Lyrics to "The Work, Pt. 1" by Prince the Artist

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"The Work, Pt. 1"

"The Work, Pt. 1" Lyrics

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Ow!
Break...
(Willing 2 do the work)
Every time I watch the other people news
I see a false picture of myself, another one of U (Yeah)
They try 2 tell us what we want, what 2 believe (Mirror)
Didn't that happen in the Garden when somebody spoke to Eve?
But I'm willing, now - willing 2 do the work
Said I'm willing 2 do what I gotta do
I'm willing - willing 2 do the work
Tell me, tell me, now - say what about U?
Looky, looky now
Look around and tell me (tell me) your sun is risen
When your brothers and sisters are in the fall (Fall)
People, tell me what is left 2 give (nothin') when our work is done?
What do we own besides the right 2 crawl?
See, we're living in a system that the devil designed (Think we ain't?)
And suffering from this devil's most heinous crime
He's tried 2 keep us from, listen, (go tell it) the reason that we
were born
That is 2 be the living truth in human form
But U see I'm willing - willing 2 do the work
And 2 do - do what I gotta do
People I'm willing - willing 2 do the work
Tell me now, tell me now, tell me now - what about U? (Tell 'em about
it, oh!)
Willing 2 do the work {x4}
(Are U willing?) {x2}
(Are U willing now?)
This work, this work is not an easy task
But this is the work we must do 4 Revelation 2 come 2 pass
This work, this work is the kind that turns your back on the ruling
class (Work it)
By putting them in they place just like the past, look out
Willing - willing 2 do the work {x6}
Nothing can stop us
Whatever's in our way
We got 2 go through it 2 get 2 it
I heard somebody say
That they're willing (oh yeah) - willing 2 do the work
Willing 2 do what I gotta do
People tell me, I'm willing - willing 2 do the work (Yeah)
Can't hear ya - what about U? (Turn around)
Willing 2 do, willing 2 do the work
Thank U
"From all over the people came 2 do The Work.
And with every phase of the deconstruction
the Everlasting Now became evermore the reality.
Everywhere the people were witnessing a change
But the alchemy occurred most in the muse".

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