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Words and Music to DNC Wonder "Fear Can't Put Dreams To Sleep"

By MechMom - Sep 20th, 2008 at 6:39 am EDT

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It was hard for me to get my hands on the words and music to Stevie Wonder's performance accompanied by Take 6 and the Drums of Unity at the DNC in August 2008, so I have listed them below, including the Youtube recording political interjections. May it inspire you as much as it did me!

Fear Can't Put Dreams To Sleep by Stevie Wonder w/Take 6 and Drums of Unity

Lyrics http://choosetochangeradioshow.blogspot.com/2008/09/lyrics-from-september-3-show-fear-cant.html

(more complete lyrics for DNC version in my extended post below)

Youtube recording
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWHwkSgVRNE
DNC-Stevie Wonder-Part-1-Aug-28-2008

P.S. My other favorite recording is where some genius superimposed that super clever montage of Obama's speeches to "Never gonna give you up" DURING McCain's!!! acceptance speech - it is soooooooooooooo funny and inspiring!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TiQCJXpbKg
John McCain Gets BarackRoll'd

FEAR CAN'T PUT DREAMS TO SLEEP

In every song that I have sang, know that I love you From out of the blue there came to me a question
the kind that until you answer won’t let you be The question was if I was blessed w/the gift of sight what most in life would I want to see

That made me think of an old story about a boy who had no feet … no feet or hands who was asked if he could walk what would he do
And he said, as I understand,

Chorus:
If my eyes were to see let them be the witness of a world that is color free
And if my limbs were to move let me touch and walk in land where hate could no longer be
And if my ears were to hear let it be like sweetest music be in sync with harmony
And if my mouth were to speak, let me talk about a land were love’s for all and fear can’t put dreams to sleep

"Are you understanding me? Do you love me?"

And in a crowd there came two sisters one talking to the other one in sign and she asked of the sister of all things if you could hear what would you like to hear most at this time
She, without any hesitation, gave the tale of girl that couldn’t talk at all and she asked if you could talk what would you say and she wasn’t seeing at all

Repeat Chorus:
If my eyes were to see let them be the witness of a world that is color free
And if my limbs were to move let me touch and walk in land where hate could no longer be
And if my ears were to hear let it like the sweetest music be in unity and harmony
And if my mouth were to speak, let me talk about a land were love’s for all and fear can’t put dreams to sleep

Repeat Chorus:
If my eyes were to see let them be the witness of a world that is color free
And if my limbs were to move let me touch and walk in land where hate could no longer be
And if my ears were to hear let it like the sweetest music be in unity and harmony
And if my mouth were to speak, let me talk about a land were love’s for all and fear can’t put dreams to sleep

Repeat Chorus:
If my eyes were to see let them be the witness of a world that is color free
And if my limbs were to move let me touch and walk in land where hate could no longer be
And if my ears were to hear let it like the sweetest music be in unity and harmony
And if my mouth were to speak, let me talk about a land were love’s for all and fear can’t put dreams to sleep

Never never never never never go

Sad if you don’t use your eyes

Your hands and feet and in this time

And all your tones to

Lift up someones life

Sad if you refuse to hear or speak to make the pathway clear

Or someday you will pay the dearest price ...

Lets group together to be the united kingdom of these United States

I'd loved you to believe that!

Barack Obama

Yes we can

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Lyrics to "Fear Can't Put Dreams To Sleep" | Report to Admin

By Unknown user Sep 22nd 2008 at 5:34 am EDT (Updated Sep 22nd 2008 at 5:34 am EDT)

Fear Can't Put Dreams To Sleep
(Part 1 because you truncate posts)

From out of the blue there came to me a question
The kind that until you answer just won't let you be
The question was, if I was blessed with the gift of sight
What most in life would I want to see?

That made me think of an old story
About a boy who had no control of his feet or hands
Who was asked if you could walk and touch again
What would you do, and he said, as I understand

If my eyes were to see,
Let them be the witness of a world that is colour free
And if my limbs were to move
Let me touch and walk a place where hate can no longer be
And if my ears were to hear
Let it like the sweetest music be unity in harmony
And if my mouth were to speak
Let me talk about a land where love's for all
And fear can't put dreams to sleep

From among a crowd there came two sisters
One talking to the other one in sign
And she asked of her sister, if you could hear
What would you like to hear most at this time?
She without any hesitation
Portrayed to tell of a girl that couldn't talk at all
Who was asked if you could speak again
What would you say and she wrote as she recalled

If my eyes were to see,
Let them be the witness of a world that is colour free
And if my limbs were to move
Let me walk and touch a land where hate can no longer be
And if my ears were to hear
Let it like the sweetest music be unity in harmony
And if my mouth were to speak
Let me talk about a land where love's for all
And fear can't put dreams to sleep

Lyrics to "Fear Can't Put Dreams To Sleep" (cont'd) | Report to Admin

By Unknown user Sep 22nd 2008 at 5:36 am EDT (Updated Sep 22nd 2008 at 5:36 am EDT)

Fear Can't Put Dreams To Sleep
(Part 2)

Sad if you don't use your eyes
Your hands and feet at anytime
When called upon to lift up someone's life
Shame if you refuse to hear
A speech to make the pathway clear
For someday you must pay the debtor's price

If my eyes were to see,
Let them be the witness of a world that is colour free
And if my limbs were to move
Let me touch and walk a place where hate can no longer be
And if my ears were to hear
Let it like the sweetest music be unity in harmony
And if my mouth were to speak
Let me talk about a land where love's for all
And fear can't put dreams to sleep

And if my eyes were to see,
Let them be the witness of a world that is colour free
And if my limbs were to move
Let me walk and touch a land where hate can no longer be
And if my ears were to hear
Let it like the sweetest music be unity in harmony
And if my mouth were to speak
Let me talk about a land where love's for all
And fear can't put dreams to sleep
They can't put them to sleep

Lyrics to "Fear Can't Put Dreams To Sleep" (cont'd) | Report to Admin

By Unknown user Sep 22nd 2008 at 5:39 am EDT (Updated Sep 22nd 2008 at 5:39 am EDT)

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