Liberté, j'écris ton nom

They assured me I was guilty
but I committed no crime
they said
"confessions bring lenience" so they put me on the line
so I protest the massacres
at the Tienanmen Square
my friends said yo,
"stay away man,
you better not go fucking back there"
Oh!

Watch this!
They wouldn't let me write about
my opinions about the State
and freedom of expression
they would never tolerate
and the
military secrets that I never
did steal
I didn't start no violence
and there was nobody that I killed, no

So I have
a clear account
of all the abuses of power
and the
memories of my homeland
have now gone sour
and I only got one weapon
it's so plain for me to see
my only weapon I call
Poetry

And I don't even know why
the truth seems like a lie
in my cell there is no sky
when I was arrested in Shanghai

Into wealth and privilege, huh
I was not born
but
a devotion to freedom and liberty
I was sworn
so
every emotion
is studied, watched and controlled
who gets paid
who gets disciplined
who gets rolled

So
a transmitter
beams my coordinates anywhere on Earth
and
radio waves, surveillance
satellite burst
open up your skull
and let some knowledge come in
Yeah
crack open the cranium
and let awareness begin
oh!

And I don't even know why
The truth seems like a lie
In my cell there is no sky
When I was arrested in Shanghai
When I was arrested in Shanghai
When I was arrested in Shanghai

Arrested in Shanghai - Rancid

Pour Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow et Andy Chan, persécutés par la dictature chinoise parce qu'ils rêvent de liberté