The Work Pt. 1 Lyrics in English Prince
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song The Work Pt. 1 by Prince from French to English.
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Every time I watch the other people news
Every time I watch the other people news
I see a false picture of myself, another one of you
I see a false picture of myself, another one of you
They try to tell us what we want, what to believe
They try to tell us what we want, what to believe
Didn't that happen in the Garden
Didn't that happen in the Garden
When somebody spoke to Eve?
When someone spoke to Eve?
But I'm willing to do The Work
But I'm willing to do The Work
Willing to do what I gotta do
Willing to do what I gotta do
I'm willing to do The Work
I'm willing to do The Work
Tell me now- what about you?
Tell me now - what about you?
Look around and tell me your Sun is risen
Look around and tell me your Sun is rising
When your brothers and sisters are in the Fall
When your brothers and sisters are in the Fall
What is left give when our work is done?
What is left to give when our work is done?
What do we own besides the right to crawl?
What do we own besides the right to crawl?
See we're living in a system that the devil designed
See we're living in a system that the devil designed
And suffering from this devil's most heinous crime
And suffering from this devil's most heinous crime
He's tried to keep us from the reason we were born
He's tried to keep us from the reason we were born
That is to be the living truth in human 4m
That is to be the living truth in human 4m
But I'm willing to do The Work
But I'm willing to do The Work
Willing to do what I gotta do
Willing to do what I gotta do
I'm willing to do The Work
I'm willing to do The Work
Tell me now- what about you?
Tell me now - what about you?
This work is not an easy task
This work is not an easy task
But this is the work we must do for
But this is the work we must do for
Revelation to come to pass
Revelation to come to pass
This work is the kind that turns your
This work is the kind that turns your
Back on the Ruling Class
Back on the Ruling Class
By putting them in their place just like the past
By putting them in their place just like the past
Taste it, ain't it sweet sweet?
Taste it, ain't it sweet sweet?
Gotta lotta work to do
Gotta lotta work to do
Taste it, ain't it sweet sweet?
Taste it, ain't it sweet sweet?
Gotta lotta work to do
Gotta lotta work to do
Nothing can stop us whatever's in our way
Nothing can stop us whatever's in our way
We got to go through it to get to it
We got to go through it to get to it
I head somebody say
I head somebody say
'I'm willing to do The Work
'I'm willing to do The Work
Do what I gotta do
Do what I gotta do
I'm willing to do The Work
I'm willing to do The Work
Tell me now- what about you?'
Tell me now - what about you?'
Thank you
Thank you
From all over, the people came
From all over, the people came
To do The Work. And with every
To do The Work. And with everything
Phase of the
Phase of the
Deconstruction the
Deconstruction the
Everlasting Now became
Everlasting Now became
Evermore reality. Everywhere
Evermore reality. Everywhere
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