You may wake up one morning
and your life's been taken away
and you may think back on memories
and dreams of yesterday.
And you may think life is okay
and you just keep struggling on,
but your freedom's being stolen.
So wake up before it's gone.
And they're,
they're taking our freedom away.
They're stealing our freedom today.
They're taking our freedom away.
So listen closely to what I say.
The words that you are saying,
could be taken as a crime.
They're even finding faults now
in the words of nursery rhymes.
One group can't sell their records,
because the law is on their backs.
Well we'll all be mindless prisoners,
if we don't start fighting back.
Cause they're,
they're taking our freedom away.
They're stealing our freedom today.
They're taking our freedom away.
So listen closely to what I say.
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They're taking our freedom away.
They're stealing our freedom today.
They're taking our freedom away.
So listen closely to what I say.
The TV and the papers
keep on saying "It's alright",
but they're controlled by the reapers
of the dawn of endless nights.
And you may think I'm exaggerating
and you look down to the floor.
But you'll realise and raise your eyes,
as they're kicking down your door.
And they're,
they're taking our freedom away.
They're stealing our freedom today.
They're taking our freedom away.
So listen closely to what I say.
They're taking our freedom away.
They're stealing our freedom today.
They're taking our freedom away.
So listen closely to what I say.
and your life's been taken away
and you may think back on memories
and dreams of yesterday.
And you may think life is okay
and you just keep struggling on,
but your freedom's being stolen.
So wake up before it's gone.
And they're,
they're taking our freedom away.
They're stealing our freedom today.
They're taking our freedom away.
So listen closely to what I say.
The words that you are saying,
could be taken as a crime.
They're even finding faults now
in the words of nursery rhymes.
One group can't sell their records,
because the law is on their backs.
Well we'll all be mindless prisoners,
if we don't start fighting back.
Cause they're,
they're taking our freedom away.
They're stealing our freedom today.
They're taking our freedom away.
So listen closely to what I say.
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They're taking our freedom away.
They're stealing our freedom today.
They're taking our freedom away.
So listen closely to what I say.
The TV and the papers
keep on saying "It's alright",
but they're controlled by the reapers
of the dawn of endless nights.
And you may think I'm exaggerating
and you look down to the floor.
But you'll realise and raise your eyes,
as they're kicking down your door.
And they're,
they're taking our freedom away.
They're stealing our freedom today.
They're taking our freedom away.
So listen closely to what I say.
They're taking our freedom away.
They're stealing our freedom today.
They're taking our freedom away.
So listen closely to what I say.