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'The Rainbow Children' I just bought this album yesterday.
I hate to go over old ground, but can we please confirm what the album is about? From, what I can make out; the album refers to the banished ones (Mayte etc..) being thrown out of the digital garden (Paisley park), leaving only 'The Rainbow Children'. The album then talks about his new wife etc.. What else should I know?? Is 1+1+1=3 about threesomes?? Where are the racist lyrics?? ******************************************** | |
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gainsbourg said: I just bought this album yesterday.
1+1+1=3 - theocratic order - husband+wife+God
I hate to go over old ground, but can we please confirm what the album is about? From, what I can make out; the album refers to the banished ones (Mayte etc..) being thrown out of the digital garden (Paisley park), leaving only 'The Rainbow Children'. The album then talks about his new wife etc.. What else should I know?? Is 1+1+1=3 about threesomes?? Where are the racist lyrics?? examples of lyrics over which people have 'pondered': Muse 2 The Pharaoh (reference to the holocaust); Family Name (use of names asociated with Jews) As for the plot line - it's probably meant to be read on different levels. Is the digital garden the matrix? The music business? Is there a firm story line in there? Ask Prince, but don't expect a straight answer. ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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Okay, thanks..
Well, I definitely think 'The banished ones' refer to Mayte and also the fans who deserted him. And, he is definitely the wise man But, why does he suddenly bring Sly Stone into things, out of nowhere? ******************************************** | |
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gainsbourg said: From, what I can make out; the album refers to the banished ones (Mayte etc..) being thrown out of the digital garden (Paisley park), leaving only 'The Rainbow Children' Incidentally, for what it is worth, 'The Banished Ones' are not thrown out of the Digital Garden.
They are exiled from 'the palace', to which they later return in an attempt to dethrone the head of the palace, shouting obscenities and building a Digital Garden around this palace. It is suggested that this Garden is perhaps built of media-promoted lies. After some intervention by 'the Wise One', the Banished Ones return or flee to their place of birth, 'Menda City, looking on as' the Rainbow Children deconstruct the Digital Garden. This phased 'Deconstruction Work' apparently causes 'the haze' to be broken and makes ever more likely a reality 'the Everlasting Now' and a 'Revelation' to come to pass. Moreover, we learn that 'Accurate Knowledge of Christ and The Father' leads to 'The Everlasting Now.' ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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As for 1+1+1=3, my guess is that it refers to one belief of the Jehova Witnesses, according to which the Father, the Son and the Holly Spirit are three separate entities/persons, contrary to what the Roman Catholic Church preaches (i.e. that God encompasses Jesus and the Holly Spirit).
As for the rest, don't focus too much on the RC's lyrics, they're pretty cryptic and/or scary (see Family Name and Muse. Our favorite midget is out to lunch these days...) There are no kings on this Earth, only Princes
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gainsbourg said: I hate to go over old ground, but can we please confirm what the album is about? With the understanding that your take on TRC is as good as mine, here's sorta my take on it:
A lot hinges on the word "Rainbow" and the album follows on in this context from earlier songs and albums. Remember Bob Marley--"I want you to know that, I'm a rainbow with you". And PM Dawn--"to serenade a rainbow". Prince has written about Thunder all through the night. That possibly means there will be rain. He has also written about the Dawn. This occurs, say around 6-7 a.m. after the night. So if the night was raining, and the dawn was sunny (Bob Marley again, same song--"sun is shining, weather is sweet), then the liklihood will be that the Dawn will see a rainbow. Sorry to ramble (as per with me i guess), but, in other words, TRC is a kind of apocalyptic prophecy concerning the fate of the world. It might be hard at some points for us all (the 'rain'), but ultimately the future looks bright. --------
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andyf said: gainsbourg said: I hate to go over old ground, but can we please confirm what the album is about? With the understanding that your take on TRC is as good as mine, here's sorta my take on it:
A lot hinges on the word "Rainbow" and the album follows on in this context from earlier songs and albums. Remember Bob Marley--"I want you to know that, I'm a rainbow with you". And PM Dawn--"to serenade a rainbow". Prince has written about Thunder all through the night. That possibly means there will be rain. He has also written about the Dawn. This occurs, say around 6-7 a.m. after the night. So if the night was raining, and the dawn was sunny (Bob Marley again, same song--"sun is shining, weather is sweet), then the liklihood will be that the Dawn will see a rainbow. Sorry to ramble (as per with me i guess), but, in other words, TRC is a kind of apocalyptic prophecy concerning the fate of the world. It might be hard at some points for us all (the 'rain'), but ultimately the future looks bright. hmmm...wonder, if 'Purple Rain' has something 2 do with this ******************************************** | |
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Treat it like a psycadelic fairytale. | |
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It's actually more than a "fairy tale". It's a disturbing, paranoid, narrow-minded, intolerant(e.g. the "there's no room to disagree" line in 1+1+1=3) and quite racist view of spirituality and religious commitment... There are no kings on this Earth, only Princes
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DaFunkFreak said: It's actually more than a "fairy tale". It's a disturbing, paranoid, narrow-minded, intolerant(e.g. the "there's no room to disagree" line in 1+1+1=3) and quite racist view of spirituality and religious commitment...
Thank you for pointing that out. It has bothered me since the first time I listened to it. Not too much tolerance from that guy is there? From a guy who used to preach about being different, we now have a very narrow minded view of what is right and what is wrong. And the fans keep slipping away. TRC might have been a really cool instrumental album. Maybe that is what happened with X and NEWS, he played it for people with more TRC style lyrics and they said, just take the words out and you've got something there! lol The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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From a guy who used to preach about being different, we now have a very narrow minded view of what is right and what is wrong.
Very true. He has become very self-contained now. Not in touch with reality/society as he used 2b ******************************************** | |
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Rainbow Children
With the accurate understanding of God and His law they went about the work of building a new nation: The Rainbow Children Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise, Flying upon the wings of the New Translation See them fly, fly The covenant will b kept this time Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Rainbow children, it's time 2 rise! Rainbow children, it's time 2 rise! As prophesied, the Wise One and his woman were tempted by the Resistor. He, knowing full well the Wise One's love 4 God, assimilated the woman first and only. Quite naturally, chaos ensued and she and 5 others were banished from the rainbow.4ever. Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Flying upon the wings of the New Translation See them fly, fly The covenant will b kept this time Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Flying upon the wings of the New Translation See them fly, fly The covenant will b kept this time Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Who is ur real father? The everlasting one The one who came from nothing And yet from this one, everything comes The one who commands ur momma With the simple phrase "I am" And every time that she obeys She gives birth 2 the Son of Man Who is this? Reproduction of the new breed leader/Stand up and organize! Reproduction of the new breed leader/Stand up and organize! The Agreement - With every birth, we keep it so/Never changing one piece of it In fear of what would unfold/The scales would then become unbalanced And thus would begin the fall/The sin of one would become The sin of one and all Rise, rise, rise. Rise, Rainbow Children, rise Rise, Rainbow Children, rise The Wise One who understood the law that was handed down from God long ago, held fast in his belief that the Lord would bring him another one who loved him so. ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP Muse to the Pharoah If she could b Muse 2 the Pharoah Then one day she might b Queen If like Sheba, she then could bring presents/presence and wine The helix he might get between them In other words, intertwine With the ebony and milk of her thighs If she could be Muse and let him decide Perhaps she'll let him decide If she could b Muse 2 the Pharoah, There is nothing he wouldn't give her c 4 the future of the nation rests in her belly And if the Proverbs of the 31 and verse 10 Becomes the verse she sings again and again She might b Queen Take a load off, sweetie darling Let me run agenda thru ur hair There's so much information 4 the next generation Who's gonna drop it if u're not there? And whether the enemy makes a run on the palace Or whether the enemy does not, The children will be laced with the protection of the word of God The opposite of NATO is OTAN And if the number 13 is such a bad luck number When there's no such thing as luck Then the berries, talons, arrows and stars Are all superstitions, what the ... Get busy big baby cuz when dem devil come Dem devil come dressed as light Maybe they gon' fool the untrained mind But nobody eye know gon' bite Like a thief in the night My Lord come and strike Leave nothing but ashes to the left, dust 2 the right Holocaust aside, many lived and died But when all truth is told Would u rather b dead or b sold? Sold 2 the one who can now mate the displaced bloodline with the white jailbait. Thinkin' like the keys on Prince's piano will be just fine So there it is - 4 all 2 c Now what's beyond u and me Depends my friends primarily On how u view ur role in Eternity If she could b Muse 2 the Pharoah/One day she might b Queen ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP ******************************************** | |
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Digital Garden
Love, like a rose in bloom All of the Rainbow Children will feel it soon 2 the east, word traveled about this energy Until it reached the Banished Ones Who just wanted this love 2 cease They now fallen in2 The Resistor's dream And they built a Digital Garden Or so it seemed In this brilliant darkness So-called angels of light "Lies, lies, lies, lies, lies" And all the Rainbow Children Will stand and fight 4 everlasting, everlasting life 4 the one who sits on the right 4 Him we're willing to do the work The Banished Ones approaching the palace shouted obscenities. They tried 2 confuse the Rainbow Children and dethron their king. Using the lies promoted by the whosepapers, hellavisions, and scagazines- The Banished Ones constructed a Digital Garden around the palace that extended throughout the world. Furthermore they demanded compensation 4 their time spent in the palace b4 the exile. This was noise! "So be it," said the Wise One, and gladly obliged with an INVISIBLE DEED. The Banished Ones accepted and returned to their place of birth in MendaCity. As 4 the Rainbow Children, they began deconstructing the Digital Garden. Door to door they went in search of those willing to do The Work ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP The Work Pt 1 Every time I watch the other people news I c a false picture of myself, another one of u They try 2 tell us what we want, what 2 believe Didn't that happen in the Garden When somebody spoke to Eve? But I'm willing 2 do The Work Willing 2 do what I gotta do I'm willing 2 do The Work Tell me now- what about u? Look around and tell me ur Sun is Risen When ur brothers and sisters r in the Fall What is left give when r work is done? What do we own besides the right 2 crawl? C we're living in a system that the devil designed And suffering from this devil's most heinous crime He's tried 2 keep us from the reason we were born That is 2 b the living truth in human 4m. But I'm willing 2 do The Work Willing 2 do what I gotta do I'm willing 2 do The Work Tell me now- what about u? This work is not an easy task But this is the work we must do 4 Revelation2 come 2 pass This work is the kind that turns ur back on the Ruling Class By putting them in their place just like the past Taste it, ain't it sweet sweet? Gotta lotta work 2 do Taste it, ain't it sweet sweet? Gotta lotta work 2 do Nothing can stop us/Whatever's in r way We got 2 go thru it 2 get 2 it I head somebody say, "I'm willing 2 do The Work Do what I gotta do I'm willing 2 do The Work Tell me now- what about u?" Thank u From all over, the people came 2 do The Work. And with every phase of the deconstruction the Everlasting Now became evermore reality. Everywhere the people were witnessing a change, but the alchemy occurred most in the Muse. ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP Everywhere "There's a place I want 2 go Where the milk and honey flow Without God it wasn't there Now I feel it Everywhere" When I was lost and couldn't c my way I used 2 follow what everybody say Now I know that it's written in the heart Now I'm ready, ready 2 start Without God it wasn't there Now I feel it Everywhere We were always meant 2 b In paradise eternally B4 the truth I did not care Now I feel it Everywhere Feel it, feel it Everywhere Feel it, feel it Can u feel it? This might good feeling Everywhere We've got so much work 2 do.Everywhere ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP ******************************************** | |
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The Sensual Everafter
2 all his good brothers the Wise One spoke highly of his Muse, because her love 4 the one true God was growing with every passing day. So he said, "2 all a good night", sent them 2 bed early and invited his Muse 2 join him in the Sensual Everafter ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP Mellow Wanna get lost in the mellow Mellow of my mind Chop a tree, pay the cost I rather have a glass of u that's fine Come on over baby 'round 7 Chill in ur favorite chair U can watch a tape of this mellow afterparty Macy and Common were there Besides, u know... it takes... awhile... 4 me... 2 do... my... hair Come on get lost in the mellow Mellow Come on get lost in the mellow Mellow How's that feel? Where you wanna eat 2nite baby? I know this dope spot called one another Or maybe we might swing by the Egg The perfect place 2 play house I could smother u I just might be runnin' lines There's just so much u can find In the mellow of my mind This rainbow psychedelia Come and get lost in the Mellow There ain't nothin' 2 b afraid of Just u and me in the mellow of my mind I wanna get lost in the composition of u Learn the rhythm and play only the notes u want me 2 I'm a good learner and once I understand I'll stand under u and let u show me how u want ur man 2 b I could dance 4 u- a little comical minuet If u desire I'll shed my attire Anything 2 get u wet. Shower, my flower? So much 2 do, so little time So choose wisely and u can find thee In the Mellow of my mind Can I sing 2 u while u bring urself 2 joy? I'll go slow at first, while u quench ur thirst Wet circles round the toy While u bring urself 2 joy As she fell in2 the Sensual Everafter, out of bodyout of mind, she stroked her hair a hundred times. And as she fell deeper in2 the hypnotic unwind, he counted his way in2 the suggestive mind. Planting a seed that bears fruit on the tree, he said, "Repeat after me. Repeat after me. Repeat after me. 1+1+1 is 3" ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP 1+1+1 is 3 If u ain't got no place 2 stay Come on baby 'round this way Stay with me baby But let me tell u how it's gonna b There's a theocratic order. There's a theocratic order now This is how it's gonna b If u wanna b with me Ain't no room 4 disagree 1+1+1 is 3 Take ur time and think it thru If this is what u wanna do I ain't really that hard 2 please Cuz 1+1+1 is 3 Stroke ur hair a hundred times Let me c what I can find D u know about the order. Do u know about the order, now? The Banished Ones: "We are the Banished Ones and we have come 2 dance If u will not let us, we'll have 2 kick ur pants!" Who's that knockin' on r door? Didn't we throw u out b4? I'm 'bout 2 get rowdy! I'm 'bout 2 get rowdy, now! Make me wanna do something. We could b surrounded in the palace "Everybody wants 2 get u!" I don't care How many y'all just came 2 dance? Let me c u shake ur pants We don't give a duck what u got on U just need 2 work that sexy body all nite long Come on Where them Banished Ones at? "Said they 'round the back" Don't cut 'em no slack "I'm gon' tap, tap, tap" But should I keep this party going? "Brotha u know that!" Moneyapolis, sing-Rainbow Children, raise ur hands If we can't do it, nobody can! Here they come y'all Rally 'round the palace now U know what we got 2 do! How'd that fool get up in here? Snagglevoice. ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP ******************************************** | |
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Deconstruction
One after the other, the Banished Ones fled as they watched from the distance the destruction of the Digital Garden. With no more fruit 2 bear from its trees, the Haze was finally broken. With the rains came the awareness that NEVER AGAIN WOULD ANYONE EVER LAY CLAIM 2 THE TREASURES OF THE RAINBOW CHILDREN! As though awakened from a dream, the Muse opened her eyes.this time as Queen. ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP Wedding Feast "Brother dear brother, I came as quickly as I could The Digital Haze is broken,The Banished Ones r gone 4 good, gone 4 good" Now there must b a wedding Now there must b a feast A feast, a feast A smorgasbord at least A brunch, a munch Of cake if just a piece Not just a vat of chitlins Or turkey meat u c We r what we eat So we must eat a leaf We'll dine under a tree Unless it snows! ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP She Loves Me 4 Me With this one I can b what I wanna b I don't have 2 live up 2 no one's fantasy I could write another 300 melodies 2 her it's just 3, cuz this one. She Loves Me 4 Me With this one I don't even have 2 comb my hair I can wear what I want 2 Or nothing she don't care I don't even have 2 take her on the rollercoaster c Cuz this one, She Loves Me 4 Me In the morning, When I rise and c her eyes Look deep in2 mine I find a better place This one I can tell all my secrets 2 I don't have 2 make her swear she would never tell anywho Besides I'm the only one she ever wants 2 c Cuz this one, honestly, She Loves Me 4 Me When the night falls And she calls I run 2 her side Cuz she got the ride I like 2 ride This one I can take over my momma's house And I don't have 2 worry what goes in and out her mouth All she needs is a little gratuity She don't like no beef, she just loves me 4 me This one, She Loves Me 4 Me ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP Family Name Welcome. U have just accessed the Akashic Records Genetic Information Division. This program is required 4 those wishing 2 obtain a marriage blessing from The Kingdom. When u wish 2 begin this program, place ur right hand on the scanner and tightly clench up ur buttcheeks as u might feel a slight electrical shock. Please select the race history u desire. U have selected African-American. This is your history: First of all, the term "black and white" is a fallacy. It simply is another way of saying "this or that". Let's examine the term "this or that" in its ultimate form which is: "this" means the truth or "that which is resistant 2 it. When a minority realizes its similarities on a higher level- not just "black"- but PEOPLE OF COLOR, and higher still "INDIGENOUS", and even higher still, "FROM THE TRIBE OF.", and yet higher- the "RAINBOW CHILDREN". When this understanding comes, the so-called minority becomes a majority in the wink of an eye. This action will cause a Reaction or Resistance. The source of this Resistance must b banished as it is in direct conflict with the initial action. It cannot be assimilated, 4 its very nature is resistance. In other words, ONE CANNOT SERVE 2 MASTERS. U r either "this" or "that" which is not "this". End of part one. 2 continue, select the program Family Name and type in the current government name u wish history on. (London, England sometime in the early 1600s) "We have the God-given right 2 run out of our colonies anyone who does not bow down 2 our law. Hear, hear?" "Come on, come on keep it moving here. What's your name boy?" "Abu Cah" "Well it ain't now; it's Tom Lynch." Mirror, mirror what u see? Have I still got those dark clouds over me? Or am I really feeling what I feel? The last days of the Devil's Deal Mirror, what u see? Devil, devil what u know? U been here since 1914, but now u got 2 go U been hidin' behind corporate eyes U wanna war, but u can't fight Devil, u got 2 go U might say, "what u mad about?" But u still got ur Family Name Pleased 2 meet u, Mr. Rosenbloom I'll b John Blackwell just the same What's ur Family Name? Teacher, teacher what u say? Did we really come over in a boat? Did it really go down that way? Or did I arrive b4 and ruin Thanksgiving Day? Teacher, what u say? Preacher, preacher is it true? That Jesus wants me 2 give my money 2 the likes of u? Ride around in ur Lexus Coupe/Drive us 2 the cleaners in a pinstripe suit Preacher, that ain't truth! U might say, "what u mad about?" But u still got ur Family Name Pleased 2 meet u, Mr. Pearlman U can call me Clay. Can I play? People, people what's ur name? Maybe we should start all over Let everybody get in the game Put up a one-gloved fist Make a sound, Violet Brown U might say "what u mad about?" But u still got ur Family name Pleased 2 meet u Mr. Goldstruck. We found this tape in the Akashic records. This is Thomas Jefferson: "My fellow Americans, if there is a just God, we're gonna pay 4 this!" "Black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics will b able 2 join hands in the words of the old Negro spiritual: "free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last!" ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP ******************************************** | |
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The Everlasting Now
I knew this dude He was very cool He used 2 rule Until he went 2 school Not a normal school That breeds a fool But the ones that teaches Men aren't fit to rule That's when he took his pearly crown He raised it up and spun it 'round And tossed in2 the deep blue underground No longer lead by the ways of men He looked 4 the kingdom deep within That's when the drums in his head began 2 pound Don't let nobody bring u down Accurate knowledge of Christ and the Father Will bring the Everlasting Now Join the party, make a sound Share the truth, preach the good news Don't let nobody bring u down The Everlasting Now Now turn the page, at an early age This brutha on stage, he was all the rage He taught an integrated world 2 sing The color u are don't mean a thing Everybody's a star all the everyday people sang He changed the funk, put it in a bag Then he changed the colors of the flag But u can't teach a dog new tricks if his tail don't wag Don't know matter how much money u made All the cars u got and all the women u laid Mess with the flag and 2 them u're still a spade Don't let nobody bring u down Accurate knowledge of Christ and the Father Will bring the Everlasting Now Join the party, make a sound Share the truth, preach the good news Don't let nobody bring u down The Everlasting Now See this girl in her make-believe world Plastic boobs and clip-on curls 'Round the pole see her big butt twirl There r the dreams that do unfurl Never everlasting Don't let anybody bring u down The Everlasting Now Watch that girl in her make-believe world Plastic boobs and clip-on curls 'Round the pole see her big butt twirl Electric beaches skin do bake Vanilla fudge and wedding cake If u should die b4 u wake U got any last requests 2 make? The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now Johnny, B. Well and bring the beat From this day forward 'til times indefinite, those who love Christ r the ones who benefit. All the players' ice melted in2 one platinum chain and in a downward spiral it dropped down the chain. "U know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used 2, old scragglyhead." Don't let nobody bring u down Accurate knowledge of Christ and the Father Will bring the Everlasting Now Join the party, come on make a sound Share the truth, preach the good news Don't let nobody bring u down The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now Now, now, now The Everlasting Now ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP Last December If ur Last December came What would u do? Would anybody remember 2 remember u? Did u stand tall? Or did u fall? Did u give ur all? Did u ever find a reason Y u had 2 die? Or did u just plan on leaving Without wondering y? Was it everything it seemed? Or did it feel like a dream? Did u feel redeemed? In the name of the Father In the name of the Son We need 2 come 2gether Come 2gether as one Did u love somebody But got no love in return? Did u understand the real meaning of love? That it just is and never yearns? When the truth arrives Will u b lost on the other side? Will u still b alive? In the name of the Father In the name of the Son We need 2 come 2gether Come 2gether as one In ur life did u just give a little Or did u give all that u had? Were us just somewhere in the middle? Not 2 good, not 2 bad? In the name of the Father In the name of the Son We need 2 come 2gether Come 2gether as ONE ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP ******************************************** | |
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gainsbourg said: Deconstruction
One after the other, the Banished Ones fled as they watched from the distance the destruction of the Digital Garden. The hangar-ons, leaving when the empire crumbled?? With no more fruit 2 bear from its trees, the Haze was finally broken.Bankruptcy leading to depression?? With the rainspurple?? came the awareness that NEVER AGAIN WOULD ANYONE EVER LAY CLAIM 2 THE TREASURES OF THE RAINBOW CHILDREN!No control over his masters?? As though awakened from a dream, the Muse opened her eyes.this time as Queen.Manuela ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP Wedding FeastDoes anyone like this song? "Brother dear brother, I came as quickly as I could The Digital Haze is broken,The Banished Ones r gone 4 good, gone 4 good"He feels the need to wed Manuela, as she stayed loyal to him Now there must b a wedding Now there must b a feast A feast, a feast A smorgasbord at least A brunch, a munch Of cake if just a piece Not just a vat of chitlins Or turkey meat u c We r what we eat So we must eat a leaf We'll dine under a tree Unless it snows! ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP She Loves Me 4 MeSelf-explanatory With this one I can b what I wanna b I don't have 2 live up 2 no one's fantasy I could write another 300 melodies 2 her it's just 3, cuz this one. She Loves Me 4 Me With this one I don't even have 2 comb my hair I can wear what I want 2 Or nothing she don't care I don't even have 2 take her on the rollercoaster c Cuz this one, She Loves Me 4 Me In the morning, When I rise and c her eyes Look deep in2 mine I find a better place This one I can tell all my secrets 2 I don't have 2 make her swear she would never tell anywhocontracts with employees? Besides I'm the only one she ever wants 2 c Cuz this one, honestly, She Loves Me 4 Me When the night falls And she calls I run 2 her side Cuz she got the ride I like 2 ride This one I can take over my momma's house And I don't have 2 worry what goes in and out her mouthPrince's dislike of swearing?? All she needs is a little gratuity She don't like no beef,Prince as vegan?? she just loves me 4 me This one, She Loves Me 4 Me ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP Family Name Welcome. U have just accessed the Akashic Records Genetic Information Division. This program is required 4 those wishing 2 obtain a marriage blessing from The Kingdom. When u wish 2 begin this program, place ur right hand on the scanner and tightly clench up ur buttcheeks as u might feel a slight electrical shock. Please select the race history u desire. U have selected African-American. This is your history: First of all, the term "black and white" is a fallacy. It simply is another way of saying "this or that". Let's examine the term "this or that" in its ultimate form which is: "this" means the truth or "that which is resistant 2 it. When a minority realizes its similarities on a higher level- not just "black"- but PEOPLE OF COLOR, and higher still "INDIGENOUS", and even higher still, "FROM THE TRIBE OF.", and yet higher- the "RAINBOW CHILDREN". When this understanding comes, the so-called minority becomes a majority in the wink of an eye. This action will cause a Reaction or Resistance. The source of this Resistance must b banished as it is in direct conflict with the initial action. It cannot be assimilated, 4 its very nature is resistance. In other words, ONE CANNOT SERVE 2 MASTERS. U r either "this" or "that" which is not "this". End of part one. 2 continue, select the program Family Name and type in the current government name u wish history on. (London, England sometime in the early 1600s) "We have the God-given right 2 run out of our colonies anyone who does not bow down 2 our law. Hear, hear?" "Come on, come on keep it moving here. What's your name boy?" "Abu Cah" "Well it ain't now; it's Tom Lynch." Mirror, mirror what u see? Have I still got those dark clouds over me? Or am I really feeling what I feel? The last days of the Devil's Deal Mirror, what u see? Devil, devil what u know? U been here since 1914, but now u got 2 go U been hidin' behind corporate eyes U wanna war, but u can't fight Devil, u got 2 go U might say, "what u mad about?" But u still got ur Family Name Pleased 2 meet u, Mr. Rosenbloom I'll b John Blackwell just the same What's ur Family Name? Teacher, teacher what u say? Did we really come over in a boat? Did it really go down that way? Or did I arrive b4 and ruin Thanksgiving Day? Teacher, what u say? Preacher, preacher is it true? That Jesus wants me 2 give my money 2 the likes of u? Ride around in ur Lexus Coupe/Drive us 2 the cleaners in a pinstripe suit Preacher, that ain't truth! U might say, "what u mad about?" But u still got ur Family Name Pleased 2 meet u, Mr. Pearlman U can call me Clay. Can I play? People, people what's ur name? Maybe we should start all over Let everybody get in the game Put up a one-gloved fist Make a sound, Violet Brown U might say "what u mad about?" But u still got ur Family name Pleased 2 meet u Mr. Goldstruck. We found this tape in the Akashic records. This is Thomas Jefferson: "My fellow Americans, if there is a just God, we're gonna pay 4 this!" "Black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics will b able 2 join hands in the words of the old Negro spiritual: "free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last!" ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP ******************************************** | |
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gainsbourg said: Rainbow Children
With the accurate understanding of God and His law they went about the work of building a new nation: The Rainbow ChildrenPrince's self-contained world?? Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise, Flying upon the wings of the New Translation See them fly, fly The covenant will b kept this time Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Rainbow children, it's time 2 rise! Rainbow children, it's time 2 rise!drugs??!! As prophesied, the Wise OnePrince!! and his woman were tempted by the Resistor.Bitch porked Tommy Lee He, knowing full well the Wise One's love 4 God, assimilated the woman first and only.Prince chose god over Mayte Quite naturally, chaos ensued and she and 5 others were banished from the rainbow.4ever.NPG??? Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Flying upon the wings of the New Translation See them fly, fly The covenant will b kept this time Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Flying upon the wings of the New Translation See them fly, fly The covenant will b kept this time Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise Who is ur real father? The everlasting one The one who came from nothing And yet from this one, everything comes The one who commands ur momma With the simple phrase "I am" And every time that she obeys She gives birth 2 the Son of Man Who is this? Reproduction of the new breed leader/Stand up and organize! Reproduction of the new breed leader/Stand up and organize! The Agreement - With every birth, we keep it so/Never changing one piece of it In fear of what would unfold/The scales would then become unbalanced And thus would begin the fall/The sin of one would become The sin of one and all Rise, rise, rise. Rise, Rainbow Children, rise Rise, Rainbow Children, rise The Wise One who understood the law that was handed down from God long ago, held fast in his belief that the Lord would bring him another one who loved him so.Post-Mayte ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP Muse to the Pharoah If she could b Muse 2 the PharoahDid he hope his new queen would give him musical inspiration?? Then one day she might b Queen If like Sheba, she then could bring presents/presence and wine The helix he might get between them In other words, intertwine With the ebony and milk of her thighs If she could be Muse and let him decide Perhaps she'll let him decide If she could b Muse 2 the Pharoah, There is nothing he wouldn't give her c 4 the future of the nation rests in her bellyIf Prince could have a son, it would be the saviour And if the Proverbs of the 31 and verse 10 Becomes the verse she sings again and again She might b Queen Take a load off, sweetie darling Let me run agenda thru ur hair There's so much information 4 the next generation Who's gonna drop it if u're not there?Who will spread the gospel of Prince after his death? And whether the enemy makes a run on the palace Or whether the enemy does not, The children will be laced with the protection of the word of God The opposite of NATO is OTAN And if the number 13 is such a bad luck number When there's no such thing as luck Then the berries, talons, arrows and stars Are all superstitions, what the ... Get busy big baby cuz when dem devil come Dem devil come dressed as lightWhite?? Maybe they gon' fool the untrained mind But nobody eye know gon' bite Like a thief in the night My Lord come and strike Leave nothing but ashes to the left, dust 2 the right Holocaust aside, many lived and died But when all truth is told Would u rather b dead or b sold? Sold 2 the one who can now mate the displaced bloodline with the white jailbait. Thinkin' like the keys on Prince's piano will be just fine So there it is - 4 all 2 c Now what's beyond u and me Depends my friends primarily On how u view ur role in Eternity If she could b Muse 2 the Pharoah/One day she might b Queen ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP ******************************************** | |
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gainsbourg said:[quote]The Everlasting Now
I knew this dude He was very cool He used 2 rule Until he went 2 schoolLittle Richard?? Not a normal school That breeds a fool But the ones that teaches Men aren't fit to rule That's when he took his pearly crown He raised it up and spun it 'round And tossed in2 the deep blue underground No longer lead by the ways of men He looked 4 the kingdom deep within That's when the drums in his head began 2 poundPrince?? Don't let nobody bring u down Accurate knowledge of Christ and the Father Will bring the Everlasting Now Join the party, make a sound Share the truth, preach the good news Don't let nobody bring u down The Everlasting Now Now turn the page, at an early age This brutha on stage, he was all the rageSly Stone?? He taught an integrated world 2 sing The color u are don't mean a thing Everybody's a star all the everyday people sangDefinitely Sly He changed the funk, put it in a bag Then he changed the colors of the flagCover of 'There's a riot But u can't teach a dog new tricks if his tail don't wag Don't know matter how much money u made All the cars u got and all the women u laid Mess with the flag and 2 them u're still a spadeRacism Don't let nobody bring u down Accurate knowledge of Christ and the Father Will bring the Everlasting Now Join the party, make a sound Share the truth, preach the good news Don't let nobody bring u down The Everlasting Now See this girl in her make-believe world Plastic boobs and clip-on curls 'Round the pole see her big butt twirlCarmen, Appollonia, Vanity, Mayte??? There r the dreams that do unfurl Never everlasting Don't let anybody bring u down The Everlasting Now Watch that girl in her make-believe world Plastic boobs and clip-on curls 'Round the pole see her big butt twirl Electric beaches skin do bake Vanilla fudge and wedding cake If u should die b4 u wake U got any last requests 2 make? The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now Johnny, B. Well and bring the beatChuck Berry From this day forward 'til times indefinite, those who love Christ r the ones who benefit. All the players' ice melted in2 one platinum chain and in a downward spiral it dropped down the chain.Icons from 80's?? "U know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used 2, old scragglyhead."Voice of idiot fan?? Don't let nobody bring u down Accurate knowledge of Christ and the Father Will bring the Everlasting Now Join the party, come on make a sound Share the truth, preach the good news Don't let nobody bring u down The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now The Everlasting Now Now, now, now The Everlasting Now ©2001 Controversy Music - ASCAP ] ******************************************** | |
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gainsbourg said:[quote] gainsbourg said: The Everlasting Now
I knew this dude He was very cool He used 2 rule Until he went 2 school Not a normal school That breeds a fool But the ones that teaches Men aren't fit to rule That's when he took his pearly crown He raised it up and spun it 'round And tossed in2 the deep blue underground No longer lead by the ways of men He looked 4 the kingdom deep within That's when the drums in his head began 2 pound I figured he was talking about himself - Prince - here. Mainly because of the "pearly crown" comment e.g. "his royal badness" and also because the "looked 4 the kingdome deep within" could describe Prince's religious "epiphany". I think the other comments about "everyday people" was definitely about Sly tho. | |
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ian said:[quote] gainsbourg said: gainsbourg said: The Everlasting Now
I knew this dude He was very cool He used 2 rule Until he went 2 schoolWas Prince bullied in school?? Not a normal school That breeds a fool But the ones that teaches Men aren't fit to rulewhaaat??? That's when he took his pearly crownMaybe it is Prince He raised it up and spun it 'round And tossed in2 the deep blue underground No longer lead by the ways of men He looked 4 the kingdom deep within That's when the drums in his head began 2 pound I figured he was talking about himself - Prince - here. Mainly because of the "pearly crown" comment e.g. "his royal badness" and also because the "looked 4 the kingdome deep within" could describe Prince's religious "epiphany". I think the other comments about "everyday people" was definitely about Sly tho. ******************************************** | |
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gainsbourg said:[quote] ian said: gainsbourg said: gainsbourg said: The Everlasting Now
I knew this dude He was very cool He used 2 rule Until he went 2 schoolWas Prince bullied in school?? Not a normal school That breeds a fool But the ones that teaches Men aren't fit to rulewhaaat??? That's when he took his pearly crownMaybe it is Prince He raised it up and spun it 'round And tossed in2 the deep blue underground No longer lead by the ways of men He looked 4 the kingdom deep within That's when the drums in his head began 2 pound I figured he was talking about himself - Prince - here. Mainly because of the "pearly crown" comment e.g. "his royal badness" and also because the "looked 4 the kingdome deep within" could describe Prince's religious "epiphany". I think the other comments about "everyday people" was definitely about Sly tho. I don't think he was talking about "school" - he's talking about his religious studies I guess that led to his rebirth as a JW. Or something. The "men aren't fit to rule" thing means you can't trust in other men (who are corruptable and imperfect) to rule, you should trust in the rule of God. Or something. | |
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SWANG said:
--- SWANG said: --- The first verse is about Little Richard...The second is about Sly...Prince said this at the Celebration 2001... -SWANGswangsin [This message was edited Thu Sep 4 11:12:05 PDT 2003 by SWANG] --- --- -SWANG'snotdoingthisagain | |
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All i know ... is that Rainbow Children would have to be my fav prince album of all time...
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DaFunkFreak said: It's actually more than a "fairy tale". It's a disturbing, paranoid, narrow-minded, intolerant(e.g. the "there's no room to disagree" line in 1+1+1=3) and quite racist view of spirituality and religious commitment... Hi DaFunkF. To paraphrase los beatlos, "try and see it his way, only time will tell if he is right or he is wrong. WE CAN WORK IT OUT. Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend..." Orgers, do check out Stevie Wonder's version of this song.--------
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gainsbourg said: hmmm...wonder, if 'Purple Rain' has something 2 do with this[/b] I think so!  Purple is the most royal colour. Purple is a combination of two royal colours, blue (sky, rain, reign etc.) and red (sun, son etc.). Unity again, like Prince's unity sign 'twixt male and female 0+>--------
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