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	Current version of Common Lyrics "Between Me, You and Liberation" (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/c/common/between-me-you-liberation/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Common Lyrics "Between Me, You and Liberation" (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/c/common/between-me-you-liberation/...) Version 1 of the lyrics
1							[First Verse]	1
	She rested her head upon my chest						She rested her head upon my chest
	Sensed liberation in between breaths						Sensed liberation in between breaths
	Wonder if sex is what she found it in						Wonder if sex is what she found it in
	Peace, found it laying down with men						Peace, found it laying down with men
1								1
	Wasn't there to judge her, many ways I loved her						Wasn't there to judge her, many ways I loved her
	It was more than bodies we shared with each other						It was more than bodies we shared with each other
1	We lay under the cover of friends						We layed under the cover of friends	1
	A place where many lovers began						A place where many lovers began
2							I began, to feel her body shake in my hand	2
2	I began to feel her body shake in my hand							2
	Body language, it's so hard trying to understand						Body language, it's so hard trying to understand
3	Usually after sex it's a good feel						Usually after sex, it's a good feel	3
	Took by silence, emotion stood still						Took by silence, emotion stood still
4							I could feel, her tears spill, from her grille	4
3	I could feel her tears spill from her grille							3
	Hurt from before that began to build						Hurt from before that began to build
	She told me hold me, a story she assembled it						She told me hold me, a story she assembled it
	Tellin' it, trying not to remember it						Tellin' it, trying not to remember it
4								4
	It was a story of innocence taken						It was a story of innocence taken
5	Thought she could redeem through love makin'						Thought she could redeem, through love makin'	5
	When she was eight she was raped by her father						When she was eight she was raped by her father
	And tried to escape through multiple sex partners						And tried to escape through multiple sex partners
6							Felt pitiful, she had only learned,	6
5	Felt pitiful she had only learned							5
	To love through the physical, inside it burned						To love through the physical, inside it burned
	My heart turned, I thought of what this man did						My heart turned, I thought of what this man did
	She forgave him, she grew to understand it						She forgave him, she grew to understand it
6								6
	Her soul was tired and never really rested						Her soul was tired and never really rested
	Only with men through aggression						Only with men through aggression
	Said it was a blessing and it happened for a reason						Said it was a blessing and it happened for a reason
7	By speaking it she found freedom						By speaking it, she found freedom	7
8	Between me and you						Between me and you [echo]	8
9	Sometimes I wish a careless whisper						[Chorus - Cee-Lo]	9
10	Serenade her without speaking a word						Sometimes I wish a, careless whisper	10
2							Serenade her, without speaking a word	2
	Because of you I'm stronger, I'm afraid no longer						Because of you I'm stronger, I'm afraid no longer
	I feel so alive in me, you have liberated me						I feel so alive in me, you have liberated me
3							[Second Verse]	3
	She laid, I watched her breathe						She laid, I watched her breathe
	Happy to be here, not afraid to leave						Happy to be here, not afraid to leave
11	I couldn't conceive her not being here						I couldn't concieve her not being here	11
12	Death in her face, her not having fear						Death in her face her not having fear	12
7								7
	Less than a year she was diagnosed with it						Less than a year she was diagnosed with it
13	Memories of that year so close and vivid						Memories of that year, so close and vivid	13
14	Happiness would only visit once in a while						Happiness, would only visit, once in a while	14
15	To watch an adult becoming a child						To watch an adult, becoming a child	15
16							Somehow, I knew she'd make it	16
8	Somehow I knew she'd make it							8
	The life of one so given early would God take it?						The life of one so given early would God take it?
	Hurt she placed in, hope and prayer						Hurt she placed in, hope and prayer
	Hurt she placed in chemo and lost hair						Hurt she placed in chemo and lost hair
9								9
	I stare with my eyes closed						I stare with my eyes closed
17	Wonder when the body leave does the mind go?						Wonder when the body leave does the mind go	17
	Watchin' Jordan became less important						Watchin' Jordan became less important
	Seeing this disease eat away my aunt's organs						Seeing this disease eat away my aunt's organs
18							According to doctors theres no cure	18
19	According to doctors there's no cure						We went through doubt, and cases of insure	19
10	We went through doubt and cases of insure							10
	Wish I knew then how to heal with herbs						Wish I knew then how to heal with herbs
	Knew a part of her I could heal with words						Knew a part of her I could heal with words
20							But the (?) was (?)	20
11	But the creator was sending for her							11
	What seemed like the end was the beginning for her						What seemed like the end was the beginning for her
21	Like that she didn't want us to remember her						Like that, she didn't want us to remember her	21
	No more medication did she want us to give to her						No more medication did she want us to give to her
22							It spread from her liver to her	22
23	It spread from her liver to her lungs to her last breath						lungs to her last breath	23
	Only to be freed through death						Only to be freed through death
24	Between me and you						Between me and you [echo]	24
12	Between me and you							12
25	Sometimes I wish a careless whisper						[Chorus]	25
13	Serenade her without speaking a word							13
14	Because of you I'm stronger, I'm afraid no longer							14
15	I feel so alive in me, you have liberated me							15
4							[Third Verse]	4
	He spoke with his eyes, tear-filled						He spoke with his eyes, tear-filled
	A lump in his throat, his fear built						A lump in his throat, his fear built
	My whole life it was in steel						My whole life it was in steel
	This ain't the way that men feel						This ain't the way that men feel
26							A feeling, he said he wish he could kill	26
27	A feeling he said he wish he could kill						A feeling, not even time           could heal	27
16	A feeling not even time could heal							16
	This is how real life's supposed to be?						This is how real life's supposed to be?
	For it to happen to someone close to me?						For it to happen to someone close to me?
28							So far we'd come, for him to tell me	28
29	So far we'd come for him to tell me						As he did, insecurity held                me	29
17	As he did insecurity held me							17
	I felt like he failed me						I felt like he failed me
	To the spirit, yelled help me						To the spirit, yelled help me
18								18
	I'd known him for like what seemed forever						I'd known him for like what seemed forever
	About going pro we dreamed together						About going pro we dreamed together
	Never knew it would turn out like this						Never knew it would turn out like this
	For so long he tried to fight this						For so long he tried to fight this
19								19
	Now there was no way for him to ignore it						Now there was no way for him to ignore it
	His parents found out and hated him for it						His parents found out and hated him for it
30	How could I judge him?						How could I judge him? Had to accept	30
31	Had to accept him if I truly loved him						him if I truly loved him	31
20								20
	No longer he said had he hated himself						No longer he said had he hated himself
	Through sexuality he liberated himself						Through sexuality he liberated himself
32	Between me and you						Between me and you [echo]	32
33	Sometimes I wish a careless whisper						[Chorus]	33
21	Serenade her without speaking a word							21
22	Because of you I'm stronger, I'm afraid no longer							22
23	I feel so alive in me, you have liberated me							23
34	Liberation						Liberation...	34
	Peace						Peace

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