Poem given 2 Dr. Funkenberry by Prince (?), 2 recite on 2/6/13 Spreecast (co-hosted by Seth Everett):

"Like The Sun In The Sky,

There’s 1 In Ur Heart.

We’re Supposed 2 B 2gether,

And Not Apart.

Counterclockwise,

U Got 2 Turn Around.

Then, Nothing And Nobody Can Bring Us Down.

Eye Know U’re Smart, Eye Know U’re Fine.

But, U Got 2 Look At How We’re Designed.

Sometimes, U Need 2 Let Go.

Sometimes, U Need 2 Unwind.

Sometimes, U Just Got 2 Loosen Up.

Loosen Up Ur Behind And Let It Move, Just Let It Move.

Listen 2 The Music, Listen 2 The Sound.

Spin The Same Way The Rest Of The Stars Spin Around.

If U Keep Going The Way The Race Cars Go,

Ain’t No Way Tellin’ Where U’ll B, Only Heaven Knows.

There’s A Reason Even Time Spins That Way.

If U’re Always On The Clock, U Can Never Stay.

U’re Supposed 2 B With Me, And Eye’m Supposed 2 B With U,

Cuz Eye’m Ur Driver, And U’re My Screw."

Copy and paste from Prince o(+> photo gallery - Facebook.

i suppose there are several titles of new songs in this poem,

like "only heaven knows", that's a new song, right?

it's hardly a great poem though, is it?

this reads like something a 16 yr old

writes in a journal.

i wish prince would draw from a more

personal inspiration and write about a

bit ore serious and personal stuff.

this kind of stuff is cool enough for two

or three songs but he's been doing far

too much of this the past decade.

i wish he'd write more lyrics like those

on "the truth" or songs like "reflection"

A poem by Prince?

I do not believe...............

Perhaps a few titles

Up his Purple sleeves.......

Sleevs that reveal things in between

the 2 and the 4

of 2013

Sorta reminds me of the PR lp poem

the snow piled on my guitar

as we slept beside the fire

and all the wannaB musicians

$old their works 4 hire

'till adam closed the emerald book

and U got up and danced

up & through the fiberoptics

boasting 2 B all enhanced

my lushious chocolate neuron

shining brighter than the sun

as the world basks in Ur glow

- the revolution has begun

instead of writing about yet another lover, yet another gatekeeper/360 contract

or some pseudo scientific ramblings, i'd love to see prince actually write more

about his own experiences in the last couple of years, about his personal life or

his doubts and anxieties etc.

OldFriends4Sale said:

Sorta reminds me of the PR lp poem

except the PR lp poem is about a million times better

So basically he's the screwdriver to loosen up all these tight screws? Maybe the song isn't as sexually based as people thought

IstenSzek said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Sorta reminds me of the PR lp poem

except the PR lp poem is about a million times better

lol well ya of course

Prince was touched with something supernatural then, even the misspellings worked

the anals of my mind? is that one of the funny lines?

hmmmmm...interesting

It's Freaking Hard To Capitalize The First Letter Of Every Single Thing You Type.

Unless, of course, you type everything in Microsoft Word and then use the "Change Case" option. Zing! Gotcha, Prince! Now I know all your secrets!

But yeah - I'm guessing there are several song titles in that poem. Just like there was in "Cause and Effect" (which, upon recent listenings, is a TOTAL JAM).

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[Edited 2/7/13 10:46am]

I sincerely hate this.

a lot.

OldFriends4Sale said:

IstenSzek said:

except the PR lp poem is about a million times better

lol well ya of course

Prince was touched with something supernatural then, even the misspellings worked

the anals of my mind? is that one of the funny lines?

New Game

Find the song titles in the poem. Guess the nature of the song.

I'll go first...

Title: "CounterClockWISE"

"There’s A Reason Even Time Spins That Way.

If U’re Always On The Clock, U Can Never Stay."

All taken from the poem

Nothinbutjoy said:

New Game

Find the song titles in the poem. Guess the nature of the song.

I'll go first...

Title: "CounterClockWISE"

"There’s A Reason Even Time Spins That Way.

If U’re Always On The Clock, U Can Never Stay."

All taken from the poem

leerix said:

Poem given 2 Dr. Funkenberry by Prince (?), 2 recite on 2/6/13 Spreecast (co-hosted by Seth Everett):
"Like The Sun In The Sky,

There’s 1 In Ur Heart.

We’re Supposed 2 B 2gether,

And Not Apart.

Counterclockwise,

U Got 2 Turn Around.

Then, Nothing And Nobody Can Bring Us Down.

Eye Know U’re Smart, Eye Know U’re Fine.

But, U Got 2 Look At How We’re Designed.

Sometimes, U Need 2 Let Go.

Sometimes, U Need 2 Unwind.

Sometimes, U Just Got 2 Loosen Up.

Loosen Up Ur Behind And Let It Move, Just Let It Move.

Listen 2 The Music, Listen 2 The Sound.

Spin The Same Way The Rest Of The Stars Spin Around.

If U Keep Going The Way The Race Cars Go,

Ain’t No Way Tellin’ Where U’ll B, Only Heaven Knows.

There’s A Reason Even Time Spins That Way.

If U’re Always On The Clock, U Can Never Stay.

U’re Supposed 2 B With Me, And Eye’m Supposed 2 B With U,

Cuz Eye’m Ur Driver, And U’re My Screw."

Copy and paste from Prince o(+> photo gallery - Facebook.

[Edited 2/7/13 10:59am]

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Spoken poetry in motion

Prince has a lot of poetic piece in songs, it would be cool to her that 2.6.2013 one in a song

here are a few from the Purple Reign

I haven't lost my desire
I wouldn't beg U
Instead of playin' deduction of what 2 do
They called me rude often
When I called their hand
They judged me and told me that we're through
"Why can't U be like the others?"
I cried out over and again
"Why can't U learn 2 play by the rules?"
But maybe at last it's the end
Because I am not like others
I'm unique in the respect I'm not U

I know in my heart I would try 2 love U
I wouldn't try 2 hurt U despite all the ways U try 2 hurt me
U call me a fraud, an uncaring wretch
But I'm an artist and my only aim is 2 please
Between U and yours, myself and mine
Isn't life cruel enough without cruel words, cruel words?
U see, words are like shoes
They're just something 2 stand on
I wish U could be in my shoes
But they're probably so high, U'd fall off and die
4 U words are definitely not shoes
They're weapons and tools of destruction
And your time is boring unless U're putting something down
What would life be if we believed what we read
And a smile is just hiding a frown?
Come now, isn't life a little better with a pair of good shoes?

Don't say that no man has ever tasted your ice cream
Baby, U're the purple star of the night supreme
U'll always be a virgin
4 no man deserves your love
I only pray that when U dream
I'm the one U dream of
I pray that when U dream
U dream of how we kiss
Not with our lips, but with our souls
Stop me if I bore U
Why is it that I think we'd be so good in bed?
Can U hear me?
Why do I love U so much?
It's so strange, I'm more comfortable around U when I'm naked
Can U hear me?
I wonder if U have any mercy, don't torture me

This is 4 the cab U have 2 drive 4 no money at all
This is 4 why I wasn't born like my brother, handsome and tall
This is 4 politicians who are bored and believe in war
And this... mmm, yeah, that's 4 me, that's who that one's 4
This is 4 discrimination and egotists who think supreme
And this is 4 whoever taught U how 2 kiss in designer jeans
Uhh! That one's 4, that one's 4 where U have 2 live
This one's 4 the rich - not all of 'em, just the greedy
The ones that don't know how 2 give
This one's 4 Yosemite Sam and the tourists at Disneyland
This one... ooh, yeah, that's the one
That's 4, that's 4 the creator of man
This is 4 the sun, moon, stars, tourists at Disneyland
This is 4 the ocean, the sea, the shore
This is 4... and that's 4 U, that's who that one's 4
This is 4 the women so beautifully complex
This one's 4 love without sex
This is 4 the wind that blows no matter how fast or slow
Not knowing where I'm going is galaxies better
Than not having a place 2 go
Now I know

Now I know

We live in a world overrun by tourists
Tourists - 89 flowers on their back
Inventors of the Accu-Jack
They look at life through a pocket camera
What? No flash again?
They're all a bunch of double drags
Who teach their kids that love is bad
Half of the staff of their brain is on vacation
Mama, are U listening?
We need a new breed - Leaders, stand up, organize ... yeah!
Don't let your children watch television until they know how 2 read
Or else all they'll know how 2 do is cuss, fight and breed
No child is bad from the beginning
They only imitate their atmosphere
If they're in the company of tourists, alcohol and U.S. history
What's 2 be expected is 3 minus 3, oh
Absolutely nothing

Stand up, organize
The reproduction of the new breed -

Leaders, stand up, organize

leerix said:

Poem given 2 Dr. Funkenberry by Prince (?), 2 recite on 2/6/13 Spreecast (co-hosted by Seth Everett):
"Like The Sun In The Sky,

There’s 1 In Ur Heart.

We’re Supposed 2 B 2gether,

And Not Apart.

Counterclockwise,

U Got 2 Turn Around.

Then, Nothing And Nobody Can Bring Us Down.

Eye Know U’re Smart, Eye Know U’re Fine.

But, U Got 2 Look At How We’re Designed.

Sometimes, U Need 2 Let Go.

Sometimes, U Need 2 Unwind.

Sometimes, U Just Got 2 Loosen Up.

Loosen Up Ur Behind And Let It Move, Just Let It Move.

Listen 2 The Music, Listen 2 The Sound.

Spin The Same Way The Rest Of The Stars Spin Around.

If U Keep Going The Way The Race Cars Go,

Ain’t No Way Tellin’ Where U’ll B, Only Heaven Knows.

There’s A Reason Even Time Spins That Way.

If U’re Always On The Clock, U Can Never Stay.

U’re Supposed 2 B With Me, And Eye’m Supposed 2 B With U,

Cuz Eye’m Ur Driver, And U’re My Screw."

Copy and paste from Prince o(+> photo gallery - Facebook.

[Edited 2/7/13 10:59am]

I wonder if the poem is for a specific person or that it's about a general phenomenon.

IstenSzek said:

it's hardly a great poem though, is it?

this reads like something a 16 yr old

writes in a journal.

i wish prince would draw from a more

personal inspiration and write about a

bit ore serious and personal stuff.

this kind of stuff is cool enough for two

or three songs but he's been doing far

too much of this the past decade.

i wish he'd write more lyrics like those

on "the truth" or songs like "reflection"

I think it's about serious and personal stuff.

I think it's symbolic.

But if you want to read it as if it's about teenage love. Than, that's okay.

That is the great thing about poems.

It means what you think it means.

Prince & Poetry is just like Michael & Music

(Bird of a feather, they'll stick together)

leerix said:

Poem given 2 Dr. Funkenberry by Prince (?), 2 recite on 2/6/13 Spreecast (co-hosted by Seth Everett):
"Like The Sun In The Sky,

There’s 1 In Ur Heart.

We’re Supposed 2 B 2gether,

And Not Apart.

Counterclockwise,

U Got 2 Turn Around.

Then, Nothing And Nobody Can Bring Us Down.

Eye Know U’re Smart, Eye Know U’re Fine.

But, U Got 2 Look At How We’re Designed.

Sometimes, U Need 2 Let Go.

Sometimes, U Need 2 Unwind.

Sometimes, U Just Got 2 Loosen Up.

Loosen Up Ur Behind And Let It Move, Just Let It Move.

Listen 2 The Music, Listen 2 The Sound.

Spin The Same Way The Rest Of The Stars Spin Around.

If U Keep Going The Way The Race Cars Go,

Ain’t No Way Tellin’ Where U’ll B, Only Heaven Knows.

There’s A Reason Even Time Spins That Way.

If U’re Always On The Clock, U Can Never Stay.

U’re Supposed 2 B With Me, And Eye’m Supposed 2 B With U,

Cuz Eye’m Ur Driver, And U’re My Screw."

Copy and paste from Prince o(+> photo gallery - Facebook.

[Edited 2/7/13 10:59am]

MasterPiece said:

Prince & Poetry is just like Michael & Music

(Bird of a feather, they'll stick together)

leerix said:

Poem given 2 Dr. Funkenberry by Prince (?), 2 recite on 2/6/13 Spreecast (co-hosted by Seth Everett):
"Like The Sun In The Sky,

There’s 1 In Ur Heart.

We’re Supposed 2 B 2gether,

And Not Apart.

Counterclockwise,

U Got 2 Turn Around.

Then, Nothing And Nobody Can Bring Us Down.

Eye Know U’re Smart, Eye Know U’re Fine.

But, U Got 2 Look At How We’re Designed.

Sometimes, U Need 2 Let Go.

Sometimes, U Need 2 Unwind.

Sometimes, U Just Got 2 Loosen Up.

Loosen Up Ur Behind And Let It Move, Just Let It Move.

Listen 2 The Music, Listen 2 The Sound.

Spin The Same Way The Rest Of The Stars Spin Around.

If U Keep Going The Way The Race Cars Go,

Ain’t No Way Tellin’ Where U’ll B, Only Heaven Knows.

There’s A Reason Even Time Spins That Way.

If U’re Always On The Clock, U Can Never Stay.

U’re Supposed 2 B With Me, And Eye’m Supposed 2 B With U,

Cuz Eye’m Ur Driver, And U’re My Screw."

Copy and paste from Prince o(+> photo gallery - Facebook.

[Edited 2/7/13 10:59am]

Birds can fly, right?

Just like butterflies can.

can they flock together?

dJJ said:

I think it's about serious and personal stuff.

I think it's symbolic.

But if you want to read it as if it's about teenage love. Than, that's okay.

That is the great thing about poems.

It means what you think it means.

Birds navigate together in fractal patterns

dJJ said:

MasterPiece said:

Prince & Poetry is just like Michael & Music

(Bird of a feather, they'll stick together)

Birds can fly, right?

Just like butterflies can.

can they flock together?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlUEhfYLFWQ&feature=share&list=PLE961AD64ECE51F8B

U like the dreaming I scream...
Girl, your lips are so wet (Girl)
Feel my hands, they're all sweaty (Girl)
I don't know, I... I guess U frighten me
Cuz I've never wanted anyone like this before
2 feel this way it's like, I don't know, it's like a sin
Cuz sometimes I feel bad
Sometimes I want U so much I can...
God, all I have 2 do is think about U and I can have an orgasm
That sounds funny, doesn't it? Ha ha
Marry me
Yeah that's right, marry me
Girl, don't U ever get lonely sometimes? (Girl)
Gir... girl, don't U ever...
Don't U ever want someone...
Don't U ever want someone just 2...
Don't U ever want someone just 2 talk 2?
Well, U can talk 2 me, baby
I'm... I'm a good listener
U know what?
U know what else?
U know what else I am?
U know what else I am, I am?
I'm a good kisser 2
Come here
Closer
Come here, closer
Closer
Come here, come here
Your ass is so tight
Shhhh
Come here, come here
That's it, right there
Hush
Darlin' I... I'll never...