Man Was Born Free

[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]
Man was born free, but everywhere you see he's in chains

[Fairness]
Living under monarchy, the captive of a tyrant who reigns

[Rousseau]
We've got to break the shackles tying us down

[Fairness]
And claim our natural freedom from an old crown

[Rousseau + Fairness]
Man was born free, but everywhere you see he's in chains

[Rousseau]
When a king has all the power, the people live in slavery
(Uh-huh, uh-huh, huh-huh)

[Fairness]
He takes away everything, even their desire to be free

[Rousseau]
No one can pretend he has a birthright
To force another by the sword to bow to might

[Rousseau + Fairness]
For man to be a man, it's time to free him of his chains

[Rousseau]
Listen to the general will
(Uh-huh)
The voice cries out in the name of the people, until

[Fairness]
They live in a republic, everyone is equally free

[Rousseau]
We'll make it there together
Mon cheri
[Spoken]
Baby, you're the sovereign of my ideal world

[Fairness]
I am?

[Rousseau]
So long as we put the chains on ourselves, then, mon cheri, we will be free!

[Fairness]
Free me, Jean-Jacques!

[Rousseau]
Oh, you bet I will!
[Sung]
Assemble all the people, ask them what the law should be
(Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh)
Land into their interests, they answer with the truth they see
The answer they converge on is the general will
It's always right

[Fairness]
So you can bet your ass we will
Obey the people when they speak
Hey, it's a democracy

[John Rawls]
Well, not technically. I teach this course, and-

[Rousseau]
If I make a law for you

[Fairness]
Then the same one binds you too
(Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh)

[Rousseau]
I can get away with making it oppressive for you
If what I give is what I get, I'm doubly free

[Fairness]
You're living in a system of equality

[Rousseau]
Man is now free

[Rousseau + Fairness]
He owes it to the general will
Don't resist the general will
The voice cries out in the name of the people until

[Fairness]
They live in a republic, everyone is equally free

[Rousseau]
We'll make it there together

[Fairness]
We'll make it there together

[Rousseau + Fairness]
We'll make it there together
Mon cheri