Freedom Is Free
Freedom is Free
Chicano Batman.
Gabriel Villa, Bardo Martínez, Carlos Arévalo, and Eduardo Arenas.
4 Latino men in a soul/psychedelic/latin/rock band. Trippy, right? While Chicano Batman might not be a household name, they’re definitely worth a listen.
Let’s take a look at “Freedom is Free” which also happens to be the title for their 2017 album.
Nobody likes you
Nobody cares
Nobody wants you
Nobody cares
I think Chicano Batman tries to capture the individualistic nature of society. We look out for us and that’s all.
To extend a greeting aid
Connecting lands
Life is just a jaded game to them
They won't give it a chance
But you know when I know
That the galaxies are all around us
And life will flow on as long as the grass grows and the water runs
And while I'm here on earth I'll rejoice in this world
Life is just a jaded game to the people in charge who care more about what’s going on somewhere else instead of what’s going on with the people they’re supposed to be in charge of. But the earth belongs to us and as long as we’re alive then we’re entitled the freedom to enjoy it.
Cause
Freedom is free
Freedom is free
And you can't take that away from me
You got your guns up on display
But you can't control how I feel, no way
No matter what sorts of laws and regulations are put in place to restrict and marginalize groups, our freedom is still our own. We won’t be bullied into giving that up.
Freedom is free
And that's the way it's always gonna be
Freedom is free
Cause no amount of negativity can put a dent in me
Freedom is free
The song speaks for itself but it definitely comments upon the current state of our nation. In a country where so many different groups are marginalized and degraded, Chicano Batman reminds us that we are all entitled to freedom.
The music video is pretty cool. No matter how much they are beaten down and tried to get to submit, they just keep their spirits up because they know they have their freedom.
And check out some of Chicano Batman’s other music:
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