The policemen broke my door down
Dragged me from my bed
I asked them what was happening
They just ignored the words I saidThey waved their guns in my face
Kept screaming out my name
Something terrible had happened
And somehow I was to blameO freedom, what liberties are taken in thy name
In thy name
O freedom, what liberties are taken
What liberties are taken
What liberties are taken in thy nameMy accusers formed a jury
The judge and the defense
The charges were made known to me
But not the evidenceThere was no guilty verdict
Yet, still I was detained
Flown to another country where
Their methods are less constrainedO freedom, what liberties are taken in thy name
In thy name
O freedom, what liberties are taken
What liberties are taken
What liberties are taken in thy nameIn our determination
To defend democracy
We must not destroy the safeguards
That underpin our libertyFor who will pay the price if
Injustice such as this
Turns our protectors to oppressors
And angry men to terrorists?O freedom, what liberties are taken in thy name
In thy name
O freedom, what liberties are taken
What liberties are taken
What liberties are taken in thy name
Songwriters
BRAGG, BILLYPublished by
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