Song Analysis Of Need Freedom By Jamal Lyon

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EMPIRE! A very popular television show that recently came out in March of 2015. It’s particularly about a music industry, and what artist go through when getting selected by a particular label; also how they make music. One of the main characters in the show is Jamal Lyon a young artist who wrote a powerful song titled ‘Need Freedom.’ The main message behind this song pertains to police brutality, gun violence that has become very frequent throughout this generation, and racism. The very first verse of the song Jamal started off by naming all those that were brutally murdered in police custody. “Too many guns on the streets and my heart can’t take it no more, like Stevie said love’s in need. My heart cries out for Orlando, Philando, Alton, Sandra, mike brown, Trayvon, WHY?” he goes on to saying how it’s becoming too much to bare. I think this is very relevant to this generation as compared to the past generations, because there wasn’t as much violence out …show more content…

Say we stand together, yet we choose to walk alone. Blood covers our streets; hatred fills our home. Got to get this message out before I’m dead and gone. Got to make it better somethings got to change. The world needs your voice just to make it through the rain.” In this second verse Jamal goes in depth with how he feels about what’s going on; how so many lives have been taken away so soon. How it’s not even safe to walk down the street without the fear of getting shot. He states that something has to change, and people need to speak up. This verse quickly leads into the upcoming presidential election. So many things need to be fixed and everyone’s voice needs to be heard. In order to get the correct person in office to fix all that has been going On. “When I think of what’s going on in this world, oh it hurts me to see my sister not free. My sister, my brother here with

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