We Shall Be Free

This song supports gay rights, and gay marriage, so much so the song met with resistance from country radio stations and from the culturally conservative country audience.

i think its about haveing faith and being free in your own body feeling yourself! Being true to your soul!=D

I think that this song puts out a very important message. He is saying the we can never be truely be free until we treat each others as equals no matter who or what they are and when the earth is restored and unpolluted.

I agree with NomadicDragon to an extent. It seems like an idealist view of the perfect world, as unattainable as that is.

There's really only one line in the song that refers to gay rights "When we're free to love anyone we choose". Yet that one sentence caused a lot of controversy. I'm afraid it'll be a long time before see the ideal world Garth sang about.

I think this is my absolute favorite inspirational song ever. Honestly, I can't even verbalize how much I love this song. It's honest, it's to the point, yet it's optimistic. This song was released and won awards before I was even born, so I obviously don't remember the controversy, but I am glad that Garth supports gay rights in this song - sadly, not many country artists seem to do that, because, like collegeguy666 said, it's a generally conservative audience and generally conservative artists. Gay rights is a very important issue that is addressed in the song, along with other very important issues - pollution/environmental issues, freedom of speech, racism, hate crimes, etc. Country music - and music in general - needs more artists like Garth Brooks. This song provokes such deep emotion, it's probably the most stirring and emotion-filled - yet simultaneously uplifting - song I know. This song can be uplifting, and at the same time, quite saddening. Another thing great about this song is that it's completely true. When we're free of racism, greediness, world hunger, homophobia, pollution, and every other topic addressed in the song, then we'll truly be free.

BTW, the song's video is also amazing. Like the song, it's saddening, but optimistic at the same time.

Garth brooks did amazingly well with this song. I love the gospel sound it has. Its good old country mixed with the wonderful gospel sound! amazing. pure musical genius!

According to what he's said in interviews and how I've always taken The "when we're free to love anyone we choose" line is it's not just about gay rights, but about say two people of different religions, or an interracial relationship as well. It's a great idealic song. It'll be thousands and thousands of years if it ever happens imo.