Power
Kanye West Feat. Jay-Z Rick Ross Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver Lyrics

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

Doing something mean to it
Delivering something exceptional and surpassing anything that has been produced before

Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it
Executing with more mastery and aptitude than anyone who has executed before

Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it
The sound of my detractors and critics is pleasurable to my ears

I guess every superhero need his theme music
Just like how superheroes need a song to signify their arrival, I too require something which demonstrates my arrival

No one man should have all that power
It's not appropriate for a single person to possess so much power

The clock's ticking', I just count the hours
Time waits for no person, and I'm aware of its passage

Stop tripping', I'm tripping' off the power
Calm down, I'm overwhelmed by the authority I have

(21st century schizoid man)
I'm aware that the current era is an era of madness and chaos

The system broken, the schools closed, the prisons open
The establishment is impaired, the academic institutions are shuttered, the jails are operating

We ain't got nothing' to lose, ma' fucka', we rolling
We don't have anything to lose, so we're moving ahead bravely

Huh? Ma'fucka', we rollin'
Yes, we are rolling

With some light-skinned girls and some Kelly Rowlands
We're accompanied by some light-skinned women and some ladies like Kelly Rowlands

In this white man's world, we the ones chosen
In this society dominated by white men, we're the people who have been selected for greatness

So goodnight, cruel world, I see you in the mornin'
Goodbye, world of cruelty, I'll encounter you in the morning

Huh? I see you in the mornin'
Yes, I'll see you in the morning

This is way too much, I need a moment
This is excessively overwhelming and I require some time to comprehend it

'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours
And until then, I don't care, the world belongs to us

And then they say (hey) and then they say
And then people continue to say

Fuck S-N-L and the whole cast
Screw Saturday Night Live and everyone involved with the program

Tell 'em Yeezy said they can kiss my whole ass
Instruct them that I, Yeezy, proclaim that they can touch their lips to my entire buttock

More specifically, they can kiss my ass-hole
To be more precise, they can put their mouths on my anus

I'm an asshole? You niggas got jokes
I'm an unlikable individual? You people have amusing humor

You short-minded niggas thoughts is Napoleon
Your tiny minds are comparable to that of Napoleon's

My furs is Mongolian, my ice brought the goldies in
My coats are from Mongolia, my jewelry is extraordinary

Now I embody every characteristic of the egotistic
I currently demonstrate all the attributes of arrogance

He knows, he so, fuckin' gifted
He understands, he's unbelievably skilled

I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts
I just required some time to myself, to be with my own musings

Got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault
I possess some precious concepts in my intellect but can't open my own mind to them

My childlike creativity, purity and honesty
My artless imagination, innocence and sincerity

Is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts
Are honestly being suffocated by these adult concepts

Reality is catchin' up with me
The truth is becoming evident in my life

Takin' my inner child, I'm fighting for its custody
Taking my childlike inner self from me, I'm battling for its guardianship

With these responsibilities that they entrusted me
With these tasks that they assigned to me

As I look down at my dia-mond-encrusted piece
As I stare at my diamond-covered jewelry

Thinkin', no one man should have all that power
Realizing, a single person shouldn't possess so much authority

The clock's tickin', I just count the hours
Time is fleeting, and I'm cautious of its passage

Stop trippin', I'm trippin' off the powder
Calm down, I'm overwhelmed by the potency of the drug

'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours
And until then, I don't care, the world belongs to us

Holy, powers, Austin, Powers
Holy authority, Austin powers-like power

Lost in translation with a whole fuckin' nation
Without comprehension, with an entire country

They say "How was the abomination of Obama's nation?"
They say "What was the disaster that transpired during Obama's term?"

Well that's a pretty bad way to start the conversation
That's an unfavorable beginning point for this dialogue

At the end of day, goddammit I'm killin' this shit
Eventually, I'm dominating and making a big impression

I know damn well y'all feelin' this shit
I'm certain all of you are enjoying this

I don't need your pussy, bitch I'm on my own dick
I don't need your sexual favors, I'm self-sufficient

I ain't gotta power trip, who you goin' home with?
I don't need to exhibit authority over others, who are you taking home with you?

How 'Ye doin? I'm survivin'
How am I doing? I'm coping

I was drinkin' earlier, now I'm drivin'
I was consuming alcohol earlier, now I'm operating a vehicle

Where the bad bitches, huh? Where ya hidin'
Where are the alluring women, where are you concealing yourselves?

I got the power, make yo' life so exciting (so exciting)
I possess the authority to make your existence thrilling (so thrilling)

Now this would be a beautiful death
Dying in this manner would be beautiful

Jumping out the window
Exiting life by leaping out of a window

Letting everything go
Releasing all of the things holding me down

You got the power to let power go?
Do you possess the authority to relinquish your authority?

(21st century schizoid man)
I'm conscious that the present era is one of insanity and confusion