Emancipation of the Mind

Walls of suspicion, spandrels of doubt

Spasms of uncertainty, a world all inside-out

Ubiquitous confusion, heads in the sand

Self-appointed experts making claims they can't defend or even understand

The commons turned out to be a tragedy

Oh, the victims are easy to find

But the wellspring of true liberty is emancipation of the mind

Hey! Chains of superstition all come undone

Vivid illumination that's brighter than the sun

A handicap of bigotry and prejudice

All becomes a hinterland, a smoky wilderness

He dominion of ignorance

The commons turned out to be a tragedy

Oh, the victims are easy to find

But the wellspring of true liberty is emancipation of the mind

It's a stalemate of morality, a debt for all mankind

These haughty mental shackles make us blind to what is really right

The commons turned out to be a tragedy

Yeah, the victims are easy to find

But the wellspring of true liberty is emancipation of the mind

See what you can find if you take a different line

Emancipation of the mind