(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free

I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
I wish I could break all the chains holding me
I wish I could say all the things that I should say
Say ’em loud say ’em clear
For the whole wide world to hear

I wish I could share
All the love that’s in my heart
Remove all the bars that keep us apart
And I wish you could know how it is to be me
Then you’d see and agree that every man should be free

I wish I could be like a bird in the sky
How sweet it would be if I found I could fly
Well I’d soar to the sun and look down at the sea
And I’d sing cos I know how it feels to be free

I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
I wish I could break all the chains holding me
And I wish I could say all the things that I wanna say
Say ’em loud say ’em clear
For the whole wide world to hear
Say ’em loud say ’em clear
For the whole wide world to hear
Say ’em loud say ’em clear
For the whole wide world to hear

One love one blood
One life you’ve got to do what you should
One life with each other
Sisters, brothers
One love but we’re not the same
We got to carry each other
Carry each other
One One One One One…

I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free

(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free
(Written by Billy Taylor and first sung by Nina Simone)

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I simply love this video. It puts so very much into perspective for me. I wish people could know how it feels to be me. I want to be heard. I also want to set myself free. I want to stand up and throw off the chains that bind me.

I feel that as I find my voice I will say things the world needs to hear. I was put here to change the world. I know this. Now that I am over-40, I need to find a way to speak in a way that the world can be moved to action. action.

I wish I could share
All the love that’s in my heart
Remove all the bars that keep us apart