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2010 · From the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Power

by Kanye West

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03 · Lyrics

"Power"

I'm living in that 21st Century, doing something mean to it

Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it

Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it

I guess every superhero need his theme music

No one man should have all that power

The clock's ticking, I just count the hours

Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power

(21st-Century schizoid man)

The system broken, the school is closed, the prison's open

We ain't got nothing to lose, motherfucker we rolling

Huh? Motherfucker we rolling

With some light-skinned girls and some Kelly Rowlands

In this white man world, we the ones chosen

So goodnight, cruel world, I'll see you in the morning

Huh? I'll see you in the morning

This is way too much, I need a moment

No one man should have all that power

The clock's ticking, I just count the hours

Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power

Till then, fuck that, the world's ours

And they say, and they say

And they say, and they say

And they say, and they say

(21st-Century schizoid man)

Fuck SNL and the whole cast

Tell them Yeezy said they can kiss my whole ass

More specifically they can kiss my asshole

I'm an asshole? You niggas got jokes

You short-minded niggas thoughts is Napoleon

My furs is Mongolian, my ice brought the goalies in

And I embody every characteristic of the egotistic

He knows, he's so fucking gifted

I just needed time alone with my own thoughts

Got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault

My childlike creativity, purity and honesty

Is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts

Reality is catching up with me

Taking my inner child, I'm fighting for custody

With these responsibilities that they entrusted me

As I look down at my diamond encrusted piece

Thinking

No one man should have all that power

The clock's ticking, I just count the hours

Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the powder

Till then, fuck that, the world's ours

And they say, and they say

And they say, and they say

And they say, and they say

(21st-Century schizoid man)

Colin Powells, Austin Powers

Lost in translation with a whole fucking nation

They say I was the abomination of Obama's nation

Well that's a pretty bad way to start the conversation

At the end of the day, god damn it I'm killing this shit

I know damn well y'all feeling this shit

I don't need your pussy, bitch, I'm on my own dick

I ain't gotta power trip, who you going home with?

How 'Ye doing? I'm surviving

I was drinking earlier, now I'm driving

Where the bad bitches, huh? Where you hiding?

I got the power to make your life so exciting

Now this will be a beautiful death

I'm jumping out the window, I'm letting everything go

I'm letting everything go

Now this will be a beautiful death

I'm jumping out the window, I'm letting everything go

I'm letting everything go

Now this will be a beautiful death

I'm jumping out the window, I'm letting everything go

Letting everything go

You got the power to let power go?

(21st-Century schizoid man)

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04 · FAQ

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When was "Power" released?
"Power" by Kanye West was released on May 28, 2010 on the album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy".
What genre is "Power"?
"Power" by Kanye West falls within the rap, electro, hip hop genres.
What album is "Power" on?
"Power" appears on the album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" by Kanye West.
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