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Colonised mind: Is this the proof that he really didnt leave a will at the end? Colonised mind is the deepest song he's ever written and every line is a truth. I was listening to it and this really did make me wonder if he was just saying it straight, there really was no will? Upload a joint venture record deal It's just another way another man can still sleep While he's sticking you with the bill Download, a temporary acquisition Of fleeting fame and fortune Nothing to leave in your will, hey, hey, hey. Such a truthful, deep, brilliant song, Miss him every day. Wanna talk about it, colonized mind Upload the evolution principle You see a rock on the shore and say It's always been there Download no responsibility Do what you want, nobody cares Upload, the master race idea Genetically disposed to rule the world Download a future full of isolated Full of isolated, boys and girls Upload the 2 party system The lesser of 2 dangers, illusion of choice Download their form of fascism Nothing really ever changes You never had a voice Listen to me one time If you look, you're sure gonna find Throughout mankind's history A colonized mind The one in power makes law Under which the colonized fall Without God, it's just the blind leading the blind Upload, a joint venture record deal It's just another way another man can still sleep While he's sticking you with the bill Download, a temporary acquisition Of fleeting fame and fortune Nothing to leave in your will, hey, hey, hey, hey Upload a child with no father Download no respect for authority Upload a child with no mother Download a hard time showing love If you look, you're sure gonna find Throughout mankind's history A colonized mind The one in power makes law Under which the colonized fall Without God it's just the blind leading the blind Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Prince Rogers Nelson Colonized Mind lyrics © Npg Publishing | |
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yes. every line of every song was about him, it's all a big secret code. life is an agatha christie novel. |
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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0 | |
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Plot twist: They found the will in his vault and they destroyed it so they can make money. |
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AvocadosMax said: Plot twist: They found the will in his vault and they destroyed it so they can make money. I really thought this too. I don't know I think this song is very honest. No I dont think life is a book thanks! If I were an artist maybe I'd write what I felt too or about what I was doing | |
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Well, he "borrowed heavily from Miriam Makeba's "Quit it" without giving credit.
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i have no idea what prince is saying in this song really. does anyone?
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funkbabyandthebabysitters said: i have no idea what prince is saying in this song really. does anyone?
its about how white peoples have gone around the world, colonizing (stealing) land they didnt have and contributing to the fall of the people of those lands, with their laws and lies | |
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That part is obvious.
How does it go from there to the record industry though? And he criticises joint venture deals, of the type he signed a few times, after this song too IIRC. If he was that against it, he should have gone back to mail order deals like he did with crystal ball. And the part about God... he does know a lot of colonisers used religion as justification right? Song is a muddle. Princes political critique songs were a mess. He never seemed to quite understand what he was trying to say. [Edited 12/24/20 6:57am] [Edited 12/24/20 6:59am] [Edited 12/24/20 7:00am] |
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I think it is an interesting song but it is largely self-referential.
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Its one of his 'look how deep n clever I am' songs |
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I know they are similar but do you know for 100% certain that he heard this song? Is it even a tiny bit possible that he came up with it independantly? RIP  | |
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? Upload a joint venture record deal It's just another way another man can still sleep While he's sticking you with the bill
Upload, a joint venture record deal It's just another way for the man to steal While he's sticking you with the bill. RIP | |
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TheEnglishGent said:
I know they are similar but do you know for 100% certain that he heard this song? Is it even a tiny bit possible that he came up with it independantly? I’d be 99% sure he heard it. Musically very similar, the vocal patterns similar and includes ‘no responsibility’ (as Colonized Mind does). . It doesn’t make me enjoy it any less though, still a great track | |
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Come on! It's too similar to be be a coincidence. |
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The best songs are all about prince Often the worst ones arent |
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Come on what? I'm not claiming anything, just putting the question out there. Unless Prince told us, we can't say either way with absolute certainty. RIP | |
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That's all im saying, and I'm out. |
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