In the beginning
There was a hum
From a poet whose pulse fell
DRUM DRUM DRUM!
He would perform prayers and all
Till one day he heard a voice call
COME COME COME!
Suspicious he moved
With vicious caution
Dismisses
He thinks is a little often
People get held back
By the void inside 'em
The void said
I'm poised to speak inside you...
"Rejoice then please let me invite you
To evil, greed and lies too."
Confusеd and dazed
He moved in ways
Hе soon became "Hakuna"
BOOM BOOM BOOM
A knock on his door, his heart is no more
A knock on his door, his soul is no more
(V2)
The poet's got a proposal
He would always hope but never know
What it feels
To be free
He would be the frozen
Imposed as the chosen
All laws oppose him
But it would be greed
That's got him there
He's power-hungry
And proud too
People don't care, people just scared
People don't care, People just fade
They say-
It is better to light a candle than to curse the dark
In the eyes of the youth
There are question marks
Like freedom
Freedom for the mind and soul
We don't see them
See them for their worth at all
That's why we lead em
Lead em to these wars
And what is it we feed em
Feed em our impurities
And who it is we treat em
Treat em like the enemy
Humanity will need em
Need em like the blood we spill
And we're freedom
Freedom for the hearts we fill
We mislead em
They hunger for the love we give
But we cheat em
The guys beat him and all he wants
Is his freedom
So they defeat him
Whatever spirit he's got
"beat him"
And they teach him
The rest of the world don't need him
And he believes
In the disease that he's heathen
Put up your fists if all you want is freedom
Put up your fists if all you want is -
In the Beginning Live was written by K’naan.
K’naan released In the Beginning Live on Mon Jan 01 2007.