K'naan - In The Beginning (Lyrics)

Yiiiiaaaoowww!
*breathing*

So -
In the beginning there was hum
From a poet whose pulse fell
Drum drum drum!

He would perform prayers and all
Till one day he heard a voice call
Come come come!

Suspicious he moved with vicious caution
Dismisses, he thinks it's a little off

People get held back
By the voice inside them

Yo -
The voice said I'm poised to speak inside you
Rejoice and please let me invite you
To evil, greed and lies too

Yeah -
Confusing days he moved in ways he soon became a kuuni
Boom boom boom
And knock on his door his lord is no more
And knock on his door his soul is no more

La la la la- yeah
La la la la- that was in the beginning
La la la la- as the story goes on
La la la la-

So so so -
The poet's got a proposal
He would always hope but never know
What it feels to be free

He would be the frozen imposed as the chosen on all those opposing
But he would be greedy
That's got him there
He's power hungry and proud too

People don't care, people just scared
People don't care, people just prayer

La la la la- yeah
La la la la- that was in the beginning
La la la la- there was a hum
La la la la- and things change
La la la la-

Yeah, yeah, yeah -
Say -
It's better to light a candle than to curse the dark
In the eyes of the youth there are question marks
Like freedom
Freedom for the mind and soul
We don't see them
See them for their worth at all
That's why we lead them
Lead them to these wars and what is it we feed them
Feed them our impurities and who it is we treat them
Treat them like the enemy humanity will need them
Need them like the blood we spill and where freedom

Freedom for the hearts we fill
Mislead them
They hunger for the love we give
But we cheat them

The cops beat them when all he wants is his freedom
So they defeat them
Whatever spirit he's got
Beat them

And they teach them that the rest of the world don't need him
And he believes it's a disease that he's heathen
Put up your fists if all you want is freedom
Put up your fists if all you want is -

La la la la- That was in the beginning
La la la la- And things change
La la la la-

Yeah, yeah, yeah -
And we keep holding on
And we keep being strong
And we keep going on
And on and on and on

And we keep holding on
And we keep being strong
And we keep going on
And on and on and on

And we keep holding on
And we keep being strong
And we keep going on
And on and on and on

And we keep holding on
And we keep being strong
And we keep going on
And on and on and on

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[qaadirowayne]

like this comment if all u want is freedom

[BRBMrSoul]

This song has nothing to do with the legalization of pot, or the oppression of pot smokers in NA as reflecedt by the main theme of Harold and Kummar. This song is about finding freedom in life in ways, and situations that far supersede the legalizations of a trivial recreational drug in importance. This is a song for our generation world wide.

[hazzjaz]

I both agree and disagree with the top comment because this songs use in the film was relating to them finally achieving what they had tried to do for many years and found freedom in that... (Harold hooking up with Maria, the girl he had always been too shy to talk too and Kumar finally plucking up the courage to show his true feelings to Vanessa.) I didnt see it as a relation to legalising pot...

[umaru111]

HAROLD AND KUMAR!

[kanyeeast81]

stfu about harold and kumar bringing you here! this song is amazing it should have just been how amazing k'naans music is to have brought you here

[EmoK3KS]

this songs just awesome. everytime i hear this song im happy (:

[3DomParkour]

@DanishMr i know that "kunyi" means gay in noongar

[DanishMr]

Woul any1 be kind to tell me what a kuuni is?

[TheClumsyCrane]

Harold and Kumar <3

[justdeaddd]

Like if "Harold & Kumar" brought you here!

[letitiamitchel1]

omg i swear this is the only song i will listen to the whole way through the beat is just addictivvve <3

[VOOdOG4MEr]

Thumbs up if you too when you have finished watching the movie (Harold & Kumar) you were happy you listened to this song :D

(Sorry for my english, i'm italian.)