Live the Life You Want
CHORUS
Live the life you want,
Nobody can stop you;
Shoot for the sun,
And break on through.
So you’re blind, you'll be fine;
We got good news:
You can live the life you want—
Yes, we know the truth.
VERSE 1
Grab a cane, get trained;
Got to get moving.
Make a change in a wage;
That's what we're doing—
Come with me, yeah!
CHORUS
Live the life you want,
Nobody can stop you;
Shoot for the sun,
And break on through.
So you’re blind, you'll be fine;
We got good news:
You can live the life you want—
Yes, we know the truth.
VERSE 2
You and me, NFB,
Let's dream together.
NFB, you and me,
Lives on forever.
You will see, yeah!
CHORUS
Live the life you want,
Nobody can stop you;
Shoot for the sun,
And break on through.
So you’re blind, you'll be fine;
We got good news:
You can live the life you want—
Yes, we know the truth.
CODA
You can live the life you want,
Yes, we know the truth.
We know the truth!
Make Them Hear You
Go out and tell our story. Let it echo far and wide.
Make them hear you. Make them hear you.
How justice was our battle and how justice was denied.
Make them hear you. Make them hear you.
And say to those who blame us for the way we chose to fight
That sometimes there are battles which are more than black or white.
And I could not put down my sword when justice was my right.
Make them hear you. Make them hear you.
Go out and tell our story to your daughters and your sons.
Make them hear you. Make them hear you.
And tell them, in our struggle, we were not the only ones.
Make them hear you. Make them hear you.
Your sword can be a sermon or the power of the pen.
Teach ev'ry child to raise their voice and then, my people, then
Will justice be demanded by ten million righteous men.
Make them hear you.
When they hear you. I'll be near you again.
This Is Me
I am not a stranger to the dark. Hide away, they say, 'cause we don't want your broken parts. I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars. Run away, they say, no one'll love you as you are. But I won't let them break me down to dust. I know that there's a place for us, for we are glorious.
When the sharpest words wanna cut me down, I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out. I am brave. I am bruised. I am who I'm meant to be. This is me.
Look out, 'cause here I come. And I'm marchin' on to the beat I drum. I'm not scared to be seen. I make no apologies. This is me.
Oh…
Another round of bullets hits my skin; well, fire away, ‘cause today, I won’t let the shame sink in.
We are burstin' through the barricades. And reachin' for the sun. We are warriors and that's what we've become.
I won't let them break me down to dust. I know that there's a place for us, for we are glorious, When the sharpest words wanna cut me down, I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out. I am brave. I am bruised. I am who I'm meant to be. This is me.
Look out, 'cause here I come. And I'm marchin' on to the beat I drum. I'm not scared to be seen. I make no apologies. This is me!
Oh…
This is me.
Oh...
When the sharpest words wanna cut me down, gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out. This is brave. This is bruised. This is who I'm meant to be. This is me.
Look out, 'cause here I come. And I'm marchin' on to the beat I drum. I'm not scared to be seen. I make no apologies. This is me.
Oh…
This is me.