Say You'll Go
Janelle Monįe Lyrics

Love is such a novelty
Love is a rare and unique thing

A rarely painted masterpiece
It is like an artwork that is seldom created

A place few people go or ever know
It is a realm only a few get to experience

An underwater rocket love
It is like the kind of love that you rarely see

Exactly what I'm searching for
This type of love is something Janelle Monae is in search of

You're brave enough to go
The person she is singing to is someone who is strong enough and fearless enough to join her on this journey toward this profound love that she desires

Tell me so
She pleads with the person to tell her if they are willing to go on this journey with her

Say you'll go to Nirvana
She wants the person she is speaking to join her in an almost heaven-like state

Will you leave Samsara?
She also wants to know if this person is willing to leave behind negative cycles/habits and be renewed by the state of Nirvana

In the words of Dhammapada
She references these wise words from the Buddhist scripture to emphasize the importance of moving beyond past negative experiences and entering a state of enlightenment

Who will leave? Who will follow?
The question that remains to be answered is who is willing to reach this state with her

Our love will sail in this ark
Their love will exist in such a way that they are protected from the outside world in a timeless vessel

The world could end outside our window
The world could end, but as long as their love exists, they will remain untouched by the chaos and destruction outside

Let's find forever
She wants to experience a love that will last until the very end

And write our names in fire on each other's hearts
She wants their love to be so strong that it is literally burned into their hearts, leaving an everlasting mark

Love is not a fantasy
Love should not just be a far-fetched dream

A haiku written in Japanese
She is saying that true love is not an ephemeral moment captured in a poem but something that must be experienced in real life

A word too often used but not believed
People often speak of love, but it is not always genuine

Witness the interaction of
Janelle now points out the power and beauty between two powerful, natural elements coming together

The flood, the sea, the sky, the dove
She uses these elements to emphasize how powerful love can be

Time erodes the shore but not our love
She is saying that even though time could pass and things could change, their love will not waiver