Song Description
Bend Your Knee" is a tribute - and a thank you - to every American,
from those on the front lines to those on the picket lines,
and from those on the battlefield to those on the playing
field, who stood up for the principles represented by our flag:
life, liberty and the right to equal treatment and equal
justice under the law.....for everyone.
| Song Length |
4:51 |
Genre |
R & B - Soul, R & B - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Subject |
Power, Encouragement |
Similar Artists |
Mavis Staples, Ruthie Foster |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
WALKIN' THROUGH VIRGINIA
I COME UPON A GRAVE
A FIRE BURNIN' BRIGHTLY
THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE.
THE MIGHTY UNKNOWN SOLDIER
AS PROUD AS HE COULD BE
HE PAID THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
SO YOU COULD BEND A KNEE.
BEND YOUR KNEE. LIFT YOUR VOICE.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, THAT'S OUR CHOICE.
BEND YOUR KNEE, RAISE YOUR HANDS
LET FREEDOM RING ACROSS THE LAND.
OUR HOLY CONSTITUTION
AND ALL THE ONES WHO FELL
AT GETTYSBURG AND NORMANDY
AND THE OL' LORRAINE MOTEL.
TO HOLD THAT BILL OF RIGHTS
AS OUR ROCK OF LIBERTY
STARTIN' WITH THE PROMISE
OF THE RIGHT TO BEND YOUR KNEE
BEND YOUR KNEE. LIFT YOUR VOICE.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, THAT'S OUR CHOICE.
BEND YOUR KNEE, RAISE YOUR HANDS
LET FREEDOM RING ACROSS THE LAND.
WE CELEBRATE OLD GLORY
FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
WHEN IT'S TIME TO TELL YOUR STORY
STEP ON UP AND BEND YOUR KNEE