Freedom-my fav. song/poem

ASHANTI LYRICS

"Freedom"

[Chorus x2:]
Said I'm gone close my eyes
Said I'm gon' live my life
Despite what you think
I'm gone be free I'm a be me

Yeah!

See I ain't never think I would have a situation where the people around me just envy I must replace them
See I always thought the people that watch me grow
Would want to see me blow fa'sho but little did I know
They ain't never really wanna see me smiling.
They couldn't take the fact that I was really shining
And in my heart I knew they was wishing I was stop
Cause they don't me to rise and be on top.
And all that jealousy and hate
Can be right in front of your face
And it's gone hurt for you to see
But it ain't your fault just let it be

So I'm gone close my eyes
And I'm gone live my life
Despite what you think Im'a be free cause Im'a be me. [x2]

See everybody wanna have something to talk about
So they pointing their fingers and always running their mouths.
No matter how you try to satisfy someone else giving so much of yourself yo love but it's never enough.
The more you give them the more want they ain't happy
And they don't see all you do to make 'em happy
They don't appreciate it till you walk away
But you don't want to hear by now it's too late.
And all that jealousy and hate
Can be right in front of your face
And it's gone hurt for you to see
But it ain't your fault just let it be.

So I'm gone close my eyes
And I'm gone live my life
Despite what you think Im'a be free cause Im'a be me. [x2]

What they don't understand is that Im'a keep livin my life and surviving
Im'a keep pushing and striving and climbing and grinding
Cause ain't no time to be crying I been providing with the strength to carry my way
And Im'a be ok cause I'm gone live my life my way
And u can say what u wanna say it wont affect the way I'm living I'm winning by being free again

So I'm gone close my eyes
And I'm gone live my life
Despite what you think Im'a be free cause Im'a be me. [x2]

I choose this song because it's one of my favorite songs and because when I'm sad or mad about something, if I just listen to this song it makes everything better. I can relate to what she's saying because that's high school, people hating on one another because of jealousy and this song makes me realize that it's a compliment even though it makes us sad or angry. The title freedom is a good title for it because it's not obvious but it does make sense. Ashanti named it freedom because once you realize the concept of what she is saying your free, you have freedom from all the drama and haters. "Im'a be free cause Im'a be me," she say's this a lot to show you that being yourself is all you will need to be free because your being the person God wanted you to be. She uses the imagery of closing her eyes, because when your eyes are closed your free and at peace. The tone of her voice in this song is kind of sad and uplifting at the same time, a quite tone but at the same time she gets mad and snaps, this song includes many different tones.