“Come Together” | Chris Lee | TEDxChicago

[Music]
today not doing all right huh I’m eating
overtime are you doing okay
yeah yeah all right so um thank you for
being here thank you for having me today
this is my friend BJ he’s gonna be
playing with me today
so I wrote this song and it’s called
coming together
um coincidentally and I wrote this
specifically for this beautiful event
and it really only works well if I have
just a minimal amount of crowd
participation right so what I’m gonna
have you do it’s very simple call a
response any time I sing the words come
together you’re just gonna sing them
right back to me is that alright today
is that okay so if I say come to gather
come to try yeah come to gather come to
yeah y’all are like a choir in here yes
is got sectioned out this is beautiful
all right thank y’all so much okay oh no
[Music]
it’s amazing fabric could you see the
same old song something crazy happens we
get set and everyone goes on but I can’t
take it I’m not trying to blame nobody
else I’ve been shaking cuz we’re all
about ourselves we stand and pledge
allegiance for just this live
and when we don’t see justice we decide
to take me and now a lot of us get upset
while other folks agree and it’s a
never-ending cycle we’re distracted as
the nightfall
but this one big man I know just like
Aerosmith and Michael said we gotta come
to gether
then everybody’s they come together
you will feed only sakes you and me it
change it up if we come to there are
people and they’re looking for the love
it cannot find we’re all equal right so
what do we continue to be vibe wealth or
eco I can’t seem to get a mop up my G B
G Q I see you know I live a privileged
life I pledge allegiance but justice and
liberty and when I don’t see justice I
decide to take it me
and now a lot of us get upset while of
the folks agree and it’s a never-ending
cycle we’re distracted as the night
falls but there’s one thing that I know
just like ever Smith and Michael said we
gotta come to gather yeah you know it
now jump – hey
see it only takes you and me to change
it up if we come to yeah okay okay they
want me to go slay take a minute to
position my image with no shame put a
mirror to political figures that chose
Fame over clinical ambition they clear
up the whole game a miracle my lyrical
visions and folks change I see the fish
and killing us innocents won’t hang
can’t spark a hand as long as we fear
but a head start from sad talks is so
real I pledge allegiance for justice in
and when I don’t see justice I decide to
take me now a lot of y’all get upset
while up before Sabri but it’s never in
a cycle and we’re distracted as the
night falls
but there’s one thing that I know just
like every bit and Michael said we gotta
come
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[Music]
yeah thank you very much guys
[Applause]