It's Code

It's Code

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Love is gnawing on my mind

Feeling real down, all dressed up in my new suit

Took my name, my site, my song

Been trying to find myself all day long

I heard them saying that love will be a curse or a restless friend

Love belongs in movies

Now I know I'll plaque with your heart

Cause when I turn back around I saw

You in someone else's arms

Walking around town, all dressed up making your move

[Pre-Chorus]

But I was scared to fall in love

I never thought I'd be the one, to push you in the arms, oh!

[Chorus]

Oh baby, it's code

I want you to hold me, and love me until I want no more

And need me, and need me until I need no more

Baby, it's code

Baby, it's code

[Pre-Chorus + Chorus]

[Bridge]

(Oh baby)

Oh baby, hey baby!

I want to be in your arms, ohh!

Please don't leave...

[Outro]

Please! I need a nurse

I've been...hurt!

I need a glass of Merlot Blanc

I know I was wrong, but can't you see the harm that's been done to me

Oh!

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FULL ALBUM:  Givin' Em What They Love 1:35 - 6:00 

Analysis

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Look Into My Eyes; Suite V Overture

Look Into My Eyes

& Suite V Overture

Photo via Blogs.CityPaper.com (Click for Article) 

Lyrics

Look into my eyes

Let them hypnotize

These eyes long to make you a perfect work of art

Fall in love with me (fall in love with me)

Only then you'll see (Only then you'll see)

What these eyes have been planning for you

You lift my heart when I fly

Good morning, good night

It's a brave new world darling, what lover's meant to see

Look into my eyes (look into my eyes)

Fall in love with me (fall in love with me)

And we will both watch the sun kiss the sea

[Musical Interlude]

Fall in love with me

Cross the golden sand

There's a road winding up into sun rays

May a staircase winding down

Think of all the heavens that you felt

May our love be so bright and so true

May our love be so brave and so true

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The Chrome Shoppe Intermission; Dance Apocolyptic

The Chrome Shoppe Intermission

& Dance Apocolyptic

Animated Images from "Many Moons" by Janelle Monae

Lyrics - The Chrome Shoppe Intermission

Good morning, midnight. This is DJ Crash Crash, and I'm here at the Dark Park Metal Shoppe getting my chrome polished. Y'all here know why we're getting our chrome right?

(Cause it won't shine by itself.)

It won't shine by itself, right, it won't shine by itself is right. Well tonight, we've got the Electrified Betas throwing an end-of-the-world cyber freak festival. Some funny subsistence for y'all to do. Don't let it break you now. Lookie here, we got the sisters looking good, shining bright, telling you all about it

Yeah, this is Melanie 45221--

--And Asada 8550--

--With the new, new chapter of the ElectroPhiBetas! We will be at the youth auditorium tonight, along with DJ Crash Crash, and the Wondaland Jam Authority

Female alpha platinums are in for free. Clones and humans welcome after midnight

We're gonna have a bouncing electro-booty contest, an atomic kissing contest and much, much more!

No bounty hunters allowed. Bring your punk ass up here looking for Cyndi Mayweather, and you might get hurt!

Woo! That's right, sisters. Power up, power up! Now take us to our next song

This is Cindy's newest jam, "Dance Apocalyptic", here at 105.5 WDRD

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FULL ALBUM:  The Chrome Shoppe Intermission (26:43 - 27:53)

Analysis - The Chrome Shoppe Intermission

Short Story - Dance Apocalyptic Emotion Picture Treatment

A Short Film Written By Chuck Lightning 

(with some additional funky sunshine by director Wendy Morgan)

READ HERE: http://flash.atlrec.com/janellemonae/dance_apocalyptic_emotion_picture_treatment.pdf

Lyrics - Dance Apocolyptic

[Intro]

Dance apocalyptic

Bands they make her dance apocalyptic now

Bands they make her dance apocalyptic

Bands they make her dance apocalyptic now

(AHHH!!!) Bands they make her dance apocalyptic

[Verse 1]

You're going crazy, the hitmen always finds you

Do that dance, smoking in the girls room

Kissing friends, it’s over like a comic book, exploding in a bathroom stall (AH!)

She's so freaked out, worrying about the bomb threats

You bought a house, but I'm allergic to the house pets

Credit cards, they bought a new wife for shiny little lonely men

[Chorus]

But I really, really want to thank you

For dancing 'til the end

You found a way to break out

You're not afraid to break out

But I need to know, if the world says it's time to go

Tell me, will you freak out?

(Smash, smash, bang, bang

Don't stop, chalangalangalang)

But I need to know, if the world says its time to go

Tell me, will you break out?

(Smash, smash, bang, bang

Don't stop, chalangalangalang

Smash, smash, bang, bang

Don't stop, chalangalangalang)

[Verse 2]

You gotta laugh at the zombie in the front yard

Take a bath, but nothing gets the funk off

You're on TV, rocking and a rolling, cuz the dead just love to rock and roll

Sick and tired of food tasting plastic

You wanna cry, but they grew up without a real kitchen'

Asking why the pain is always equal, but the joy just never spreads around

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

You're going crazy, the hit man always finds you

Do that dance, smoking in the girls room

Kissing friends, keep a rockin' and a rollin'

Cause the dead just love to rock and roll

So freaked out, worried about the bomb threats

Bought a house, but I'm allergic to the house pets

Credit card, you're workin and a bobbin

Just to make enough to pay your rent

[Chorus]

[Spoke Outro]

I think I want to...

Look at you

You look just like a little old earthquake

Break it, break it

You got to break it

Ain't no order in this courtroom

Smash, smash, bang, bang

(Y'all going to jail)

Don't stop

Chalangalangalang

[Spoken: Android Voice]

What's the matter?

Your chicken tastes like pork?

You have triplets instead of twins?

Is your food taste plastic?

Grandaddy, I think I wanna dance

Video - Dance Apocalyptic

Analysis - Dance Apocalyptic

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We Were Rock and Roll

We Were Rock and Roll

Photo via SmokingSection.Uproxx.com (Click for Article) 

Lyrics

I remember, ‘round Autumn time

I smell the breeze, I feel the sun

Our memories, come back to me

The way we used to dance, the way you clapped your hands

And I remember the smell of guns

War lived in me, but love finally won

I've been delayed, I've been denied

Then you came around and took the crown

[Chorus]

We were unbreakable

We were like rock & roll

We were like a king and queen

I want you to know

No matter how the story's told

We were like rock & roll

We were unbreakable

I want you to know

[Verse 2]

I remember, a time alone

Wanted to dance, locked in your arms

Your melody, stays on me

You were twenty-one, thought we owned the sun

And I remember, our plan to run

My rebel ways, and your utter nonsense

We’d go insane, but it felt so fun

And now your queen is on to take the throne

[Bridge]

Let me tell you that it's alright. (etc.)

Help me sing it louder!

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]

So what are you gonna do? (Wanna be your rock and roll)

Down in Mexico (You were just my rock and roll)

Off in Paris, France (We taught poets how to dance)

Then back to Tokyo (And it was sake in Japan)

But then it got way too cold (Gave you kisses on the sand)

And every time I beat for you (Wanna be your rock and roll)

So what are we gonna do? (So what are you gonna do)

‘Cause I remember you (Because I remember you)

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Good Morning Midnight; Primetime featuring Miguel

Good Morning Midnight 

& Primetime featuring Miguel

Photo via Spin.com (Click for Article) 

Lyrics - Good Morning Midnight

Good morning, midnight. This is DJ Crash Crash, your favorite robotic, hypnotic, psychotic DJ, here bringing you the jam. Caller you are on the air?

What’s up, y'all? I just want to say power up to the Droid Rebel Alliance and the Get Free crew

Yes, yes, sister, power up, power up

Also I wanna say The Droid Control can kiss the rust of the left and right cheek of my black metal ass. We gonna take to the club tonight and break some rules in honor of Cyn-di!

To the club, I love that, I love that! Which rule you gonna break?

We're going to break all of them. We're going to start at the top, and we gonna work our way down

Woo! Can I come with you tho? I wanna work my way down with you.Caller you’re on the air

They call me Ninja Bat Leeroy, otherwise known as BaBaBaSayWha! I just want to say that I’m tired of all these folks messing with us droids, kicking us all up in the head and wonder why we don't think straight. Messing with Cyndi, got this shit crazy. That’s why we're going down to Dark Park tonight! We're gonna hit somebody in the head! And we--

Woah, woah, woah! That’s that ignorant rusty-dusty nano-thinking nonsense I been warning y'all about. Please stay away from fools like that. Love not war, we are tired of the fires, quiet no riots, we are jamming, dancing and loving. Don't throw no rock, don't, break no glass, just shake your ass. Ooh just shock it shake it baby with the Electric Lady. Here at 105.5 WDRD

Video - Good Morning Midnight

FULL ALBUM:  Good Morning Midnight (16:21 - 17:42)

Analysis - Good Morning Midnight

Lyrics - Primetime featuring Miguel

[Verse 1: Janelle Monae]

Tick-tock, I'm watching the clock

I can't wait til we get to rock

I wanna scream and dream and throw a love parade

Is that okay?

Tonight is me and you alone

Won't make a call, won't even write a song

See I've been waiting and waiting for the time to say

Now listen babe

[Pre-Chorus]

When you're down, and it's hard

And you feel like you've given your all

Baby our love will always keep it real and true

[Chorus]

Cause baby it's a prime time for our love

Ain't nobody peekin' but the stars above

It's a prime time for our love

And heaven is betting on us

[Verse 2: Miguel]

Bang bang, I'm calling your name

You're like a fire the world can't tame

I wanna riot til the stars come out and play

Is that okay? Okay

Tonight is me and you alone

Won't take a call, won't even write a song

This'll be a personal holiday

Listen baby

[Pre-Chorus 2: Miguel]

When you're down, and it's hard

And you feel like you've given your all

Baby my love is always right here for you

Yeah

[Chorus x2: Both]

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]

I know sometimes I’m mysterious

And you’re mysterious too

But tonight, I don't wanna be mysterious with you

[Chorus until Fade: Both]

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Analysis - Primetime featuring Miguel

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Electric Lady ft Solange Knowles

Electric Lady

featuring Solange Knowles

Photo via Flickr.com (Click for Source) 

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Ooh, you shock it, shake it, baby

Electric lady, you're a star

You got a classic kind of crazy

But you know just who you are

You got the look the Gods agree they wanna see

All the birds and the bees

Dancing with the freaks in the trees

And watch the water turn to wine

Out in space and out your mind

Ooh, shock me one good time

[Hook]

Electric Lady, get way down

Cause tonight we gon' do what we want to

Electric Lady, get way down

Cause tonight we gon' do what we want to

Lady (baby)

Electric Lady

[Verse 2]

Yeah, I'll reprogram your mind, come on, get in

My spaceship leaves at 10

I'm where I wanna be, just you and me

Baby, talking on the side, as the world spins around

Can you feel your spine unwind?

And watch the water turn to wine

Ooh, shock it one good time

[Hook]

[Bridge]

Gloss on her lips

Glass on the ceiling

All the girls showing love

While the boys be catching feelings

Once you see her face, her eyes, you'll remember

And she'll have you falling harder than a Sunday in September

Whether in Savannah, K-Kansas or in Atlanta

She'll walk in any room, have you raising up your antennas

She can fly you straight to the moon or to the ghettos

Wearing tennis shoes or in flats or in stilettos

Illuminating all that she touches, eye on the sparrow

A modern day Joan of her Arc or Mia Farrow

Classy, sassy, put you in a razzle-dazzy

Her magnetic energy will have you coming home like Lassie

Singing, "Ooh, shock it, break it, baby"

Electro-, sophisti-, funky, lady

We the kind of girls who ain't afraid to get down

Electric ladies go on and scream out loud

[Hook]

[Outro]

Ooh, shock it, break it, baby

Electric Lady, Electric Lady

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Q.U.E.E.N. ft Erykah Badu

Q.U.E.E.N.

featuring Erykah Badu

Quirky, Unafraid, Electric, Epic and Nicety

Photo via OkayPlayer.com (Click for Article) 

Lyrics

[Intro: Janelle Monae]

Girl, this is crazy... let me tell you

[Verse 1]

I can't believe all of the things they say about me

Walk in the room they throwing shade left to right

They be like, "Ooh, she serving face"

And I just tell 'em cut me up and get down

They call us dirty cause we break all your rules down

And we just came to act a fool, is that all right? (Girl, that's alright)

They be like, "Ooh, let them eat cake."

But we eat wings and throw them bones on the ground

[Hook: Janelle Monae]

Am I a freak for dancing around?

Am I a freak for getting down?

I'm cutting up, don't cut me down

Yeah I wanna be, wanna be Queen

[Verse 2: Janelle Monae]

Is it peculiar that she twerk in the mirror?

And am I weird to dance alone late at night?

And is it true we're all insane?

And I just tell 'em, "No we ain't" and get down

I heard this life is just a play with no rehearsal

I wonder will this be my final act tonight

And tell me what's the price of fame?

Am I a sinner with my skirt on the ground?

[Hook]

[Janelle Monae]

Hey brother can you save my soul from the devil?

Say is it weird to like the way she wear her tights?

And is it rude to wear my shades?

Am I a freak because I love watching Mary? (Maybe)

Hey sister am I good enough for your heaven?

Say will your God accept me in my black and white?

Will he approve the way I'm made?

Or should I reprogram, deprogram and get down?

[Hook]

[Janelle Monae]

Even if it makes others uncomfortable

I will love who I am

Even if it makes others uncomfortable

I will love who I am

[Interlude: Erykah Badu]

Ohh, shake 'til the break of dawn

Don't mean to sing so tough, I can't take it no more

Baby, me and tuxedo crew; pharaohs, it ain't my tomb

Crazy in the black and white; we got the drums so tight

Baby, here comes the freedom song, too strong we moving on

Baby this melody will show you another way

Been 'droids for far too long - come home and sing your song

But you gotta testify because the booty don't lie

No, no, the booty don't lie, oh no, the booty don't lie

[Janelle Monae]

Yeah.. yeah, let's flip it

I don't think they understand what I'm trying to say

Haha, yeah, uh, I asked a question like this:

"Are we a lost generation of our people?

Add us to equations but they'll never make us equal

She who writes the movie owns the script and the sequel

So why ain't the stealing of my rights made illegal?

They keep us underground working hard for the greedy

But when it's time pay they turn around and call us needy

My crown too heavy like the Queen Nefertiti

Gimme back my pyramid, I'm trying to free Kansas City

Mixing masterminds like your name Bernie Grundman

Well I'mma keep leading like a young Harriet Tubman

You can take my wings but I'm still gonna fly

And even when you edit me the booty don't lie

Yeah, I'mma keep sangin', I'mma keep writin' songs

I'm tired of Marvin asking me "What's Going On?"

March to the streets 'cuz I'm willing and I'm able

Categorize me, I defy every label

And while you're selling dope, we're gonna keep selling hope

We rising up now, you gotta deal you gotta cope

Will you be electric sheep? Electric ladies, will you sleep?

Or will you preach?"

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