What's free to you? 

"I'll tell you what freedom is to me. No fear! I mean, really - - no fear. If I could have that half of my life - no fear." - Nina Simone


I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
And I wish I knew how
It would feel to be free
I wish I could break
All the chains holdin' me
I wish I could say
All the things that I should say

Say 'em loud say 'em clear
For the whole 'round world to hear
I wish I could share
All the love that's in my heart
Remove all the doubts
That keep us apart

I wish you could know
What it means to be me
Then you'd see and agree
That every man should be free

I wish I could give
All I'm longin' to give
I wish I could live like I'm longing to live
I wish I could do all the things that I can do
And though I'm way over due
I'd be startin' a new
Well I wish I could be
Like a bird up in the sky
How sweet it would be
If I found out I could fly
So long to my song
And look down upon the sea

And I sing because I know yeah
And I sing because I know yeah
And I sing because I know

I would know how it feels
I would know how it feels to be free
I would know how it feels
Yes, I would know
I would know how it feels, how it feelsTo be free, no no.

- Nina Simone



 
 
"Jumping up and down the floor,
My head is an animal.
And once there was an animal,
It had a son that mowed the lawn.
The son was an ok guy,
They had a pet dragonfly.
The dragonfly it ran away
But it came back with a story to say."

- from Dirty Paws, by Of Monsters and Men

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Leap from ledges
Leap from ledges high and wild
Learn to speak
Speak with wisdom like a child
Directly from the heart
Crown yourself the king of clowns
Or stand way back apart
But never give your love, my friend,
Unto a foolish heart.


- Foolish Heart, by the Grateful Dead


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The Present, by First Aid Kit
When you just want to run far
it's so hard
here's where you are

when you just wanna fly high
never lie
bring your wings to the sky

curiosity slaves
we'll be safe
we'll be safe

when you just want to dive deep
get undressed
jump out of the ship


when you just want to shout proud
please be proud
in my place you're allowed




curiosity slaves
we'll be safe
we'll be safe
hear
your sweet lips' melodies
no more fear

nothing heals a wound
better than dreams
i'm feeling sleepy
think i'll go to bed
and try to meet you there
i'm feeling sleepy

now i guess i've told my secret
guess the rest
easy

you know the rest.




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If your feet are in the sky, you must have jumped real high!

"I keep running around
Trying to find the ground
But my head is in the stars
And my feet are in the sky

Well I'm nobody's baby
I'm everybody's girl
I'm the queen of nothing
I'm the king of the world."


King of the World, by First Aid Kit

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__"Where'd the days go? When all we did was play
And the stress that we were under wasn't stress at all
Just a run and a jump into a harmless fall from
Walking by a high-rise to a landmark square
You see millions of people with millions of cares
And I struggle to the train to make my way home

I look at the people as they sit there alone."

These Streets, by Paolo Nutini

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