om nia merican born of beats and blood   the concert of the sun unplugged, i'm the   om nia merican born of beats and blood   the concert of the sun unplugged      o say can you - 20,000 negro leagues beneath   the sea foamed clouds laced with ink that stains   when rains. makes books of trees at once   upon a dawn's early light, pawn bishop knight   children of night, may queens take kings   hereafter, thereafter the trickling sands   demand that our decisions be timeless i'm the      om nia merican born of beats and blood   the concert of the sun unplugged, i'm the   om nia merican born of beats and blood   the concert of the sun unplugged, i'm the      offspring of spring reborn, pledged, and   sworn - the risen ash of a flag burned and   torn, i'm the blood of the womb, the risen   tide of the moon, the dark side that the   light cannot hide, i'm the pages of history   read between the lines, the shining truth   behind your symbols and signs, i'm the son   of a minister, love a teacher, my mother   taught me well so i rebel, i'm the bell retolled   yet a story untold, the hidden force behind   a rock that was rolled. i'm the om nia   merican born of beats and blood, the concert   of the sun, unplugged, i'm the om nia   merican born of beats and blood the concert   of the sun unplugged      lift every voice and sing   til earth and heaven ring