DANCE OR DIE
Monae Janelle Lyrics
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Water, wisdom, tightrope, vision (oh, these dreams are forever)
Insight, stronghold, heartless, ice cold (if you leave now or never)
Mystery, mastery (mastery), solar (solar), battery
Some will pull the gun because they want to be stars (stars)
Snatching up your life into the blink of an eye (eye)
And if you see your cloning on a street walking by (by)
(Oh, these dreams are forever)
War is in the streets and it's an eye for an eye (eye)
Run on for your life or you can dance, you can die (die)
(If you leave now or never)
She's praying in the sand like she's the last samurai ('rai)
It's a stick up, stick up and a pick up, pick up
Telling lies and telling lies will put your face on fire (fire)
Run and tell your friends to never dream, never win (win)
Ghettos keep on crying to the streets full of zombies (zombies)
Kids are killing kids and then the kids join the army (army)
Rising and a waking, yes, sir, here comes the sun (sun)
March into the war and with the kick of the drum (drum)
The wiser simians have got the bombs and the guns (guns)
So you might as well keep dancing if you're not gonna run
A long, long way to find the one (forever, forever)
We'll keep on dancing 'til she comes (forever, forever)
These dreams are forever
Oh, these dreams are forever
And if you wanna wake the sun (forever, forever)
Just keep on marching to the drums (forever, forever)
These dreams are forever
Oh, these dreams are forever (oh, these dreams are forever)
Now, now, now I'm not saying it's better to bailar ('lar)
You can pull the trigger or you build you an ark (ark)
My words are rather kind, you keep them held in contempt ('tempt)
Looking for a nine and then a droid you can tempt (tempt)
Zombie, zombie, zombie, where do dreams come from? (From)
A little bird keep chirping and she's singing a song (she's singing a song)
She's shaking 'em and waking 'em and giving 'em mas (mas)
As the clock tick tocks and the bodies drop (drop)
I'm gonna lay myself so far way down right in your chops (chops)
Modern day example of a wolf vs flock (flock)
Freedom necessary and it's by any means (means)
Frozen, they were stolen all the kings and the queens (queens)
Sudanese and Congolese who put the roll in the rock (rock)
From here to Sudan, Metropolis to Iraq ('Raq)
It's a minute to the dawn and yet the sun ain't back (back)
It's a war in all the stress and, yes, freaks will dance or die
A long, long way to find the one (forever, forever) (dance)
We'll keep on dancing 'til she comes (forever, forever) (comes)
These dreams are forever (yeah)
Oh, these dreams are forever
And if you wanna wake the sun (forever, forever) (sun)
Just keep on marching to the drums (forever, forever) (drums)
These dreams are forever (drums)
Oh, these dreams are forever (oh, these dreams are forever)
Angel, blossom, gunshot, dodging
Dream, bright, beat, light
Breathe, live, help, give
Focus, trance, wake up, dance
I'm praying for the man sitting without much time (yup)
May he understand the clock will never rewind (yup)
Wisen him and sharpen him and give him a motto (motto)
Hate no more, said he must hate no more
You see the daylight comes into the kingdom, but the
Kingdom's full of ignorant men (men)
Just keep rebelling away, you gotta dream it away ('way)
Because the weatherman you seein' ain't creating the weather (weather)
This man wants to see a jubilation (yup)
And that man wants us in emancipation (yup)
And then there is the man who wants a stronger nation (yup)
But you see we really got to and I think that we ought to
Protect your mind from degradation ('tion)
Sow in the seeds of education ('tion)
They run from us, are we that dangerous?
There's a war in all the streets and, yes, the freaks must dance or die
(Ohh)
(Ohh)
A long, long way to find the one
We'll keep on dancing 'til she comes (forever, forever)
These dreams are forever (forever)
Oh, these dreams are forever (forever)
And if you wanna wake the sun (dancing)
Just keep on marching to the drums (keep on dancing)
These dreams are forever (keep on dancing)
Oh, these dreams are forever (ohh)
In "Dance Or Die," Janelle Monae's song talks about the war and chaos that exist in the world, forcing people to choose between dancing for life or accepting death. The lyrics in the song are full of complex rhythm, layers of abstract thought and vast imagery, encouraging listeners to deal with the obstacles and move forward in life. The opening lines in the song, 'Cyborg, android, d-boy, decoy, Water, wisdom, tightrope, vision,' suggest a diverse range of possibilities and challenges people may face in life that shapes their actions. These challenges can either inspire or eliminate the existence of people capable of creating positive change in the present and in the future.
The song "Dance Or Die'' highlights the struggles faced by people living in the present world. The lyrics reveal the harsh reality that some individuals would do anything to achieve their dream and become famous, even if it means taking someone else's life. The song also talks about how people have become a product of imitation or cloning, where people can no longer differentiate between what's genuine and what's not. The only way out for people, according to the song, is either to dance and keep moving forward or give up and die.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Charles Joseph, Janelle Monae, Kellis Earl Parker Jr., Nathaniel Irvin III, Saul Williams
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Lyrics:
[Intro: Saul Williams and Janelle Monáe]
Cyborg, android, d-boy, decoy
Water, wisdom, tightrope, vision
(Oh these dreams are forever)
Insight, stronghold, heartless, ice cold
(If you leave now or never)
Mystery, mastery (mastery), solar (solar), battery
[Verse 1: Janelle Monáe]
Some will pull the gun because they want to be stars
Snatching up your life into the blink of an eye
And if you see your cloning on a street walking by
Keep a running for your life cause only one will survive
(Oh these dreams are forever)
War is in the street and it's an eye for an eye
Run on for your life or you can dance you can die
(If you leave now or never)
She's praying in the sand like she's the last samurai
It's a stick up stick up and a pick up pick up
[Verse 2: Janelle Monáe]
Telling lies and telling lies will put your face on fire
Run and tell your friends to never dream, never win
Ghettos keep a crying out to streets full of zombies
Kids are killing kids and then the kids join the army
Rising and a waking, yes sir here comes the sun
March into the war and with the kick of the drum
The wiser simians have got the bombs and the guns
So you might as well keep dancing if you're not gonna run
[Hook]
(Forever, forever, forever, forever)
A long long way to find the one
We'll keep on dancing till she comes
These dreams are forever
Oh these dreams are forever
(Forever, forever, forever, forever)
And if you wanna wake the sun
Just keep on marching to the drums
These dreams are forever
Oh these dreams are forever
[Verse 3: Janelle Monáe]
Now I'm not saying it's better to bailar
You can pull the trigger or you can build you an ark
My words are rather kind you keep them held in contempt
Looking for a nine and then a droid you can tempt
Zombie, zombie, zombie, where do dreams come from?
A little bird is chirping and she's singing a song
She's shaking em and waking em and giving em mas
As the clock tick tocks and the bodies drop
[Verse 4: Janelle Monáe]
I'm gonna lay myself so far way down right in your chops
Modern day example of the wolf vs flock
Freedom necessary and it's by any means
Frozen they were stolen all the kings and queens
Sudanese and Congolese who put the roll in the rock
From here to Sudan, Metropolis to Iraq
It's a minute to the dawn and yet the sun ain't back
It's still a war in all the streets and yes freaks will dance or die
[Hook]
(Forever, forever, forever, forever)
A long long way to find the one
We'll keep on dancing till she comes
These dreams are forever
Oh these dreams are forever
(Forever, forever, forever, forever)
And if you wanna wake the sun
Just keep on marching to the drums
These dreams are forever
Oh these dreams are forever
[Bridge: Saul Williams]
Angel, blossom, gunshot, dodging
Dream, bright, beat, light
Breathe, live, help, give
Focus, trance, wake up, dance!
[Verse 5: Janelle Monáe]
I'm praying for the man sitting without much time
May he understand the clock will never rewind
Wisen him and sharpen him and give him a motto
Hate no more, said he must hate no more
You see the daylight comes into the kingdom
But the kingdom's full of ignorant men
Just keep rebelling away, you gotta dream it away
Because the weatherman you seein' ain't creating the weather
[Verse 6: Janelle Monáe]
This man wants to see a jubilation
And that man wants us in emancipation
And then there is the man who wants a stronger nation
But you see we really got to and I think that we ought to
Protect the mind from degradation
Sow in the seeds of education
They run from us, are we that dangerous?
There's a war in all the streets and yes the freaks must dance or die!
[Interlude]
[Hook]
(Forever, forever, forever, forever)
A long long way to find the one
We'll keep on dancing till she comes
These dreams are forever
Oh these dreams are forever
(Forever, forever, forever, forever)
And if you wanna wake the sun
Just keep on marching to the drums
These dreams are forever
Oh these dreams are forever
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I'm not afraid to say that this album is a milestone of the music of the last 10 years.
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Janelle Monae is one of Earth's coolest people.
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The new Lauryn Hill right here, the new queen of neo-soul
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Oh yes she's on the Covid-19 Playlist. Thanks Janelle.
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I miss this Janelle Monae
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i'm goth and i love this
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Goth people are based too
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@@savkirkpatrick287 you are based for listening to this in 2021.