Song · Sunday Candle
Everybody Wants to Be Free
“Everybody Wants to Be Free” is track 7 on Rob Matare's African Gospel album Sunday Candle, released November 3, 2026. Gospel for the back row and the tired hands: grace in a casserole dish, mercy with a spare key, and a candle that never asks your name.
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“Everybody Wants to Be Free” lyrics
Everybody wants to be free
Everybody wants to be free
Everybody wants to be free
Free, free, free
Some come wearing diamonds
Some come wearing scars
Some come from the penthouse
Some come from the bars
Some came here for romance
Some came here to breathe
But under all the flashing lights
Everybody wants to be free
Free from the pressure
Free from the past
Free from the question
How long will it last
Free from the mirror
Free from the fear
When the chorus hits
We all disappear
Everybody wants to be free
Move your body, come with me
Everybody wants to believe
There’s a better night than the one we leave
Everybody wants to be free
Hands in the air like a victory
Everybody wants to be free
Free, free, free
Free, free
Everybody free
Free, free
Sing it back to me
Sing it back to me
Free, free
Everybody free
Free, free
That’s the way we’re meant to be
Somebody lost a lover
Somebody found a friend
Somebody said forever
Then had to start again
Somebody works tomorrow
Somebody lost their keys
But right here in the rhythm
Everybody wants to be free
Free from the pressure
Free from the past
Free from the question
How long will it last
Free from the mirror
Free from the fear
When the chorus hits
We all disappear
Everybody wants to be free
Move your body, come with me
Everybody wants to believe
There’s a better night than the one we leave
Everybody wants to be free
Hands in the air like a victory
Everybody wants to be free
Free, free, free
If you need love, take some
If you need joy, make some
If you need light, raise some
If you need hope, say some
Free, free
We were born to be
Free, free
Sing it back to me
Everybody wants to be free
Move your body, come with me
Everybody wants to believe
There’s a better night than the one we leave
Everybody wants to be free
Hands in the air like a victory
Everybody wants to be free
Free, free, free
Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.
More from Sunday Candle
- 1Your Name's on the List3:25
- 2Amen (Say It Back)3:09
- 3Let the Back Row Answer3:27
- 4Bad Week, Good Shoes3:16
- 5Thursday Can't Have Me3:19
- 6Everybody Gets a Chorus3:28
- 8You're Expected Here3:14
- 9Room for My Whole Name3:21
- 10Shout Before the Door Opens3:43
- 11Let Your Rhythm Heal3:17
- 12Thank You Plenty2:50
- 13Sunday Candle2:58
- 14Paper Cup Moon2:48
- 15Tell the Mountain Hello3:27
- 16The Candle Won't Ask Your Name4:20
- 17Grace Came in a Casserole Dish4:36
- 18Mercy Keeps a Spare Key4:34
- 19Broken on Purpose3:39
- 20Dressed for Mending2:51
- 21Teach Me How to Pray Again4:05
- 22Sing Till the Rafters Know4:50
- 23Hands Too Tired to Fold5:26
- 24The Morning Still Comes3:34
Previews provided courtesy of iTunes. 