[Verse 1:]
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We're dancing free but we're stuck here underground
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And everybody trying to figure they way out
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Hey Hey Hey, all we ever wanted to say
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Was chased erased and then thrown away
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And day to day we live in a daze
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[Refrain:]
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We march all around til' the sun goes down night children
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Broken dreams, no sunshine, endless crimes, we long for freedom (for freedom)
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You're free but in your mind, your freedom's in a bind
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[Chorus:]
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Oh make it rain, ain't a thang and the sky to fall
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(The silver bullet's in your hand and the war's heating up)
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And when the truth goes BANG the shouts splatter out
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(Revolutionize your lives and find a way out)
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And when you're growing down instead of growing up
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(You gotta ooo ah ah like a panther)
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Tell me are you bold enough to reach for love?
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(Na na na...)
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[Verse 2:]
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So strong for so long
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All I wanna do is sing my simple song
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Square or round, rich or poor
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At the end of day and night all we want is more
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I keep my feet on solid ground and use my wings when storms come around
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I keep my feet on solid ground for freedom
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You're free but in your mind, your freedom's in a bind
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[Chorus]
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[Cybernetic Chantdown:]
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Civil rights, civil war
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Hood rat, crack whore
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Carefree, nightclub
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Closet drunk, bathtub
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Outcast, weirdo
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Stepchild, freak show
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Black girl, bad hair
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Broad nose, cold stare
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Tap shoes, Broadway
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Tuxedo, holiday
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Creative black, Love song
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Stupid words, erased song
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Gun shots, orange house
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Dead man walking with a dirty mouth
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Spoiled milk, stale bread
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Welfare, bubonic plague
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Record deal, light bulb
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Keep back kid not corporate thug
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Breast cancer, common cold
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HIV, lost hope
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Overweight, self esteem
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Misfit, broken dream
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Fish tank, small bowl
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Closed mind, dark hold
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Cybergirl, droid control
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Get away now they trying to steal your soul
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Microphone, one stage
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Tomboy, outrage
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Street fight, bloody war
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Instigators, third floor
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Promiscuous child, broken dream
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STD, quarentine
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Heroin user, coke head
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Final chapter, death bed
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Plastic sweat, metal skin
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Metallic tears, mannequin
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Carefree, night club
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Closet drunk, bathtub
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White house, Jim Crow
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Dirty lies, my regards
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[Closing Lullaby:]
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And when the world just treats you wrong
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just come with me and I'll take you home
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No need to pack a bag
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Who put your life in the danger zone?
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You running dropping like a rolling stone
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No need to pack a bag
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You just can't stop your hurt from hanging on
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The old man dies and then a baby's born
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Chan, chan, chan, change your life
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And when the world just treats you wrong
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just come with me and I'll take you home
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Shan, shan shan shan-gri la
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Na na na na na na na na na na na
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Many Moons
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Janelle Monae |