God Control Lyrics in English Madonna
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song God Control by Madonna from Italian to English.
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Everybody knows the damn truth
Everybody knows the damn truth
Our nation lied, we lost respect
Our nation lied, we lost respect
When we wake up, what can we do?
When we wake up, what can we do?
Get the kids ready, take them to school
Get the kids ready, take them to school
Everybody knows they don't have a chance
Everybody knows they don't have a chance
To get a decent job, to have a normal life
To get a decent job, to have a normal life
When they talk reforms, it makes me laugh
When they talk reforms, it makes me laugh
They pretend to help, it makes me laugh
They pretend to help, it makes me laugh
I think I understand why people get a gun
I think I understand why people get a gun
I think I understand why we all give up
I think I understand why we all give up
Every day they have a kind of victory
Every day they have a kind of victory
Blood of innocence, spread everywhere
Blood of innocence, spread everywhere
They say that we need love
They say that we need love
But we need more than this
But we need more than this
We lost God control
We lost God control
We lost God control
We lost God control
We lost God control
We lost God control
We lost God control
We lost God control
This is your wake-up call
This is your wake-up call
I'm like your nightmare
I'm like your nightmare
I'm here to start your day
I'm here to start your day
This is your wake-up call
This is your wake-up call
We don't have to fall
We don't have to fall
A new democracy
A new democracy
God and pornography
God and pornography
A new democracy
A new democracy
People think that I'm insane
People think that I'm insane
The only gun is in my brain
The only gun is in my brain
Each new birth, it gives me hope
Each new birth, it gives me hope
That's why I don't smoke that dope
That's why I don't smoke that dope
Insane people think I am
Insane people think I am
Brain inside, my only friend
Brain inside, my only friend
Hope it gives me birth each new
Hope it gives me birth each new
That dope I don't smoke, it's true
That dope I don't smoke, it's true
Everybody knows the damn truth
Everybody knows the damn truth
Everybody knows the damn truth
Everybody knows the damn truth
We need to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
We need to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
We need to make up, make up, make up, make up
We need to make up, make up, make up, make up
Make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up
Make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up
It's a hustle, yeah
It's a hustle, yeah
It's a hustle
It's a hustle
It's a con
It's a con
It's a hustle
It's a hustle
It's a weird kind of energy
It's a weird kind of energy
A bizarre thing that happens to be
A bizarre thing that happens to be
An abnormal fraternity
An abnormal fraternity
And I feel more than sympathy
And I feel more than sympathy
We need to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
We need to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
We need to make up, make up, make up, make up
We need to make up, make up, make up, make up
Make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up
Make up, make up, make up, make up, make up, make up
People think that I'm insane
People think that I'm insane
The only gun is in my brain
The only gun is in my brain
Each new birth, it gives me hope
Each new birth, it gives me hope
That's why I don't smoke that dope
That's why I don't smoke that dope
Insane people think I am
Insane people think I am
Brain inside, my only friend
Brain inside, my only friend
Hope it gives me birth each new
Hope it gives me birth each new
That dope I don't smoke, it's true
That dope I don't smoke, it's true
Everybody knows the damn truth
Everybody knows the damn truth
Everybody knows the damn truth
Everybody knows the damn truth
We need to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
We need to wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
A new democracy!
A new democracy!
Everybody knows the damn truth
Everybody knows the damn truth
Our nation lied, we've lost respect
Our nation lied, we've lost respect
When we wake up, what can we do?
When we wake up, what can we do?
Get the kids ready, take them to school
Get the kids ready, take them to school
Everybody knows they don't have a chance
Everybody knows they don't have a chance
Get a decent job, have a normal life
Get a decent job, have a normal life
When they talk reform, it makes me laugh
When they talk reform, it makes me laugh
They pretend to help, it makes me laugh
They pretend to help, it makes me laugh
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