There's a calmness to the air outside Watch the sun color the sight of a morning sky But all I see are clouds of darkest gray A full eclipse to veil the start of another day Hear the laughter as the children smile Hold a newborn close and dream for a little while But all I hear is Death knock at my door And think of painful journeys our young must endure Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Touch the water with your own two hands Let the freedom bell bring calm to a troubled land But all I feel are my two feet in chains I know the system, but I can't figure out the game Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Take it all away from me Take it all away Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Set me free tonight Set me free tonight