Race Lyrics in English Prince
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Race by Prince from Spanish to English.
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Lie down, fair one and come away
Lie down, fair one and come away
'Til the rain is over and gone
'Til the rain is over and gone
G-g-gimme the beat now
G-g-gimme the beat now
Leadline
Leadline
If the air is a little thick in this room tonight
If the air is a little thick in this room tonight
I reckon it's the result of an onslaught of separatist rookies
I reckon it's the result of an onslaught of separatist rookies
Overcome by this colorful sight
Overcome by this colorful sight
Talkin' so fast that even they
Talkin' so fast that even they
Talkin' so fast that even they don't know what they mean
Talkin' so fast that even they don't know what they mean
Of all the things that base a rhyme
Of all the things that base a rhyme
How is it that you every time
How is it that you every time
Regurgitate the racist lines that keep us apart?
Regurgitate the racist lines that keep us apart?
Thank God this ain't Monopoly
Thank God this ain't Monopoly
You'd make us all go back to start
You'd make us all go back to start
Race
race
In the space, I mark human
In the space, I mark human
Race
race
Face the music
Face the music
We all bones when we dead
We all bones when we dead
Race
race
In the space, I mark human
In the space, I mark human
Cut me, cut you
Cut me, cut you
Both the blood is red
Both the blood is red
I gotcha
I gotcha
Race
race
Race
race
Check it
check it
Three seats over there's a lady black
Three seats over there's a lady black
Entrusted to her care is a little white girl
Entrusted to her care she is a little white girl
And the fact of the matter is
And the fact of the matter is
Before her momma or another kid at school
Before her momma or another kid at school
Tells her about the fallacy that one race rules over the other
Tells her about the fallacy that one race rules over the other
She'd be a much-better-off-left, fool
She'd be a much-better-off-left, fool
If we never heard about the evils that those before us committed
If we never heard about the evils that those before us committed
Then how my dear, tell me now how my dear
Then how my dear, tell me now how my dear
Tell me now how now would we know?
Tell me now how now would we know?
And then the band say
And then the band says
Race
race
In the space I mark human
In the space I mark human
Race
race
Face the music
Face the music
We all bones when we dead
We all bones when we dead
Race
race
In the space I mark human
In the space I mark human
Cut me, cut you
Cut me, cut you
Both the blood is red
Both the blood is red
I gotcha
I gotcha
Race
race
Race
race
D-d-down with H-I-S-T-O-R-Y and all this b.S propagandi
D-d-down with H-I-S-T-O-R-Y and all this b.S propaganda
Keepin' you from me and me from you as we grow
Keepin' you from me and me from you as we grow
I don't want to know
I don't want to know
Why those before us hated each other
Why those before us hated each other
I'd rather believe they never did
I'd rather believe they never did
I'd rather believe
I'd rather believe
That there's hope for a kid
That there's hope for a kid
And if he imitates the best
And if he imitates the best
I guess that's what I'll try to be
I guess that's what I'll try to be
And I will let the rest dissolve with my guitar underneath the sea
And I will let the rest dissolve with my guitar underneath the sea
Race
race
Face the music
Face the music
Face the music
Face the music
Race
race
In the space I mark human
In the space I mark human
Race
race
Face the music
Face the music
We all bones when we dead
We all bones when we dead
Race
race
In the space I mark human
In the space I mark human
Cut me, cut you
Cut me, cut you
Both the blood is red
Both the blood is red
Get it?
Get it?
Race
race
Got it
got it
Race
race
Face the music
Face the music
Race, race
Race, race
Race, race
Race, race
Race, race
Race, race
Race, race
Race, race
Race
race
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