lifeblood: songs: lyrics: redemption song

old pirates yes they rob i
sold i to the merchant ships
minutes after they took i
from the bottomless pit
but my hand was made strong
by the hand of the almighty
we forward in this generation
triumphantly
won't you help to sing
these songs of freedom
cause all i ever had
redemption songs

emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
none but ourselves can free our minds
have no fear for atomic energy
cause none of them are gonna stop the time
how long must they kill our prophets
while we stand aside and look
some say it's just a part of it
we've got to fulfill the book

won't you help to sing
these songs of freedom
cause all i ever had
redemption songs
redemption songs
redemption songs

words and music bob marley
as performed may 6, 1997 in berkeley, california