Raise Your Hands

from 16 To Reasons To Buy This Album by Lee

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My Father’s Son Music (SESAC)

I got a lion in my pocket and I’m ‘bout to let it go
And everybody knows it’s something you can’t stop
I’m riding high on a balloon and it’s way up in the sky
A balloon that you simply cannot pop
My voice is loud, I won’t be quiet, you will hear me, this is true
You will listen closely to the things that I will say
I’m giving voice to the voiceless so you must change your choices
Because all these evil things must go away
I deal in logic, bring dissent, but bring your facts and we will reason
We will analyze until the truth reveals
Forget traditions, leave your past, let’s look forward, free at last
Because in thinking all our sorrows will be healed
We seek freedom, one and all, creatures both great and small
This life for each of us is a gift to love
In these times we must evolve so our problems will be solved
To do this we place none of us above

Uh, so raise your hands

You got that chip on your shoulder and you standing up for something
You won’t fall down ‘cause you too have a dream
You live your life with purpose and speak for where the hurt is
And you trying to silence all the screams
It ain’t easy seeking justice, but still it’s what you seek
It ain’t easy being heard/ when you cannot speak
It ain’t easy breaking rank/ and defending all the meek
But we do this ‘cause it’s right/ and the time has reached its peak
You got an army, it’s growing and the chorus getting louder
No matter what you will not go away
It’s getting harder and harder ‘cause you keep getting smarter
They simply can’t ignore the things you say
They antagonize, they spreading’ lies, and victimize
Hiding facts is their weapon of choice
But you are armed against these fools with unbending truth
The only weapon that you need is your voice

Uh, so raise your hands

Now I done seen a lot of changes and the thing that’s the strangest
Is the way the truth always finds an ear
Whether it’s Martin Luther the King or a humble man that sings
A person stands up and makes things clear
And in the end the masses move and this is yet another way to prove
That deep down inside we all know what’s right
The only thing that’s left to resolve is for us to answer the call
And push forth the truth with all our might
It won’t be easy, we keep pushing ‘cause there’s no other way
What other reason is there for us to live?
One organism in harmony, no harming of life
Because goodness is all that we should give
Some think it’s crazy, but they are because it makes perfect sense
Life is something that all creatures love
So when you see a furry friend give a hand to lend
Withdraw that knife and give that other life a hug

Now raise your hands…

credits

from 16 To Reasons To Buy This Album, released October 23, 2014
Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Percussions - Lee
Guitar - Paul Cabri
Bass - Tommy Harron
Drums - Coleman Bartels
Additional Vocals - Carol Brevard, Amit Regev
Tenor Saxophone - Nico Said
Trumpet - Federico Lazzarini
Trombone - Santiago Castellani
Horns arranged by Lee
Recorded by Lee at The Square Egg Nest Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Brooklyn, NY
Additional recording by Gary Atturio at GaluminumFoil Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Horns recorded by Maxi Padin at Estudio Zamudio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bass guitar recorded by Tommy Harron
Guitar recorded by Paul Cabri

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