K’naan - In the beginning - live in new york lyrics

So!

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! Sus'pi'cious he moved
With vicious caution dismisses
He thinks is a little often
People get held back by the void inside 'em

YO!

The void said
I'm poised to speak inside you
"Rejoice then please let me invite you
To evil, greed and lies too"

YEAH!

Confused and dazed he moved in ways
He 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

Yeah that was in the beginnin'
As the story goes on so -

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, he will just care
Evil don't care, he will just prayer

Yeah that was In the beginning

There was a hum

Then things changed

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 -

That was in the beginning
Then things changed

Yeah

And we keep holdin' on
And we keep bein' strong
And we keep goin' on and on and on and on