The Rainbow Children es un álbum de Prince, publicado en 2001 por NPG Records. El disco incluye 14 canciones, entre ellas «Rainbow Children», «Muse 2 the Pharaoh», «Digital Garden» y «The Work, Pt. 1».
Listado de Canciones
- Rainbow Children10:03
Letra
With the accurate understanding of God and His law they went about the work of building a new nation: The Rainbow Children Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise, Flying upon the wings of the New Translation See them fly, fly The covenant will b kept this time Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Rainbow children, it's time 2 rise! Rainbow children, it's time 2 rise! As prophesied, the Wise One and his woman were tempted by the Resistor. He, knowing full well the Wise One's love 4 God, assimilated the woman first and only. Quite naturally, chaos ensued and she and 5 others were banished from the rainbow.4ever. Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Flying upon the wings of the New Translation See them fly, fly The covenant will b kept this time Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Flying upon the wings of the New Translation See them fly, fly The covenant will b kept this time Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Who is ur real father? The everlasting one The one who came from nothing And yet from this one, everything comes The one who commands ur momma With the simple phrase "I am" And every time that she obeys She gives birth 2 the Son of Man Who is this? Reproduction of the new breed leader/Stand up and organize! Reproduction of the new breed leader/Stand up and organize! The Agreement - With every birth, we keep it so/Never changing one piece of it In fear of what would unfold/The scales would then become unbalanced And thus would begin the fall/The sin of one would become The sin of one and all Rise, rise, rise. Rise, Rainbow Children, rise Rise, Rainbow Children, rise The Wise One who understood the law that was handed down from God long ago, held fast in his belief that the Lord would bring him another one who loved him so. - Muse 2 the Pharaoh4:21
- Digital Garden4:07
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Love, like a rose in bloom All of the Rainbow Children will feel it soon To the east, word traveled about this energy Until it reached the Banished Ones Who just wanted this love to cease They now fallen in to The Resistor's dream And they built a Digital Garden Or so it seemed In this brilliant darkness So-called angels of light "Lies, lies, lies, lies, lies" And all the Rainbow Children Will stand and fight For everlasting, everlasting life For the one who sits on the right For Him we're willing to do the work The Banished Ones approaching the palace shouted obscenities. They tried to confuse the Rainbow Children and dethrone their king. Using the lies promoted by the whose papers, hellavisions, and scagazines The Banished Ones constructed a Digital Garden around the palace That extended throughout the world. Furthermore they demanded compensation For their time spent in the palace before the exile. This was noise! "So be it," said the Wise One, And gladly obliged with an invisible deed. The Banished Ones accepted and returned to their place of birth in Mendacity. As for the Rainbow Children, they began deconstructing the Digital Garden. Door to door they went in search of those willing to do The Work - The Work, Pt. 14:28
- Everywhere2:54
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"There's a place I want to go Where the milk and honey flow Without God it wasn't there Now I feel it everywhere" When I was lost and couldn't see my way I used to follow what everybody say Now I know that it's written in the heart Now I'm ready, ready to start Without God it wasn't there Now I feel it everywhere We were always meant to be In paradise eternally Before the truth I did not care Now I feel it everywhere Feel it, feel it everywhere Feel it, feel it Can you feel it? This might good feeling everywhere We've got so much work to do. Everywhere - The Sensual Everafter2:58
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2 all his good brothers the Wise One spoke highly of his Muse, because her love 4 the one true God was growing with every passing day. So he said, "2 all a good night", sent them 2 bed early and invited his Muse 2 join him in the Sensual Everafter - Mellow4:24
Letra
Wanna get lost in the mellow Mellow of my mind Chop a tree, pay the cost I rather have a glass of u that's fine Come on over baby 'round 7 Chill in ur favorite chair U can watch a tape of this mellow afterparty Macy and Common were there Besides, u know... it takes... awhile... 4 me... 2 do... my... hair Come on get lost in the mellow Mellow Come on get lost in the mellow Mellow How's that feel? Where you wanna eat 2nite baby? I know this dope spot called one another Or maybe we might swing by the Egg The perfect place 2 play house I could smother u I just might be runnin' lines There's just so much u can find In the mellow of my mind This rainbow psychedelia Come and get lost in the Mellow There ain't nothin' 2 b afraid of Just u and me in the mellow of my mind I wanna get lost in the composition of u Learn the rhythm and play only the notes u want me 2 I'm a good learner and once I understand I'll stand under u and let u show me how u want ur man 2 b I could dance 4 u- a little comical minuet If u desire I'll shed my attire Anything 2 get u wet. Shower, my flower? So much 2 do, so little time So choose wisely and u can find thee In the Mellow of my mind Can I sing 2 u while u bring urself 2 joy? I'll go slow at first, while u quench ur thirst Wet circles round the toy While u bring urself 2 joy As she fell in2 the Sensual Everafter, out of bodyout of mind, she stroked her hair a hundred times. And as she fell deeper in2 the hypnotic unwind, he counted his way in2 the suggestive mind. Planting a seed that bears fruit on the tree, he said, "Repeat after me. Repeat after me. Repeat after me. 1+1+1 is 3" - 1+1+1 Is 35:17
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If you ain't got no place to stay Come on baby 'round this way Stay with me baby But let me tell you how it's gonna be There's a theocratic order. There's a theocratic order now This is how it's gonna be If you wanna be with me Ain't no room for disagree One+one+one is three Take you're time and think it through If this is what you wanna do I ain't really that hard to please Cause one+one+one is three Stroke you're hair a hundred times Let me see what I can find Do you know about the order. Do you know about the order, now? The banished ones "We are the banished ones and we have come to dance If you will not let us, we'll have to kick you're pants!" Who's that knockin' on are door? Didn't we throw you out before? I'm 'bout to get rowdy! I'm 'bout to get rowdy, now! Make me wanna do something. We could be surrounded in the palace "Everybody wants to get you!" I don't care How many y'all just came to dance? Let me see you shake you're pants We don't give a duck what you got on You just need to work that sexy body all night long Come on Where them banished ones at? "Said they 'round the back" Don't cut 'em no slack "I'm gon' tap, tap, tap" But should I keep this party going? "Brother you know that!" Moneyapolis, sing-Rainbow Children, raise you're hands If we can't do it, nobody can! Here they come y'all Rally 'round the palace now You know what we got to do! How'd that fool get up in here? Snagglevoice. - Deconstruction1:59
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One after the other, The banished ones fled as they watched from The distance the destruction of the digital garden. With no more fruit to bear from its trees, The haze was finally broken. With the rains came the awareness that never again Would anyone ever lay claim to the treasures of the Rainbow Children. As though awakened from a dream, The muse opened her eyes. This time as queen. - Wedding Feast0:54
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"Brother dear brother, I came as quickly as I could The Digital Haze is broken,The Banished Ones r gone 4 good, gone 4 good" Now there must b a wedding Now there must b a feast A feast, a feast A smorgasbord at least A brunch, a munch Of cake if just a piece Not just a vat of chitlins Or turkey meat u c We r what we eat So we must eat a leaf We'll dine under a tree Unless it snows! - She Loves Me 4 Me2:49
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With this one I can b what I wanna b I don't have 2 live up 2 no one's fantasy I could write another 300 melodies 2 her it's just 3, cuz this one. She Loves Me 4 Me With this one I don't even have 2 comb my hair I can wear what I want 2 Or nothing she don't care I don't even have 2 take her on the rollercoaster c Cuz this one, She Loves Me 4 Me In the morning, When I rise and c her eyes Look deep in2 mine I find a better place This one I can tell all my secrets 2 I don't have 2 make her swear she would never tell anywho Besides I'm the only one she ever wants 2 c Cuz this one, honestly, She Loves Me 4 Me When the night falls And she calls I run 2 her side Cuz she got the ride I like 2 ride This one I can take over my momma's house And I don't have 2 worry what goes in and out her mouth All she needs is a little gratuity She don't like no beef, she just loves me 4 me This one, She Loves Me 4 Me - Family Name8:17
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Welcome, you have just accessed the akashic records genetic information division. This program is required for those wishing to obtain a marriage blessing from the kingdom. When you wish to begin this program, Place you're right hand on the scanner And tightly clench up you're butt cheeks as you might feel a slight electrical shock. Please select the race history you desire. You have selected African-American. This is your history First of all, the term "black and white" is a fallacy. It simply is another way of saying "this or that". Let's examine the term "this or that" in its ultimate form which is: "This" means the truth or "that which is resistant to it. When a minority realizes its similarities on a higher level- not just "black"- But people of color, and higher still "indigenous", And even higher still, "from the tribe of.", And yet higher- the "Rainbow Children". When this understanding comes, The so-called minority becomes a majority in the wink of an eye. This action will cause a reaction or resistance. The source of this resistance must be banished as it is in direct conflict With the initial action. it cannot be assimilated, For its very nature is resistance. In other words, one cannot serve to masters. You are either "this" or "that" which is not "this". End of part one. To continue, Select the program family name And type in the current government name you wish history on. (London, England sometime in the early 1600s) "We have the god-given right to run out of our colonies Anyone who does not bow down to our law. hear, hear?" "Come on, come on keep it moving here. What's your name boy?" "Abu cah" "Well it ain't now; it's Tom Lynch." Mirror, mirror what you see? Have I still got those dark clouds over me? Or am I really feeling what I feel? the last days of the devil's deal Mirror, what you see? Devil, devil what you know? You been here since 1914, but now you got to go You been hidin' behind corporate eyes You want to war, but you can't fight Devil, you got to go You might say, "what you mad about?" But you still got you're family name Pleased to meet you, Mr. Rosenbloom I'll be John Blackwell just the same What's you're family name? Teacher, teacher what you say? Did we really come over in a boat? Did it really go down that way? Or did I arrive before and ruin Thanksgiving Day? Teacher, what you say? Preacher, preacher is it true? That Jesus wants me to give my money to the likes of you? Ride around in you're Lexus coupe Drive us to the cleaners in a pinstripe suit Preacher, that ain't truth! You might say, "what you mad about?" But you still got you're family name Pleased to meet you, Mr. Pearlman You can call me Clay. Can I play? People, people what's you're name? Maybe we should start all over Let everybody get in the game Put up a one-gloved fist Make a sound, violet brown You might say "what you mad about?" But you still got you're family name Pleased to meet you Mr. Goldstruck. We found this tape in the akashic records. This is Thomas Jefferson "My fellow Americans, if there is a just God, we're gonna pay for this!" "Black men and white men, Jews and gentiles, Protestants and Catholics will be able to join hands In the words of the old negro spiritual, "Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last!" - The Everlasting Now8:18
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I knew this dude He was very cool He used 2 rule Until he went 2 school Not a normal school That breeds a fool But the ones that teaches Men aren't fit to rule That's when he took his pearly crown He raised it up and spun it 'round And tossed in2 the deep blue underground No longer lead by the ways of men He looked 4 the kingdom deep within That's when the drums in his head began 2 pound Don't let nobody bring u down Accurate knowledge of Christ and the Father Will bring the Everlasting Now Join the party, make a sound Share the truth, preach the good news Don't let nobody bring u down The Everlasting Now Now turn the page, at an early age This brutha on stage, he was all the rage He taught an integrated world 2 sing The color u are don't mean a thing Everybody's a star all the everyday people sang He changed the funk, put it in a bag Then he changed the colors of the flag But u can't teach a dog new tricks if his tail don't wag Don't know matter how much money u made All the cars u got and all the women u laid Mess with the flag and 2 them u're still a spade Don't let nobody bring u down Accurate knowledge of Christ and the Father Will bring the Everlasting Now Join the party, make a sound Share the truth, preach the good news Don't let nobody bring u down The Everlasting Now See this girl in her make-believe world Plastic boobs and clip-on curls 'Round the pole see her big butt twirl There r the dreams that do unfurl Never everlasting Don't let anybody bring u down The Everlasting Now Watch that girl in her make-believe world Plastic boobs and clip-on curls 'Round the pole see her big butt twirl Electric beaches skin do bake Vanilla fudge and wedding cake If u should die b4 u wake U got any last requests 2 make? The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now Johnny, B. Well and bring the beat From this day forward 'til times indefinite, those who love Christ r the ones who benefit. All the players' ice melted in2 one platinum chain and in a downward spiral it dropped down the chain. "U know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used 2, old scragglyhead." Don't let nobody bring u down Accurate knowledge of Christ and the Father Will bring the Everlasting Now Join the party, come on make a sound Share the truth, preach the good news Don't let nobody bring u down The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now Now, now, now The Everlasting Now - Last December7:57
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If ur Last December came What would u do? Would anybody remember 2 remember u? Did u stand tall? Or did u fall? Did u give ur all? Did u ever find a reason Y u had 2 die? Or did u just plan on leaving Without wondering y? Was it everything it seemed? Or did it feel like a dream? Did u feel redeemed? In the name of the Father In the name of the Son We need 2 come 2gether Come 2gether as one Did u love somebody But got no love in return? Did u understand the real meaning of love? That it just is and never yearns? When the truth arrives Will u b lost on the other side? Will u still b alive? In the name of the Father In the name of the Son We need 2 come 2gether Come 2gether as one In ur life did u just give a little Or did u give all that u had? Were us just somewhere in the middle? Not 2 good, not 2 bad? In the name of the Father In the name of the Son We need 2 come 2gether Come 2gether as ONE