Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Amer Zahr
Vocals
Anees
Vocals
MC Abdul
Vocals
Macklemore
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Amer Zahr
Composer
MC Abdul
Composer
Andrew Joslyn
Composer
Anees Mokhiber
Composer
Ben Haggerty
Composer
Elan Wright
Composer
Josh Rawlings
Composer
Tamir Khalil
Composer
Tyler Andrews
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Macklemore
Producer
Dale Becker
Mastering Engineer
Andy D. Park
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
In our lifetime, we will be free
One day when the light shines, we will be free
In our lifetime, we will be free
And they can bury us, but they will find out we are seeds
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
They can bury us, but they will find out we are seeds
[Verse 1]
I say, "Free Falasteen" because I know of every massacre we suffered
The Nakba, Sabra, Shatila and Rafah
My people have died a million times in this struggle
Still they rise from the tide like a rose through the rubble
I see God himself in the eye of a refugee
Who'd rather die a martyr than live a life under siege
So if I'm not allowed to say "From the River to the Sea, then "From the rind to the seed Palestine will be free"
Oh-oh-oh
Still they know they can't shake us
Billion dollar sword to the neck, death cannot break us
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
And every Palestinian refugee holds a key
One day we will return, no matter how long it takes us
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
In our lifetime, we will be free
One day when the light shines, we will be free
In our lifetime, we will be free
And they can bury us, but they will find out we are seeds
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
They can bury us, but they will find out we are seeds
[Verse 2]
Aye, yo, I've seen massacres, I'm grateful to be alive
You appreciate life when you survive a genocide
Look in my eyes and tell me what you see
Ran out of tears to cry, rap till Palestine is free
Got a problem with a system that doesn't want us existin'
Turned a city to a prison that's missin' livin' conditions
My moms callin', she's tellin' me she kinda scared
I hear the bombs fallin', I smell the death up in the air
My uncle lost his children, I lost my cousins
As tears water the grave to let 'em know we still loves 'em
Our schools turn to shelters for the rich and poor
I just pray for peace, when I speak, I don't wish for war
Bodies layin' out ain't nothin' to play about
I give my people hope 'cause I'm the first who made it out
I'm just walkin' the path, this is God's plan
Buildin' up my dreams with the rubble, I touched with my hands
[Bridge]
في حياتنا
منكون حرين
يلمع النور
ومنكون حرين
[Bridge]
في حياتنا
منكون حرين
لو دفنونا
منرجع مزهرين
[Bridge]
From the river to the see
Palestine will be free
The river to the see
Palestine will be free
[Verse 3]
They done woke up the world now
Woo
We know who you serve at the White House
Woo
To kids in Gaza, my vow right now
I'ma ride for your life like you were my child
Long live the resistance if there's somethin' to resist
Had enough of you motherfuckers murderin' little kids
PC for a minute, I was tryin' to be a bridge
But they'll never be freedom by pleadin' with Zionists
World screamin', "Free Palestine"
We see the manual, we know how you colonized
You'd be surprised by how many fucks you actually really don't give
When you take away their power of the all mighty dollar sign
Fuck the allure, we'll boycott the stores
Capitalism killin' us, that's somethin' we can't afford
They want us to hate each other in the interest of war
Afraid of the mosque and afraid to light the menorah
Hey Kamala, I don't know if you listenin'
But stop sendin' money and weapons or you ain't winnin' Michigan
We uncommitted and hell no, we ain't switchin' positions, because the whole world turned Palestinian
I see the murdered children of Gaza and I see my babies
Life bein' stripped from the bombs we're makin'
When will congress decide a Palestinian's life is just as precious as an Israeli's?
We don't own the earth, don't own the earth
We killin' each other over some lines in the dirt
We bleed the same blood, feel the same hurt
Palestinian life, does it have the same worth? What happened to us?
What happened to us?
[Outro]
في حياتنا
منكون حرين
يلمع النور
ومنكون حرين
[Outro]
في حياتنا
منكون حرين
لو دفنونا
منرجع مزهرين
[Outro]
Palestine will be free
Written by: Amer Zahr, Andrew Joslyn, Anees Mokhiber, Ben Haggerty, Elan Wright, Josh Rawlings, MC Abdul, Tamir Khalil, Tyler Andrews