[Verse 1]
Yeah, walls of suspicion, spandrels of doubt
Spasms of uncertainty, a world all inside-out
Ubiquitous confusion, heads in the sand
Self-appointed experts making claims they can't defend
Or even understand

[Chorus]
Commons turned out to be a tragedy
Oh, the victims are easy to find
But the wellspring of true liberty
Is emancipation of the mind

[Verse 2]
Hey, chains of superstition all come undone
Vivid illumination that's brighter than the sun
Oh, a handicap of bigotry and prejudice
All becomes a hinterland, a smoky wilderness
The dominion of ignorancе

[Chorus]
The commons turned out to be a tragеdy
Oh, the victims are easy to find
But the wellspring of true liberty
Is emancipation of the mind
[Bridge]
It's a stalemate of morality
A debt for all mankind
These haughty mental shackles make us blind
To what is really right

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Oh, the commons turned out to be a tragedy
Yeah, the victims are easy to find
But the wellspring of true liberty
Is emancipation of the mind

[Outro]
Oh, see what you can find
If you take a different line
Emancipation of the mind