[00:01.67]I left my home still as a child,
[00:03.89]I walked a thousand sorry miles
[00:06.05]
[00:06.79]To wait for my father,
[00:07.70]to gather up his tools
[00:10.67]
[00:13.03]He said my boy you've got to run,
[00:15.49]don't wait for me,
[00:17.14]don't wait for mum
[00:18.54]We'll come get you,
[00:20.47]when it's safe for us to move
[00:22.55]So I waited many years,
[00:26.17]held back the pain behind my tears
[00:31.07]For my father,
[00:31.70]to come find me like he said
[00:34.53]
[00:37.04]And in that time I was alone,
[00:38.78]so many years without my home
[00:42.79]I made brothers of a different kind instead
[00:45.58]And at the time I didn't know,
[01:02.37]just how hard the wind could blow
[01:05.26]Towards disaster,
[01:06.72]and the things that I would see
[01:08.95]I never found my father,
[01:15.06]
[01:15.99]I never found my mother
[01:17.57]
[01:18.86]Even would I know in my lifetime I will be
[01:23.43]
[01:25.55]A hero to the masses,
[01:27.17]
[01:27.80]to those born without chances
[01:29.10]There's a freedom that everyone deserves
[01:32.82]I know there's greed and there's corruption
[01:39.23]I've seen death and mass destruction
[01:41.55]But I'm telling you,
[01:44.03]
[01:45.05]and I hope that I'm heard
[01:47.11]
[01:48.82]I will not be commanded
[01:50.60]I will not be controlled
[02:01.27]And I will not let my future go on
[02:03.34]
[02:06.06]Without the help of my soul
[02:07.67]And I will not be commanded
[02:15.04]
[02:18.90]And I will not be controlled
[02:21.08]
[02:24.98]And I will not let my future go on
[02:29.85]Without the help of my soul
[02:32.14]
[02:36.97]And I will not be commanded
[02:39.24]
[02:43.01]And I will not be controlled
[02:45.24]
[02:49.13]And I will not let my future go on
[02:51.77]
[02:54.46]Without the help of my soul
[02:55.68]I will not be commanded
[03:03.14]
[03:06.76]I will not be controlled
[03:08.75]
[03:12.94]And I will not let my future go on
[03:15.85]Without the help of my soul

I left my home still as a child,
I walked a thousand sorry miles
To wait for my father,
to gather up his tools
He said my boy you've got to run,
don't wait for me,
don't wait for mum
We'll come get you,
when it's safe for us to move
So I waited many years,
held back the pain behind my tears
For my father,
to come find me like he said
And in that time I was alone,
so many years without my home
I made brothers of a different kind instead
And at the time I didn't know,
just how hard the wind could blow
Towards disaster,
and the things that I would see
I never found my father,
I never found my mother
Even would I know in my lifetime I will be
A hero to the masses,
to those born without chances
There's a freedom that everyone deserves
I know there's greed and there's corruption
I've seen death and mass destruction
But I'm telling you,
and I hope that I'm heard
I will not be commanded
I will not be controlled
And I will not let my future go on
Without the help of my soul
And I will not be commanded
And I will not be controlled
And I will not let my future go on
Without the help of my soul
And I will not be commanded
And I will not be controlled
And I will not let my future go on
Without the help of my soul
I will not be commanded
I will not be controlled
And I will not let my future go on
Without the help of my soul