The lyrics of Nina Simone's song "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" on a white background with a brick red boarder. The title is at the top in red, next to a circular image of Nina Simone with the yellowish-green words "Nina Simone" below the title. Below and to the right is an image of a Nina Simone album with the word "VEVO" in the black that borders the mostly brick red album cover. Ms. Simone's image is from the shoulders up and mostly profile. Her hair is in an updo and she is where a gold spaghetti strap top. Underneath that are tabs entitles "Lyrics" + "Meaning" + "Translations". The lyrics are as follows: "I wish I knew how It would feel to be free I wish I could break All the chains holding me I wish I could say All the things that I should say Say 'em loud say 'em clear For the whole round world to hear I wish I could share All the love that's in my heart Remove all the bars That keep us apart I wish you could know What it means to be me Then you'd see and agree That every man should be free I wish I could give All I'm longin' to give I wish I could live Like I'm longin' to live I wish I could do All the things that I can do And though I'm'm way over due I'd be starting a new Well I wish I could be Like a bird in the sky How sweet it would be If I found I could fly Oh I'd'd soar to the Sun And look down at the sea Than I'd sing cos I know, yeah Then I'd sing cos I know, yeah Then I'd sing cos I know I'd know how it feels Oh I'd know how it feels to be free Yeah, Yeah! Oh, I'd know how it feels Yes I'd know Oh, I'd know How it feels How it feels To be free"

Theme song of my life right about now: "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" by #NinaSimone. Came up for me AGAIN while my co-host & I were discussing #skyfullofelephants this morning while recording an epi of the #WritingWhileBlack #podcast.

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