최근 미국팝 시장에서 주목받고 있는 얼터너티브, 소울, 퓨처리스틱, 록 싱어로 규정지어지는 JANELLE MONAE 의 음악은 사실 한 장르로 구분 짓기 어렵다. 어느 평론가는 아웃캐스트의 ANDRE 3000 이 여자가 되어 노래한다면 이렇지 않겠냐는 독특한 평을 남기기도 했다. 또한 사실 아웃캐스트의 또 다른 멤버 “BIG BOY” 가 앨범작업에 참여하기도 했다. 식상한 앨범들에 질려버린 당신이라면 지금 바로 들어야 할 음반이 바로 JANELLE MONAE 일 것이다 .... ....
Good morning, cy-boys and cyber girls! I am happy to announce that we have a star-crossed winner in today’s heartbreak sweepstakes. Android Number 57821, otherwise known as Cindi Mayweather, Has fallen desperately in love with a human named Anthony Greendown. And you know the rules! She is now scheduled for immediate disassembly! Bounty hunters, you can find her in the Neon Valley Street District on the 4th floor At the Leopard Plaza apartment complex. The droid control marshals are full of fun rules today: No phasers, only chainsaws and electrodaggers! Remember! Only card-carrying hunters can join our case today. And as usual, there will be no reward Until her cyber-soul is turned into the Star Committee.
I?m an alien from outer space (Outer space) I?m a cyber girl without a face a heart or a mind (A product of the man, I?m a product of the man) Ci ci ci
I?m a savior without a race (Without a face) On the run 'cause they [unverified] hit our ways And chase my kind They?ve come to destroy me
And I think to myself (Impossible, it?s impossible for me) Wait, it?s impossible Now they?re getting at me (And the police are after you) They?re even after you, for loving too
And all the sirens go dooodoo The sirens go dooodoooodooo Dooodoo Ohh baby, uhh, you know the rules I love you and I won?t take no [unverified]
They say that violet stars was such a freak (Such a freak) When you?re all in lost in love Following them dark [unverified] Of Neon Valley streets (Of neon valley streets)
A pretty day makes a pretty picture But fall in love and they?re coming to get ya Who knew ten men with guns were at the door They trick and treat?
Wait, it?s impossible that they?re coming for me (The police are after you) And now they?re after you (For loving too)
Baby, I hear the sirens go dooodoo Sirens go dooodoo Doooodoooodoo Come on, baby ?cause here they?re coming now (You know the rules)
(Whispering) It?s impossible that they?re coming for me (The police are after you He loves me too)
And now they?re after you (For loving too, he loves me too)
Baby, I hear the sirens go dooodoo Sirens go dooodoooo Doooodoooodoo (I said, uhh baby) You know the rules
We're dancing free, but we're stuck here underground (Voo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo) And everybody trying to figure they way out (Voo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo) Heh-heh-heh-hey, all we ever wanted to say Was chased, erased, and then blown away And day-to-day we live in a daze
We march all around till the sun goes down, night children, night children (Night children hid around) Broken dreams, no sunshine, endless crimes, we long for freedom (for freedom) You're free but in your mind, your freedom's in a bind
Oh make it rain, ain't a thing and it's gonna fall (The silver bullet's in your hand and the war's heating up) And when the truth goes bang, the shouts splatter out (Revolutionize your lives and find a way out) And when you're growing down instead of growing up (You gotta oo ah-ah like a panther) Tell me are you bold enough to reach for love? (Na-na-na na na, na na, na-na-na na)
He lived in Sector 10 He had a friend named Benjamin Sail away, sail away Suzanne
So strong for so long All I wanna do is sing my simple song Is it 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 use, I use my wings when storms come around) I keep my feet on solid ground for freedom (Freedom, freedom, freedom) You're free but in your mind, your freedom's in a bind
Oh make it rain, ain't a thing and it's gotta fall (The silver bullet's in your hand and the war's heating up) And when the truth goes bang, the shouts splatter out (Revolutionize your lives and find a way out) And when you're growing down instead of growing up (You gotta oo ah-ah like a panther) Tell me are you bold enough to reach for love? (Na-na-na na na, na na, na-na na-na)
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 (Na-na-na na na, na na, na-na na-na)
Tap shoes, Broadway Tuxedo, holiday Creative block, love song Stupid words, erased song Gun shots, orange house Dead man walking with a dirty mouth Spoiled milk, stale bread Welfare, bubonic plague (Na-na-na na na, na na, na-na na-na)
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 minded, dark hold (Na-na-na na na, na na, na-na na-na)
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 heart STD, quarantine (Na-na-na na na, na na, na-na na-na)
Heroin needle, 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 (Na-na-na na na, na na, na-na na-na)
And when the world just treats you wrong Just come with me and I'll take you home No need to pack a bag
(Just treat you Just treat you wrong)
Who put your life in the danger zone? You running dropping like a rolling stone No time to pack a bag
You just can't stop your heart 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 us and we'll take you home Shan-Shan-Shan-Shangri-La Na-na-na na na, na na, na-na na-na
Sorry I ran away Me lost too Sorry I'm in a maze No words do Soar in my dreams In my dreams This stormy sunrise Will die And I'll be with you My love, my love