I Am A Man, Not A Nation Soulstream Ray, Crow Blues Band, Enlly Blue

I am a man I am not a nation
Not a crowd and never part of a herd
Don't try to lock me in your cages
Don't put your chains around my world
I'd rather break my neck escaping
But first I'll tear your fences down

What did you expect from me
Did you think I'd be a soldier in your system
Marching to the letters of your law
Not a chance I won't march in formation
I won't even fly in a perfect V
With all the birds across the sky

I won't build a nest to hide in
I won't clench my fingers into fists
A butterfly could rest between them
And I refuse to crush its wings

Open up expand become more whole
Let your heart grow wider let it breathe
A heart that's whole needs something whole
And even God must be complete

And here's one thing I have to tell you
Break the world you've learned to live in
Break the fences in your mind
Until the road beyond the horizon
Opens wide before your eyes

Just move one step
And your whole world will move with you

Go beyond the horizon
Where the earth and sky become one line
There you'll see your own
Picture of wonder

Oh oh oh
That's all there is
That's all there is to know

But remember
You won't take your former self along
All those worn-out rags
That you once called yourself
You'll leave them all behind

And that will be
Your very first step

And your final step