I think this is one amazing message..

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1999... and the illusion continues. One begs 2 ask -
"when will it end?"

Unnatural disasters happen seemingly every week. Train crashes, shootings, nuclear accidents; is there any place of refuge one can flee from this insanity? Very few of mankind's creations r designed 2 make u feel good, unless u get pleasure from seeing the human body desecrated by guns, explosions, fights, and any other things these so-called "artists" create. In the name of freedom, many have used art as a means 2 destroy the human mind. As an excuse 2 continue we hear "Art reflects society". How many times has this lie been repeated: "creations r not real", they say and yet any one of these people can call 2 mind images and complete scenes of horror in graphic detail. They will carry these so-called "unreal" creations around with them 4 the rest of their lives. These images r now a part of their being. In the name of RECREATION these people in fact r re-creating themselves in their own images.
SOCIETY THEN REFLECTS ART.

In man's decision 2 further separate from God, his re-creation of himself leaves him in a dysfunctional state of confusion. The mind becomes a burial ground 4 dead waste. Isolated from the wholeness of God, Earth and his fellow brothers and sisters, this man seeks solace in activities he thinks will stimulate his mind. He begins downloading in2 his brain a series of manmade creations designed 2 destroy it. All manmade creations originate from one of 2 sources: the Tree of Knowledge or the Tree of Life. One of these trees contained deadly fruit, the other - Fruit of Everlasting Life. The one who disregards this fact recreates himself and his kind in2 extinction.

U r reading these words on a machine created by man. As u read, u hear a voice speaking 2 u the words that u perceive. They make sense 2 u because u understand (stand under) the SPELLing. The words r what binds this SPELL 2 ur illusion. When u hear the truth, like a memory - u recognize it and this recognition releases u from ALL illusion. Many languages r brilliant in their attempt 2 CONfuse u. CON meaning: against, fuse meaning: 2gether. Words and their SPELLbinding illusions have the power 2 keep man separate from God. U were born in an all-knowing state of mind. The first words spoken 2 u begin the SPELL. The words come from one of 2 sources: the Tree of Knowledge or the Tree of Life. In ignorance or simply lack of respect 4 God, many use words that CONfuse the minds of humans and turn them in2 projections of their own illusions. Because of this fact, many people grow up and blindly assume their pre-selected role under a dictatorship without even being aware of it. When asked what they r doing here on earth, most will answer with statements that do not reflect their natural God-given desires. This creates a pyramid-like structure with the dictator on top, and each level under it knowing less and less. Upon reaching the bottom level - which is where the majority is, u will find chaos, disorder, and illusion. With ILL as its prefix, ILLusion is a state of insanity. In the name of democracy, supreme power is vested un2 the people in this insane state instead of God. A future re-created, 2 b ruled by man, is one of isolation and despair. Returning the leadership back in2 God will allow mankind 2 achieve its original collective goal which is union with God. Ideas contrary 2 this goal should not b blamed or persecuted - just simply ignored. They originated when man first chose 2 ignore God's rule. Simply put - in the beginning, the Human was made perfect in God's image. They had no need 4 knowledge. They were also given freedom of choice. The Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life r reflections of this freedom. The human is now a reflection of their choice. They could have simply chose not 2 choose. God being centrifugal in nature, freedom was the CAUSE and choice was the EFFECT. In knowing their perfection made in God's image, there was no need 2 choose. In fact, their were NO NEEDS. There was only love in an all-knowing state b4 the fall. The worst thing u can do is give up ur God-given right 2 choose. 4 in it - u can choose not 2 choose. Therein is the final judgement. The illusion ceases and u awaken from ur dream. Now the healing begins...

With an all-knowing mind, made in God's image u can create as ur Creator - God intended. With love, honor and respect 4 every living thing in the universe. Separation ceases, and we all become One Being singing the One song.

Discuss.

That's the first time I've ever said "Discuss." That was nice.

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fambam93 said:

I think this is one amazing message..

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Discuss.

One pretentious turd

langebleu said:

fambam93 said:

I think this is one amazing message..

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Discuss.

One pretentious turd

I don't agree at all..I think it's a genius piece of work..Please explain your view, though.

as a dane, non-english.

I wonder what the message is in One Song......

I have NO IDEA.

Anyone can tell, in short maybe?

fambam93 said:

langebleu said:

One pretentious turd

I don't agree at all..I think it's a genius piece of work..Please explain your view, though.

http://prince.org/msg/rules.html

Don't post trolls/ads/spam/get-rich-quick schemes/other junk. ..... Don't be lazy and give a 1-sentence "what do you think about X?". At least explain your position, why, etc... make it interesting to read; you're more likely to get quality responses.

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langebleu said:

fambam93 said:

I don't agree at all..I think it's a genius piece of work..Please explain your view, though.

http://prince.org/msg/rules.html

Don't post trolls/ads/spam/get-rich-quick schemes/other junk. ..... Don't be lazy and give a 1-sentence "what do you think about X?". At least explain your position, why, etc... make it interesting to read; you're more likely to get quality responses.

[Edited 7/8/10 13:46pm]

I just wanted to know how people felt about it in general.

Only Prince could start a song singing 'I am the universe'.

Seems like he's quite a modest guy...

vitriol said:

Only Prince could start a song singing 'I am the universe'.

Seems like he's quite a modest guy...

I think, since he said "we are the universe" later, he meant that we all make up everything and the whole thing about the world being peaceful if we are all "one being singing the one song"

Weel, starting in such a way I couldn't be bothered with the rest of the lyrics.

Next up will be that the great Mr. Jehovah himself is really Prince's personal bell boy and takes care of all of Prince's requests and chores.

vitriol said:

Weel, starting in such a way I couldn't be bothered with the rest of the lyrics.

Next up will be that the great Mr. Jehovah himself is really Prince's personal bell boy and takes care of all of Prince's requests and chores.

I love how you are bringing the whole JW thing into this when the song was from before he actually became a JW.

Well, he met Larry (again) in 97 or 98, can't remember the exact year.

And One Song is from Dec 31st 99.

fambam93 said:

"With love, honor and respect 4 every living thing in the universe. Separation ceases, and we all become One Being singing the One song."

i agree with Prince. great message. does he understand it?

robinhood said:

"One Song" (uni verse) sums up what love4oneanother.com was all about, and thus he used this song to end that era. It's been so long, so it's hard to remember, but I think it was written before '99 (or very early in the year). I know it was either during or just before the time he was working with Larry and Chaka in the studio, and right before he started preaching some JW-beliefs ("stauros," etc). The things he says in the intro is a lot like how he used to talk to his fans/fams back then, especially those working on his site and charity at the time. Those are the things he used to think a lot about. He used to ask a lot of questions, if for no other reason than to lead you to his conclusion and see if you agreed. It is my firm belief that "One Song" was born out of those discussions -- so it does owe some credit to those who would listen and talk with him at the time. Lyrically, it has some things in common with "The Love We Make" and "Holy River" -- remember that saying about "one by one, drop by drop" we make up the whole river? He is saying we are all part of it -- the uni verse, the one song, the future soul song -- strays of the world, rainbow children, new breed leaders. If you talked to him about being "the artist," he'd say "we r all the artist." That's how he believed -- that we all played a part -- a "pay it forward" "soul splash" "reVerberation" "keep the vibe alive" kind of philosophy. And boy did he LOVE to play with words and their meanings -- during this time, more than any other. That's also reflected in the intro. I think it was a good time for him (right before a lot of changes in his life) -- he hadn't been on this big of a spiritual high since putting together Lovesexy and Graffiti Bridge. And then on The Rainbow Children, just a few years later, we see some of these same thoughts re-emerge, along with a strong JW-vibe.

If anyone else knows more about this song, please feel free to add to or take away from what I've said.

I believe it's one of Prince's most personal songs -- it meant a lot for him to share it. When he shut down love4oneanother.com, he let this song remain for what seemed like a year or more.

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Nobody listening? See, this is why I don't throw pearls around here too often.

[Edited 8/9/10 19:12pm]

fambam93 said:

"In man's decision 2 further separate from God, his re-creation of himself leaves him in a dysfunctional state of confusion. The mind becomes a burial ground 4 dead waste. Isolated from the wholeness of God, Earth and his fellow brothers and sisters, this man seeks solace in activities he thinks will stimulate his mind. He begins downloading in2 his brain a series of manmade creations designed 2 destroy it. All manmade creations originate from one of 2 sources: the Tree of Knowledge or the Tree of Life. One of these trees contained deadly fruit, the other - Fruit of Everlasting Life. The one who disregards this fact recreates himself and his kind in2 extinction.

fambam93 said:

langebleu said:

http://prince.org/msg/rules.html

Don't post trolls/ads/spam/get-rich-quick schemes/other junk. ..... Don't be lazy and give a 1-sentence "what do you think about X?". At least explain your position, why, etc... make it interesting to read; you're more likely to get quality responses.

[Edited 7/8/10 13:46pm]

I just wanted to know how people felt about it in general.

Im with Langebleu. But not literally.