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Chapter Ten: Freedom

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The Allies were approaching and in some cases their approach was heralded by the sound of artillery. At times freedom was the unassuming approach of a single vehicle to an isolated prison. Regardless, it was a time of total confusion and chaos, the decision to run or stay in the camp could be the difference between life and death. The battle for freedom is two-fold; external and internal. Despite being physically freed by the Allies the assault of memory would continue to take its toll.

Freedom

Female Chorus | Male Chorus | Male Soloist | Full Chorus |

Can you hear, can you hear
Freedom’s coming freedom’s near
Can you hear, can you hear
Freedom’s coming freedom’s near

Look around see them run
try to hide from what they’ve done
They destroyed try to hide
who they really are inside

Can you hear, can you hear
It’s their turn to live in fear
Can you hear it can you hear it
Freedom’s coming

Run, Run
Run away or run and hide
Run, Run,
Where to run I can’t decide
This is crazy
All this bedlam
This is madness
Is this freedom?
Is it?
Is this freedom...

Run, run,
Run, run

Should I run or should I stay
Don’t know what’s the better way
It’s been days since last I ate
It’s been years of eating hate

Can you hear can you hear
Can you hear can you hear

Freedom’s coming freedom’s near
can you hear can you hear
Freedom’s coming freedom’s near
can you hear can you hear
Fly away
Freedom’s coming freedom’s near
can you hear can you hear
Fly away
Freedom’s coming freedom’s near
can you hear can you hear
Fly away
Freedom’s coming freedom’s near
Fly a way
Can you hear can you hear
Fly away
Freedom’s coming freedom’s near

Hurry
Freedom
Hurry
We can’t run hope instead
Freedom
Left behind left for dead
Please hurry
One for one all for none
Freedom
This is what life’s become
Hurry
Life’s become
Hurry
If I die if I stay
Oh Freedom
End is near either way
Hurry
Where were you yesterday
Freedom
When there were more to save

Yesterday more to save
Yesterday
Freedom, freedom
Freedom’s coming freedom’s near
Freedom, freedom
Freedom’s coming freedom’s near

Counting and counting and counting will stop
Beatings and beatings and beatings will stop
Ashes and ashes and ashes will stop
Waiting and waiting and waiting will stop

No more, no more
No more numbers
No more, no more
No more hunger
Freedom
Oh Freedom
Oh Freedom
Oh Freedom
Can you Hear
Can you Hear
Can you Hear
Can you Hear
Can you Hear
Need to Eat
Need to Heal
Need to Rest
Need to Feel
Need to Try
Need to Hope
Need to Find

Is my Father?
Is my Mother?
Is my Sister?
Is my Brother?

Free
Do they breathe?
Are they
Free
Hurry freedom
Freedom