Ode to Freedom

Track 10 on Voyage

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Ode to Freedom Lyrics

[Verse 1]
If I ever write my Ode to Freedom
It will be in prose that chimes with me
It would be a simple Ode to Freedom
Not pretentious, but with dignity
I would like to think that freedom is
More than just a word
In grand and lofty language
Odes to Freedom often go unheard

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[Verse 2]
If I ever wrote my Ode to Freedom
Being privileged and spoilt for choice
Then I fear that you would be suspicious
Of the cause to which I'd lend my voice
It's elusive and it's hard to hold
It's a fleeting thing
That's why there is no Ode to Freedom truly worth remembering
I wish someone would write an Ode to Freedom that we all could sing

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Björn Ulvaeus

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The concept of freedom is so intriguing and it’s so different for different kinds of people. This song is so majestic. I could never say what my freedom is, because that would be received as, “Oh, you can say that you are rich, you’re famous. Da, da.” This is not my ode to freedom; it’s about how if I ever wrote one, it would be simple. I don’t know what it would be about, but I wish someone would write one.

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