Can you see
The things that man has done cannot
Set you free
Yeah, yeah
Can you see
The things that man has done cannot
Set you free

The traffic's too fast or the
The traffic's too slow. Well, you got
No one to blame and there's
No place you can go because the
The spirits are moving, they're moving your way, yeah
The spirits are calling, calling your name
Calling your name, yeah, and nothing is
Free and something will always make pay
Something will always
Make you pay, make you pay

Can you see
The things that man has done cannot
Set you free
Yeah, yeah
Can you see
The things that man has done cannot
Set you free

Chorus: Gil Scott-Heron, Victor Brown, and Brian Jackson]
Can you see
The things that man has done cannot
Set you free
Yeah
Can you see
The things that man has done cannot
Set you free

Now if the traffic's too fast or the
The traffic is getting too slow
You got nobody you can blame and
There's no place you can go
The spirits are moving, moving your way
The spirits are calling, calling your name
Calling your name, yeah, and nothing is
Free and something will always make pay
Something will always
Make you pay, make you pay

Can you see
The things that man has done cannot
Set you free
Can you see
The things that man has done cannot
Set you free
Set you free
Set you free