Power
Kanye West/Jay-Z/Swizz Beatz/DJ Skee Lyrics

I'm living' in that 21st century
Living in the modern era

Doing something mean to it
Doing something great and unique to it

Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it
Doing it better than anyone else

Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it
Hearing the criticism from those who don't like me sounds good in a way

I guess every superhero need his theme music
Every great person needs some recognition

No one man should have all that power
It's not good for one person to have too much power

The clock's ticking', I just count the hours
Time is running out and I am counting it

Stop tripping', I'm tripping' off the power
Stop being paranoid, I am already getting high on my power

(21st century schizoid man)
Referring to the album by King Crimson

The system broken, the schools closed, the prisons open
The system is flawed, schools are shut down and prisons are still open

We ain't got nothing' to lose, ma' fucka', we rolling
We have nothing to lose anymore, so we are moving on

With some light-skinned girls and some Kelly Rowlands
With some women and some popular songs of the time

In this white man's world, we the ones chosen
The minority group is favored in this world

So goodnight, cruel world, I see you in the mornin'
Goodbye cruel world, I'll see you tomorrow

This is way too much, I need a moment
This is overwhelming, I need to take a break

'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours
Until then, let's take over the world

Fuck S-N-L and the whole cast
I dislike Saturday Night Live and everyone involved in it

Tell 'em Yeezy said they can kiss my whole ass
I am angry with them so they can kiss my entire backside

More specifically, they can kiss my ass-hole
To be even more specific, they can kiss my rear end

I'm an asshole? You niggas got jokes
You guys are joking if you think I'm an asshole

You short-minded niggas thoughts is Napoleon
Your narrow minds think like Napoleon's

My furs is Mongolian, my ice brought the goldies in
I'm wearing expensive fur from Mongolia, and my expensive jewelry is attracting others

Now I embody every characteristic of the egotistic
I show all the qualities of being egotistical

He knows, he so, fuckin' gifted
He (me) knows I am very gifted

I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts
I just needed some privacy to think

Got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault
I have great ideas but sometimes struggle to bring them to fruition

My childlike creativity, purity and honesty
My youthful imagination, innocence and truthfulness

Is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts
I feel like my adult thoughts are suffocating my creative inner child

Reality is catchin' up with me
The real world is becoming more apparent to me

Takin' my inner child, I'm fighting for its custody
I am fighting to keep my childlike imagination and creativity alive

With these responsibilities that they entrusted me
These responsibilities were given to me by others

As I look down at my dia-mond-encrusted piece
As I look at my piece of jewelry encrusted with diamonds

Thinkin', no one man should have all that power
At the moment, I feel like no one person should have this much power

The clock's tickin', I just count the hours
Time is running out, and I am counting it

Stop trippin', I'm trippin' off the powder
Stop being paranoid, I am already getting high on my power

'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours
Until then, let's take over the world

Holy, powers, Austin, Powers
Power is holy, like the character Austin Powers from the movies

Lost in translation with a whole fuckin' nation
Misunderstood by a whole nation of people

They say 'How was the abomination of Obama's nation?'
They ask how the poor state of the nation under Obama is

Well that's a pretty bad way to start the conversation
That's not a good conversation starter

At the end of day, goddammit I'm killin' this shit
At the end of the day, I am doing great

I know damn well y'all feelin' this shit
I know you're all enjoying this

I don't need your pussy, bitch I'm on my own dick
I don't need anyone's approval, I am happy with myself

I ain't gotta power trip, who you goin' home with?
I don't have to show off how powerful I am, who are you going home with?

How 'Ye doin? I'm survivin'
How am I doing? I am barely making it through

I was drinkin' earlier, now I'm drivin'
I was drinking earlier, now I'm driving

Where the bad bitches, huh? Where ya hidin'
Where are the attractive women hiding?

I got the power, make yo' life so exciting (so exciting)
I have the ability to make your life exciting

Now this would be a beautiful death
This would be a poetic way to die

Jumping out the window
Jumping out of a window to die

Letting everything go
Releasing everything and letting go

You got the power to let power go?
Do you have the ability to let go of power?

(21st century schizoid man)
Referring to the album by King Crimson