Love, love and rage Soon be the day They sang as they swayed in the pews Sang with love Love and rage Soon be the day As they joined up to pray
I think of the power of song And the history it brings along And I can almost see sights Those hot southern nights Through blood, rain, tears, or shine They'd unite and fight With love Love and rage
I'm hearing some old singer sing A song that our taletellers bring It has been sung through cracked jaws, swollen tongues In the land of the free Where they say freedom rings With love Love and rage
So now that I see where I am I see race still determines the blessed from the damned And the greatest of all historical shams Is believing you cannot do something you can