Lyrics
Chorus
I'm free indeed
In Christ I'm free indeed
No chains are holding me
It's who I choose to be
Everybody say now
Chorus (Repeat)
I'm free indeed
In Christ I'm free indeed
No chains are holding me
It's who I choose to be
It's who I choose to be
It's who I choose to be
Refrain (Repeat)
I choose to be Free
Chorus
I'm free indeed
In Christ I'm free indeed
No chains are holding me
It's who I choose to be
Chorus (Short)
I'm free indeed
In Christ I'm free indeed
Spoken
Listen, I changed the words
Verse 1
Was blind but now I see
It's who I'm meant to be
Chorus
I'm free indeed
In Christ I'm free indeed
Was blind but now I see
It's who I'm meant to be
It's who I'm meant to be
Refrain (Repeat)
I choose to be Free
Chorus
I'm free indeed
In Christ I'm free indeed
No chains are holding me
It's who I choose to be
Chorus
I'm free indeed
In Christ I'm free indeed
Was blind but now I see
It's who I'm meant to be
Chorus
I'm free indeed
In Christ I'm free indeed
No chains are holding me
It's who I choose to be
Outro
I'm free indeed
In Christ I'm free indeed
Was blind but now I see
It's who I'm meant to be
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Timothy Reddick’s song builds its message around freedom found in Christ. The recurring declaration of being free indeed presents liberation as a settled identity rather than a passing emotion. References to broken chains express release from bondage, while the contrast between blindness and sight suggests a changed life marked by spiritual recognition. Call-and-response language and repeated lines give the lyric a communal praise character, allowing its central confession to remain clear throughout.
The refrain closely reflects John 8:36, where freedom granted by the Son is described as true freedom. Its language of former blindness also recalls the healed man’s testimony in John 9:25, though the lyric applies that image more broadly to transformation in Christ. By joining those ideas, the song celebrates both deliverance and a renewed sense of identity. The repeated choice to live as free emphasizes an active response to grace without treating freedom as self-created or detached from Christ.