Flobots - Anne Braden Lyrics
[Spoken:]
What I've realized since is
That it's a very painful process but it is not destructive.
It's the world deliberation.
And what really happened in the sixties
Toward admitting that it had been wrong on race,
And creativity burst out in all directions.
From the color of the faces in Sunday songs
To the hatred they raised all the youngsters on
Once upon a time in this country, long ago
She knew there was something wrong
Because the song said "yellow, red, black, and white
Every one precious in the path of Christ"
But what about the daughter
Wasn't she a child they were singin' about?
And if Jesus loves us, black and white skin
Why didn't her white mother invite them in?
When did it become a room for no blacks to step in?
How did she already know not to ask the question?
Left lasting impressions
Adolescent's comfort's gone [?]
She never thought things would ever change,
But she always knew there was something wrong.
Always knew there was somethin' wrong.
She always knew there was somethin' wrong.
Years later, she found herself
Mississippi bound to help
Stop the legalized lynching of Mr. Willy McGee.
But they couldn't stop it,
So they thought that they'd talk to the governor about what'd happened
And say, "We're tired of being used as an excuse to kill black men."
But the cops wouldn't let 'em past
And these women, they struck 'em as uppity
So they hauled 'em all off to jail
And they called in protective custody.
Then from her cell
She heard her jailers
Grumblin' about "outsiders".
When she called 'em out
And said she was from the south, they shouted,
"Why is a nice, Southern lady makin' trouble
For the governor? "
She said, "I guess I'm not your type of lady,
And I guess I'm not your type of Southerner,
But before you call me traitor,
Well it's plain as just to say [?]
I was a child in Mississippi
But I'm ashamed of it today."
She always knew there was somethin' wrong.
She always knew there was somethin' wrong.
She always knew there was somethin' wrong.
She always knew there was somethin' wrong.
[Spoken:] And, all of a sudden, I realized I was on the other side
Imagine the world that you're standing within
All of your neighbors, they're family-friends.
How would you cope facing the fact
The flesh on their hands was tainted with sin?
She faced this every day.
People she saw on a regular basis;
People she loved, in several cases;
People she knew were incredibly racist.
It was painful, but she never stopped loving them,
Never stopped callin' their names
And she never stopped being a Southern woman
And she never stopped fighting for change.
And she saw that her struggle was
In the tradition of ancestors never aware of her [?]
It continues today:
The soul of a Southerner
Born of the other America.
She always knew there was somethin' wrong.
She always knew there was somethin' wrong.
She always knew there was somethin' wrong.
She always knew there was somethin' wrong.
[Spoken:]
What you win in the immediate battles is little compared to the effort you put into it
But if you see that as a part of this total movement to build a new world,
You know what cathedral you're building when you put your stone in.
You do have a choice.
You don't have to be a part of the world of the lynchers.
You can join the other America. There is another America!
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Flobots Anne Braden Comments
Unfortunately, Anne Braden's voice reminds me of Hillary Clinton :(
Erick Orduno yeah, that’s the voice of a strong woman
this song is so awesome
If you want to know more, read the book "The Wall Between" by Anne Braden - published over 50 years ago, but her truths are as true as ever. Your public library may have it. Or buy a copy and pass it around when you're done.
“What you win in the immediate battles is little compared to the effort you put into it but if you see that as a part of this total movement to build a new world, you know what could be. You do have a choice. You don’t have to be a part of the world of the lynchers. You can join the other America. There is another America!” – Anne Braden
I love the video, but there's a lot of mistakes in the lyrics. You can find all flobot's official lyrics on their homepage: flobots.com/music/lyrics/
I just want to support what ldcrow posted. There is no question that the words are "road to liberation". It's very unfortunate that somebody got the lyrics wrong and posted the erroneous version all over the internet. Is there no way to correct this mistake, STHProductions666??
Pretty sure it's "road to liberation" because that makes more sense.
One of my favorite song of them <3
This is how it is for me alot. I live in lower Alabama, and I have alot of friends that are good people who I love, both black and white, but they've been raised to hate people of their opposite colour. I hate it. I try to speak up against the hate but a lot of people don't understand. They think that I am naive because I don't see how bad black/white people are. I really hope that one day this whole idiotic race situation ends. Im tired of prejudice.
theviolentviolet1 little did you know what would happen four years after you made this comment.
@ldcrow, if you actually listen to the words when she says that first sentence, you will realise that it is actually "WORLD DELIBERATION".
this lyrics video is done aweomsly, and is actually more correct than most lyrics videos.... plus the amazing song?? fuck yeah!
@DemKiidz theyre talkin abut ppl claiming being christian, but being racist
'christians' like that give us real christians a bad rap. i hate it >:/
@PanMicable
well i think it took about 2 hours to make this one, but it always depends on the song :)
thanks for your comment ;)
This video was very nicely done. One of my favorite Flobots songs. :)
yup don't care.
@ldcrow
thank you, i'm sorry for all those mistakes i made in all my videos. but it's good if u realize that and tell me, so i can make the next ones better and improve my english a bit =)
well it's plain as just to say flobots ROCK!!!! <3
Love this song Especially 1:38 - 1:58 :)
@YZFReligion
geht mir genauso... für rap und hiphop hab ich eigentlich nur wenig übrig... aber manches ist einfach genial und dazu gehört ganz oben zum beispiel FLOBOTS. diese jungs sind richtig genial.
danke für kommentar und bewertung ;-)
@NoseBleedKing
yup^^
thanks for your comment & rating =)