many moons

monae, janelle

we're dancing free

but we're stuck here underground

and everybody trying to figure they way out

hey hey hey hey

all we ever wanted to say

was chased erased and then thrown away

and day to day

we live in a daze

we march all around til' the sun goes down night children

broken dreams

no sunshine

endless crimes

we long for freedom

you're free but in your mind

your freedom's in a bind

oh make it rain

ain't a thing in the sky to fall

and when the truth goes bang the shouts splatter out

and when you're growing down instead of growing up

tell me are you bold enough to reach for love?

he lived in sector ten

he had a friend named benjamin

sail away

sail away susan

so strong for so long

all i wanna do is sing my simple song

square or round

rich or poor

at the end of day and night all we want is more

i keep my feet on solid ground and use my wings when storms come around

i keep my feet on solid ground for freedom

you're free but in your mind

your freedom's in a bind

oh make it rain

ain't a thing in the sky to fall

and when the truth goes bang the shouts splatter out

and when you're growing down instead of growing up

tell me are you bold enough to reach for love?

civil rights

civil war

hood rat

crack whore

carefree

nightclub

closet drunk

bathtub

outcast

weirdo

stepchild

freak show

black girl

bad hair

broad nose

cold stare

tap shoes

broadway

tuxedo

holiday

creative black

love song

stupid words

erase song

gun shots

orange house

dead man walking with a dirty mouth

spoiled milk

stale bread

welfare

bubonic plague

record deal

light bulb

keep back kid now corporate thug

breast cancer

common cold

hiv

lost hope

overweight

self esteem

misfit

broken dream

fish tank

small bowl

closed mind

dark hold

cybergirl

droid control

get away now they trying to steal your soul

microphone

one stage

tomboy

outrage

street fight

bloody war

instigators

third floor

promiscuous child

broken dream

std

quarantine

heroin user

coke head

final chapter

death bed

plastic sweat

metal skin

metallic tears

mannequin

carefree

night club

closet drunk

bathtub

white house

jim crow

dirty lies

my regards

and when the world just treats you wrong

just come with me and i'll take you home

no need to pack a bag

who put your life in the danger zone?

you running dropping like a rolling stone

no need to pack a bag

you just can't stop your hurt from hanging on

the old man dies and then a baby's born

chan

chan

chan

change your life

and when the world just treats you wrong

just come with me and i'll take you home

shan

shan shan shan-gri la

na na na na na na na na na na na