And in the years since they shot him down
When the wind is singing freedom
When the laws have begun to burn
When the wind is singing freedom
When the walls have begun to crumble
When the walls have begun to crumble
We come here to sing for freedom
They're gonna see the day
And justice for Nelson Mandela
He found a light in the darkest hour
When the wind is singing freedom
When the wind is singing freedom
Begin to come around
Freedom
And I come here to praise Mandela
Freedom
And the strength for speaking truth to power
Freedom
And to bring this message to his jailer
When the stone begins to turn
A generation has grown where he stood
When the stone begins to turn
You see changes that once were a dream
Your walls may hold the man inside
Freedom for South Africa
When the laws have begun to burn
When the wind is singing freedom
When the wind is singing freedom
When the stone begins to turn
'Cause in the years they've shut him away
When the wind is singing freedom
When the laws have begun to burn
We're gonna see that day
And to send our voices to the ones who need them
When the walls have begun to crumble
But they'll never ever hold back the tide
A generation has grown where he stood
'Cause in the years you've shut him away
