Nat Turner’s grandmother speaks of fight for freedom
(spoken as Nat Turner’s grandmother)
Depart from what you’ve always known
as you soothe the ache in your mother’s back
for this fight you fight demands the stone.
I’ve seen countless brethren broken and kneeled
lash upon lash singing from relentless cracks
Depart from what you’ve always known.
He hung that silvered moon as a shield
And by God, may it be enough to guide your tracks
for this fight you fight demands the stone.
Blood runs and grows inside this field
where you sewed rice in your hair and made a pact
To depart from what you’ve always known.
Let that hunger for freedom be your only meal
let it fill your belly where there is lack
for this fight you fight demands the stone.
Repay how you must for your own killed
as I give you my blessing for this attack
depart from what you’ve always known
for this fight we must fight, demands the stone!
