Did you know that Prince has a song called Welcome To The Dawn and another song called The Dawn?

Yes. Yes I did.

Welcome 2 The Dawn


When the things U know are right
are far from what they seem
When the past becomes the future
and time becomes a dream
When the light of God
is the only thing in life that will redeem
Welcome, welcome 2 the dawn

When the voices U hear commands U
2 entertain thee absurd
When U do the action unlocks
thee apocalypse of that you've heard of
When the day lies before U
seems the dakness in a word
Welcome, welcome 2 the dawn

Every pieces a puzzle and every name a clue
Every charge U make is karma
So be careful what U do
Welcome, welcome 2 the dawn

(Welcome 2 the dawn) (Thank U)

What are the lyrics to the other song, "The Dawn?"

That use to be my Username, I got it from the truth album. Wlcm2thdwn Too many people were copying it.
[Edited 11/21/09 16:51pm]

Tame said:

is this it?

The cold dying air was still
He could not see in the darkness
There was no answer in the chill

In his travels he met many creatures
None of them could shed any light
And bring into focus any features

His internal light was kept a flame
Fueled by the children from a
Man with no name

Every corner and hill looked like the last
A never ending journey into the darkness
The only spark it seemed, being carried by the outcast

In the distance, a voice is heard
He could hardly hear it, did he want to?
A voice with no soud, is the absurd?

The voice grew louder, passion filled the air
Foreign to him was the sound, plain and beautiful
Could this be something for witch he could care?

The voice became part of him, moving him like a pawn
“I will be your guide into the future, my sweet?”
and then with a light neve before seen, there it was... The dawn

For many us Welcome 2 the Dawn (THE TRUTH CD) was a deliverance of such. With the wish of “may you live to see the dawn” littered through Prince’s work, W2TD was the arrival. A mix of faith and salvation both spiritual and in a sense in the Artist and his struggle, W2TD brought us into a new era of Prince’s musical journey either by design or by fate. It’s just a shame that along with the other stand out tracks on this album, W2TD doesn’t even register on most Prince “fans” radar let alone on the general listening public.

SWA

This Borders promo cassette was given out at the Mill City Music Festival in Minneapolis when Prince did an outdoor show there. It has the song Welcome 2 The Dawn on it and says "From the 4thcoming album The Dawn".

Both with beautiful lyrics.

I don't know anything about "that Dawn", assuming it's unreleased, when is it from?

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The Dawn... my favourite bootleg.

some detailed info on The Dawn 3.3:

disc 1:
01. WELCOME 2 THE DAWN (2:08 ) – edit of the track available on ‘The Truth’. (intro noise reinstated)
02. npg operator (0:12)
03. COME (PART 1) (4:22) – mix created using the Beautiful Experience remix (Deposition) and the original version (FAAB).
04. ENDORPHIN MACHINE (3:50) – taken from the Come original test pressing.
05. SPACE (5:10) – mix created using the album version, with snall bits from the Universal Love Mix and the Funky Stuff remix.
06. WE MARCH (4:43) - taken from 'The Gold Experience' (intro and outro crossfades)
07. DAYS OF WILD (7:17) – mix created using the released live version on ‘Crystal Ball’ and the guitar solo from one of the AHDIO Shows from NPGMC year 1.
08. npg operator (0:17)
09. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD (6:20) – mix of ‘The Gold Experience’ album version and the unreleased ‘Mustang 96 Remix’ (The Work), now also includes saxophone parts taken from the 'Sax Mix/Brian's Mix' and Mayte's spanish version: 'Quieres Ser El Mas Bello De Este Mundo'.
10. THE POPE (4:33) – mix created using the album version from ‘The Hits 2’, the promo only 12” remix, a drum loop from ‘Acknowledge Me’ (barely noticable) and a burst of ‘D.M.S.R.’ from the ‘1999’ album.
11. RIPOPGODAZIPPA (4:37) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’.
12. npg operator (0:06)
13. RACE (8:21) – mix created using the video version (from the Beautiful Experience TV special) and the ‘Outta Space’ part of the unreleased NPG version of ‘Super Hero’ from the ‘Exodus’ sessions (Fantasia).
14. EMPTY ROOM (3:16) – unreleased track (The Work)
15. npg operator (0:07)
16. MAD (5:29) – unreleased track (Deposition). full length version reinstated from 3.1 version
17. ROCK & ROLL IS ALIVE (4:31) – b-side to ‘Gold’, pitch shifted up a semitone to get it in the right key.
18. SHHH (6:58 ) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’
19. STRAYS OF THE WORLD (4:41) – edit of the track released on ‘Crystal Ball’ (Drum/fanfare intro ommitted and opening keyboard section extended.)

disc 2:
01. PUSSY CONTROL (5:38 ) – the VH1 Fashion Awards version (The Work), intro uses a snippet of the released version from ‘The Gold Experience’.
02. npg operator (0:09)
03. PEACH (3:05) – edit of the version from ‘The Hits 2’ and parts of ‘The Purple Medley’
04. CHAOS & DISORDER (4:12) – unreleased original version (FAAB), pitch shifted up to the same key as ‘Peach’ (intro also extended by 1 bar).
05. SHY (4:55) – new mix created by using the released version from ‘The Gold Experience’ and loops from the unreleased original mix (FAAB).
06. npg operator (0:15)
07. PHEROMONE (4:28 ) – taken from ‘Come’, with the addition of a few seconds from the unreleased instrumental version (Cosmos).
08. 319 (3:19) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’, including the ‘hotel lobby’ intro (which is how it was originally intended to appear on the released album, as the intro was specifically created to make the song last exactly 3:19).
09. HIDE THE BONE (5:06) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’
10. 18 & OVER (6:22) – original unreleased longer version (Fantasia), edited slightly at the end to create an ‘ending’ rather than a fade out.
11. npg operator (0:14)
12. LEMME SEE THAT BODY GET LOOSE (4:32) – remix created using ‘Loose!’ from ‘Come’ and the unreleased instrumental ‘(Lemme See Your Body) Get Loose!’ (Fantasia). (Loosely based on various live renditions from around the time).
13. PAPA (2:57) – taken from ‘Come’ now includes rain/thunder sound effects segue into...
14. DARK - taken from 'Come'
15. npg operator (0:06)
16. BILLY JACK BITCH (8:26) – new mix using the album version from 'The Gold Experience', the unreleased ‘full length’ version (The Work), the Hornheads' 'New Dell Inn' and 'Bitch' sample from Fishbone's 'Lyin' Ass Bitch'. drum loop lifted from Graham Central Station's 'Love 4 1another' (which was lifted from 'Billy Jack Bitch' in the first place anyway), had to do this as no clean loop can be lifted from 'Billy Jack Bitch' itself
17. I HATE U (8:51) – mix created using ‘The Gold Experience’ version and the ‘Extended Remix’, now updated slightly with drum samples from the album version played over parts taken from the 'Extended Remix' to add continuity.
18. LET IT GO (5:29) – taken from ‘Come’, street noises on outro taken from the outro to ‘Lady Cab Driver’ from ‘1999’.
19. DON’T TALK 2 STRANGERS (3:12) – taken from the ‘Girl 6’ sountrack.

disc 3:
01. INTERACTIVE (3:01) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’
02. ACKNOWLEDGE ME (7:10) – mix created using the version on ‘Crystal Ball’ and the ‘Big City Remix’ of the NPG’s ‘The Good Life’. now also includes parts from the unreleased original edit of the song, plus a sample from the 'Pope (Remix)'.
03. npg operator (0:10)
04. SOMEBODY’S SOMEBODY (3:42) – the released ‘Livestudio Mix’ (promo / b-side to ‘The Holy River CD single).
05. LOVE SIGN (4:36) – the ‘1-800-NEW-FUNK’ version, edited slightly to create an actual ‘ending’ to the song. (Intro segue features snippet of the unreleased ‘Mack Attack Message Mix’ over street sounds and gunshots taken from various sound effects discs)
06. WHAT’S MY NAME (3:02) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’, with the addition of the unreleased spoken “welcome 2 the dawn” intro (Deposition).
07. THE RIDE (8:44) – mix created using the version on ‘Crystal Ball’ and the unreleased version from ‘The Undertaker’ album, intro drums cleaned up a bit and start of song now extended by a couple of bars using loop of the beat with odd keyboard and guitar parts from the later breakdown section spun in.
08. Zannalee (2:46) - unreleased original version.
09. npg operator (0:20)
10. NOW (4:29) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’. no longer edited down
11. FACE DOWN (2:19) – remix made using the promo only ‘Acapella Mix’ and loops from ‘Now’. intro now extended slightly due to different segue point with previous track
12. npg operator (0:13)
13. 2MORROW (4:19) – taken from ‘Crystal Ball’, full version reinstated from 3.1 version
14. THE SAME DECEMBER (3:27) – taken from ‘Chaos And Disorder’.
15. EXTRAORDINARY (2:26) – taken from ‘The Vault… Old Friends 4 Sale’ (birdsong outro from a sound effects disc).
16. DOLPHIN (6:18 ) – mix of the released version from ‘Come’ and the unreleased version’s outro from ‘The Undertaker’ album.
17. COME (PART 2) (11:50) – mix created using the released version from ‘Come’ (full album version now used rather than edit) and the unreleased (as a whole track) ‘Poem’ from the Come Original test pressing,
18. npg operator (0:39)
19. GOLD (7:28 ) – taken from ‘The Gold Experience’.

this bootleg is just incredible, brilliant.

It's just perfect, not even Prince could make it this great, the way it flows, just wow

Credits: thanks to whomever made this.
[Edited 11/21/09 23:44pm]

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this wouldnt have been the orginal configiration of the album though would it??? i havent heard much about the dawn as an album any one got any info???

thedance said:

best bootleg ever,

TheChief said:

Not the best, but ONE OF THE BEST (Small Club is the best ).

I finally found what I want for Christmas!






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Welcome 2 The Dawn is a Masterpiece

OnlyNDaUsa said:

Every piece a puzzle and every name a clue
Every CHOICE U make is karma
So be careful what U do
Welcome, welcome 2 the dawn

squirrelgrease said:

Was The Dawn proposed as his next album after Emancipation? obviously if it was after he decided to ditch the idea and go for the CB/Truth(+kamasutra) combo, then it was too far gone and he lost interest in the project.

cosmicday2010 said:

thanks I should have read it before I copied it.

lotusflw3r said:

If I remember correctly, The Dawn would have been a different configuration of what turned out to be Emancipation/The Truth. I believe the song Prince talked up during the Lotusflow3r preview, "The Divine" was also supposed to have been intended for The Dawn. I think langebleu or Boris mentioned that Prince has had ideas for an album called The Dawn for years.

nah, but i wouldn't put it past him