Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros - If I Were Free

If I were free I would run into battles with flowers and hugs And bow at the boots of our well-oiled thugs Yes, if I were free If it were me I would yell out "I love you!" to all I passed I would disrobe and disco and rip off my mask Yes, if I were free I'd be the 'U' that crossed the 'I' to simply 'B' Minding our reflections at the bottom of the sea What did you see? I saw that you and I forever have been free The light became too heavy and I fell into a dream What did you dream? I dreamed a wind that would sweep Every castle made of sand Out across the old far holy land Oh, if this were free If this were free We'd be free of the terror of the graves And fear masquerading as the brave Oh, if this were free I woke upon a pig of red, white and blue The circus got too heavy so we fell into the zoo What did you feel? I felt the fear that every queer does in his head First thing to starting over, I made sure I was dead What did you dream? Swimming with ancients, laughing, tired of getting lost We took our left, remember, when we leaned upon the cross What did you see? I saw that you and I forever have been free The light became too heavy and we fell into a dream