No matter what, we are all in this together.
There ain’t no reason things are this way.
It’s how they always been and they intend to stay.
I can’t explain why we live this way.
We do it every day.
Preachers on the podium speaking of saints.
Prophets on the sidewalk begging for change.
Old ladies laughing from the fire escape,
Cursing my name.
I gotta a basket full of lemons and they all taste the same,
A window and a pigeon with a broken wing,
You can spend your whole life working for something,
Just to have it taken away.
People walk around pushing back their debts,
Wearing paychecks like necklaces and bracelets,
Talking about nothing, not thinking about death,
Every little heartbeat, every little breath.
People walk a tightrope on a razors edge.
Carrying their hurt and hatred and weapons.
It could be a bomb, or a bullet, or a pen,
Or a thought, or a word, or a sentence.
There ain’t no reason things are this way.
Its how they’ve always been and they intend to stay.
I don’t know why I say the things I say,
But I say them anyway.
But love will come set me free.
Love will come set me free, I do believe.
Love will come set me free, I know it will.
Love will come set me free, yes.
Prison walls still standing tall.
Some things never change at all.
Keep on building prisons, gonna fill them all.
Keep on building bombs, gonna drop them all.
Working your fingers bare to the bone.
Breaking’ your back, make you sell your soul.
Like a lung, it’s filled with coal,
Suffocating slow.
The wind blows wild and I may move.
But politicians lie and I am not fooled.
You don’t need no reason or a three piece suit,
To argue the truth.
The air on my skin and the world under my toes
Slavery stitched into the fabric of my clothes
Chaos and commotion wherever I go,
Love I try to follow.
Love will come set me free
Love will come set me free, I do believe
Love will come set me free, I know it will
Love will come set me free, yes
There ain’t no reason things are this way.
Its how they’ve always been and they intend to stay.
I can’t explain why we live this way.
We do it every day.
© 2026 – SoulSequel
3 responses to “I think this song has something for everybody”
I watched this immediately after seeing the latest NRA recruitment video. The contrast was incredible. This one tugged on my heart, while the other pounded in my head.
I think I am beginning to understand the insanity that has become the new normal down there. I think we all need to deeply understand that we need to very carefully choose what messages we allow to influence our brains, because what input we allow to be absorbed is what output we will generate.
I choose to be influenced by loving solutions. Things that make me want to be a better person, instead of being made fearful of the “theys” of society.
When you get told with such obvious machinations of manipulative communication techniques that they are out to get you, a brain will naturally be influenced to retain a constant state of fear. When you look and find messages that encourage empathy and love; hopefully that message comes through to shape one’s personhood.
This song is a wonderful starting place, but the defensive shells of the fearful are a challenge to gently melt away, but it appears to be the only real way to do it.
I 1,000 times like this reply. You put a lot of thought into your response and I really appreciate it. It’s so true that we need to be careful of the messages we let seep into our minds. I need to keep my heart and mind healthy, sane; which means…letting go of some of the anger. But, not completely because we cannot (I cannot) fall asleep at the wheel.
One way I keep sane, as I have always done; I go to concerts. And it’s summertime, so I hit a bunch of music festivals.
Art saves me.
Resist.