Ring the Bell

Won't somebody ring the bell
Won't somebody ring the bell

Won't somebody ring the bell
Let me hear it ring
as the people sing
to their king
though they wont give their brother a thing
the brother who doesn't have a thing
They are captives to their greed
blind to a brother in need
Is it them
or is it me
who doesn't see
as i go
to and fro
to buy and sell
Won't somebody ring the bell

Won't somebody ring the bell
ring the song as they sing
a bountiful melody to you and me
Listen and see
the songs
one two three
sit up, stand down
Sit up
stand down
enter the con-men in pharisaical robes
watch as they circle the globe
making twice as much sons of hell
Won't somebody ring the bell
Fools listening to the con-men
telling lies with a little truth mixed in
words like ice cream to them
so they hang on every word so absurd
they swallow what they're told
their eyes glittering gold
fools ears love to listen to what con-men's tongues love to tell
Won't somebody ring the bell

Won't somebody ring the bell

Won't somebody ring the bell
Let freedom ring
let Truth be seen
let Truth be the thing that sets us Free
Son set us Free to be Free indeed
In a master father's house a slave has no power
the Son came for this hour
to exercise the authority given him by the Father
to free the captives, break the chains, and release the oppressed
and he passed the responsibility on to us
So when you get on the bus
take the smelly seat
wash your betrayer's smelly feet
we need to love our enemies
and set men truly free
Won't somebody ring the bell

Won't somebody ring the bell
Maybe i should ring the bell
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(11/10/03)