Till We All Are Free, the fifth single from Vol. I: WE of Janis' new album, Keep On Reaching, ©2023
Lyrics
TILL WE ALL ARE FREE (Janis Kelly © 2020)
No one is free till we all are free
No one is free till we all are free
No one is free till we all are free
No one is free until we all are–
Can’t do nothing about the color of my skin
But I can choose to see we’re all the same within
Can’t do nothing about the place where I come from
But I can choose to see that you and I are one
‘Cuz we were born to love
We were born to care
We were born to lift each other up, to dream, to dare
We were born to shine
We were born to share
We were born to learn, to grow, wake up, become aware that
No one is free till we all are free (X3)
No one is free until we all are–
Free! Free!
Can’t do nothing about what other humans do
But I can choose to see the sacredness of you
Can’t do nothing about the many times I’ve failed
But I can choose to see that justice will prevail
‘Cuz we were born to soar
We were born to strive
We were born to plant the seeds that bring our souls alive
We were born to think
We were born to thrive
We were born to manifest God’s will, not just survive, but
No one is free till we all are free (X3)
No one is free until we all are–
Free! Free! (X8)
I hope tomorrow will be a better you, better me, till we all are FREE! (X3)