-o-o-o-om, freedo-o-o-o-om
Drunk as ah-ah-ah-ah
Line it u-u-u-up
No freedo-o-o-o-om, freedo-o-o-o-om
[Verse 2]
Little darling
Now that your friends stopped calling
You're slipping and you can't stop falling
You never really could slow down, no
Don't recognize your reflection
Too many sins for confession
The fountain of youth ain't clean so wash it off
[Pre-Chorus]
Who? Oh, who?
Tell me who in your mind told you to try it?
What in your life made you be like this?
[Chorus]
She's high as la-la-la-la
Screaming na-na-na-na
She needs freedo-o-o-o-om, freedo-o-o-o-om
Drunk as ah-ah-ah-ah
Line it u-u-u-up
No freedo-o-o-o-om, freedo-o-o-o-om
[Bridge]
And mama
You never know what to say
You never know what to do
Wish you'd act like a mama
All of this is just to say
I don't wanna be like you
I don’t wanna be like you
Looking for freedom but it made you a slave
Promised to be there but you never change
You had the choice and you've chosen your road
I wasn't enough to make you wanna come home
[Chorus]
She's high as la-la-la-la
Screaming na-na-na-na
She needs freedo-o-o-o-om, freedo-o-o-o-om
Drunk as ah-ah-ah-ah
Line it u-u-u-up
No freedo-o-o-o-om, freedo-o-o-o-om
She's high as la-la-la-la
Screaming na-na-na-na
She needs freedo-o-o-o-om, freedo-o-o-o-om
Drunk as ah-ah-ah-ah
Line it u-u-u-up
No freedo-o-o-o-om, freedo-o-o-o-om