What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? [Harlem] Listen To the song here in my heart The melody I start But can’t complete. Listen To the sound from deep within It’s only beginning To find release. [Listen] The bees work. Their work is taken from them. We are like the bees- But it won't last Forever. [Black Workers] |
Sing me a song of the Revolution
[Song of the Revolution] Lest Harlem see red And suddenly sit on the edge of its bed And shake the whole world with a new dream [Air Raid over Harlem] There’s a dream In the future. There’s a struggle That we have yet to win. There’s a pride In my heart Cause I know where I’m going And I know where I’ve been [Hairspray] |
Listen, Revolution…
Together, We can take everything [Good Morning Revolution] I sat there singing her Songs in the dark. She said, I do not understand The words. I said, There are No words. [Songs] Now dreams Are not available To the dreamers, Nor songs To the singers. [Oppression] |