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Despite recent backlash, Van Morrison pushed through and released his controversial song “Born to be Free.” The lyrics reflect his feelings and complaints against ongoing government restrictions regarding concerts as there’s still no end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic.

This is the first installment in a series of tracks he calls “protest songs against lockdown”.

He sings “Don’t need the government cramping my style” and “Give them an inch/They take a mile.” Then his chorus goes, “The new normal is not normal / It’s no kind of normal at all / Everyone seemed to have amnesia just trying to remember the Berlin Wall.”

Morrison complaining through his music is nothing new and since 2019, he’s been very vocal about his dissatisfaction and disillusionment with the government. During the COVID-19 lockdown, he’s been calling on his fellow musicians to speak up against the restrictions.

He previously announced that the profits from digital downloads will be donated via his Van Morrison Official Belfast Rhythm and Blues Foundation to musicians who are currently financially struggling because of the global health crisis.

He said when he announced the singles, “I’m not telling people what to do or think, the government is doing a great job of that already. It’s about freedom of choice. I believe people should have the right to think for themselves.”

Fans and other artists have expressed their disappointment over Van Morrison.

Well, well the birds in the the trees
Know something we can't see
'Cos they know, we were born, to be free

Don't need the government cramping my style
Give them an inch, they take a mile
Take you in with a phony smile, wouldn't you agree

The new normal is not normal
It's no kind of normal at all
Everyone seems to have amnesia
Just trying to remember the Berlin Wall

Some kind of new old ideology
With new psychology
But it's not for the benefit
Of you and me
No no no

The new normal is not normal
It's no kind of normal at all
Everyone seems to have amnesia
Trying to remember the Berlin Wall

Some kind of new old ideology
With new psychology
But it's not for the benefit
Of you and me
'Cos they know, we were born, to be free
'Cos they know, we were born, to be free
'Cos they know, we were born, to be free

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Van Morrison

Van Morrison, OBE (born George Ivan Morrison; 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are described as transcendental, while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are critically acclaimed and appear at the top of many greatest album lists. more »

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Each time I hold somebody new
My arms go cold thinking of you
No one can take your place, darling, in my embrace
I'll never be free.

And when my lips burn with desire
No other kiss can put out the fire
Though I may try and try, no one can satisfy
This longing in me.

[Chorus]
I'll never be free from your smile so tender
The sweet surrender in your eyes
I cannot be free when I remember
How you fill me with desire.
Just like a train tracks through my heart
Your love remains while we're apart
That kiss I gave to you
Made me a slave to you
I'll never be free.

[Chorus]

That kiss I gave to you
Made me a slave to you
I'll never be free.

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Written by: Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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