"Element of Freedom", mahakarya musik karya Alicia Keys, mengupas tema kebebasan dan keberanian menghadapi risiko. Lagu ini dibuka dengan baris-baris yang kuat, "And the day came/When the risk it took/To remain tight and closed in the bud/Was more painful/Than the risk it took bloom," melukiskan perjuangan batin saat terjebak dalam keamanan tetapi mendambakan pertumbuhan dan kebebasan. Alicia Keys dengan indah mengemukakan bahwa mengambil risiko untuk mengekspresikan diri, meskipun menakutkan, dapat menjadi jalan menuju kebebasan sejati.
Element of Freedom Lyrics
Alicia Keys
And the day came
When the risk it took
To remain tight and closed in the bud
Was more painful
Than the risk it took bloom
This is the element of freedom
When the risk it took
To remain tight and closed in the bud
Was more painful
Than the risk it took bloom
This is the element of freedom