I hear voices, I hear voices I hear voices, I hear voices In my ears is where I hear 'em Sounds like mothers Sounds like sisters Sounds like brothers Talkin' to one another Talkin' bout policemen Shooting down people at will Sadistic minds licensed to kill They talkin' bout the dope runnin' thru the babies' veins They talkin' bout the real deal and who's to blame I hear voices, I hear voices right now I can hear 'em just as plain as day It ain't nothing but the truth y'all Every word they say Politicians talking 'bout ending the war When are they gonna do it y'all? And what are they waiting for? Promises, promises they know they never keep Meanwhile sons are dying and wives and mothers weep I hear voices Angry voices Crying voices Praying voices Can't you hear 'em? If you can't hear 'em It's cause you don't want to hear 'em Cause you don't want to hear 'em Just listen to 'em I hear voices Just as plain as day I hear crying, children crying Mothers weeping for dying sons You know what? (What?) While the beat goes on Everybody's having fun I hear voices I hear those voices calling When I'm fast asleep Voices keep calling me in my sleep Help me, Lord Come on and help me Help me from this ghetto scene Lord, it's all so mean Help me, Lord Help me, Lord, Lord Can't you hear 'em? Can't you hear 'em right now? I hear children, little children Crying children, crying children Weeping children, all the children And they praying now I say they praying now Give us today our daily bread Give me somewhere to lay my head Sweet Jesus, sweet Jesus Sweet Jesus, oh sweet Jesus, oh sweet Jesus Children in [?] Children in Ghana Children in Belfast Lord, the whole world stopped Talking 'bout freedom That's what they're talking about Talking 'bout freedom That's what they're talking about That's what they're praying about Freedom all over the world Sweet Jesus Can't you hear 'em, Jesus? Oh Lord above all Pray Jesus Lord, help them Help them, Lord Help them, Lord Jesus Freedom Freedom all over the world Oh Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord... Oh Lord Talking 'bout freedom Oh the voices I hear Everywhere I go Advances are closing in on me I am [?] They whisper to me Can't you hear 'em? I can hear 'em You can hear 'em If you can't hear 'em It's cause you don't want to hear 'em Oh but I can hear 'em Too bad I can hear 'em Sometime I can feel 'em too Oh Lord...