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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lonnie Holley
Lonnie Holley
Vocals
Angel Bat Dawid
Angel Bat Dawid
Clarinet
Jacknife Lee
Jacknife Lee
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lonnie Holley
Lonnie Holley
Songwriter
Angel Bat Dawid
Angel Bat Dawid
Songwriter
Jacknife Lee
Jacknife Lee
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jacknife Lee
Jacknife Lee
Producer
Miles Johnson
Miles Johnson
Creative Director

Lyrics

[Intro]
I'll start workin' each and every day
To build the world
A better place
To build the world
A better place
[Verse 1]
My, my, my, my
You asked me about burdens
The burdens is like a spell that has been cast upon you
Burdens of our ancestors
Left for us to unravel and clearify in history
Imprints of burdens on our children
Inheriting
The burdens
You can go on and live free
But you still have to think about the burdens
[Verse 2]
Now look back of who I was and where I came from
Burdens is when you keep tellin' me that I'm not worth it
I'm not worthy
That I'm to be defined as the burdens
The roots that have been told to us by those that was chained and bound
Overshadow my burdens
And I see the woman lookin' at the little baby and sayin'
"We can't let this baby grow up inheriting the burden"
When will we be free?
When will we be free to break these chains that bind us?
To take these ropes off of us?
To give us hope?
'Cause I remember me bein', "Oh, life is nothin'"
Was turned into nothing, yeah
I turned nothin' into somethin'
I turned nothin' into somethin'
And made somethin'
Oh, oh
Written by: Angel Bat Dawid, Jacknife Lee, Lonnie Holley

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