The Who - I'm Free

I heard this song on the radio the other day. I've always wondered exactly what the lyrics said, and what was the story behind the song, so I looked it up (see below).



From songfacts.com:

This was part of The Who's Rock Opera Tommy. Tommy is free because his mother smashed the mirror that he was kind of trapped in. He always gazed at his reflection and this was the only thing he could really see. Now Tommy wants his disciples to follow him ("How can we follow?") and says he's their Messiah.

Lyrics:

I'M FREE-I'm free,
And freedom tastes of reality,
I'm free-I'm free,
And I'm waiting for you to follow me.

If I told you what it takes
to reach the highest high,
You'd laugh and say "nothing's that simple"
But you've been told many times before
Messiah's pointed to the door
And no one had the guts to leave the temple!

I'm free-I'm free
And freedom tastes of reality

I'm free-I'm free
And I'm waiting for you to follow me.

Chorus:
How can we follow?
How can we follow?

Hmm... Someone finds freedom and wants to share it with everybody! But perhaps others are still stuck on what was keeping them in captivity? So... what to do?

Keep on preachin' freedom, brothers and sisters! And keep on living it out unabashedly and unashamedly!