Voodoo: Ruhani Bir Yolculuğun Anatomisi

Müzik dünyasında bazı eserler, sadece dinlenmekle kalmaz; adeta bir mekânın atmosferini, odanın havasını ve dinleyicinin ruh halini anında dönüştürme gücüne sahiptir. 2000 yılında piyasaya sürülen bu başyapıt, tam olarak böyle bir etkiye sahip. Albüm, sadece ses dalgalarından ibaret değil; katmanlı vokallerin, hipnotik ritimlerin ve derin bir içsel arayışın birleştiği, zamanın ötesinde bir ses mimarisi. "Voodoo" kelimesinin çağrıştırdığı o mistik ve büyülü hava, albümün her notasında hissediliyor; dinleyiciyi yavaş, ritmik ve son derece samimi bir deneyimin içine çekiyor.

Bu çalışma, insan ilişkilerinin karmaşıklığını, arzunun doğasını, manevi bir arayışı ve müziğin şifa veren gücünü bir araya getiren bir manifestodur. Gelin, bu benzersiz yolculuğun duraklarını tek tek inceleyelim.

### Playa Playa

 * **Ana Tema:** Karizmanın, özgüvenin ve sahne hakimiyetinin bir kutlaması.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Şarkı, bir liderlik ve "oyunun kurallarını belirleme" iddiasıyla açılıyor. Sözler, hayata ve sahneye karşı takınılan tavrı, bir tür stratejik başarı olarak ele alıyor. "Oyunun kurallarını biliyorum ve bu şovun kontrolü bende" mesajını veren lirikler, metaforik olarak bir spor karşılaşmasını andırsa da aslında sosyal etkileşimlerdeki ustalığı vurguluyor.

### Devil's Pie

 * **Ana Tema:** Maddiyat, hırs ve bu arzuların yarattığı varoluşsal boşluk.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Albümün en karanlık ve düşündürücü parçalarından biri. "Şeytanın pastası" metaforu üzerinden, toplumun içine düştüğü açgözlülük tuzağı ele alınıyor. "Ölmeden önce ölürsem" gibi derin ifadelerle, insanın kendi yaptığı seçimlerin esiri olması işleniyor. Materyalist dünyanın sunduğu o cazip ama zehirli dilimlerin, ruhu nasıl körelttiğine dair keskin bir eleştiri sunuluyor.

### Left & Right

 * **Ana Tema:** Fiziksel çekim, ritim ve tutkulu bir etkileşim.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Müziğin bedensel bir tepkiye dönüştüğü anlar üzerine kurulu. Sözler, sadece dansı değil, iki insan arasındaki o tensel ve duygusal iletişimin dinamiklerini tarif ediyor. "Soldan sağa, aşağı yukarı" tekrarlarıyla, şarkının ritmi ile hareketin birleştiği, kaçınılmaz bir tutku alanı yaratılıyor.

### The Line

 * **Ana Tema:** Kararlılık, baskı altında dik durmak ve içsel güç.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Sanatçının kendi sınırlarını çizdiği ve değerlerini savunduğu bir nokta. "Çizgiye koymak" deyimi, bir risk almayı ve sorumluluk üstlenmeyi simgeliyor. Dış dünyadan gelen beklentiler ile özgür olma arzusu arasındaki çatışma, sözlerdeki "tetikteki parmak" metaforuyla birleşerek, bir karar anını ve o anın ağırlığını mükemmel bir şekilde yansıtıyor.

### Send It On

 * **Ana Tema:** Karşılıklı sevginin, enerjinin ve duygusal iletişimin sürdürülebilirliği.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Şarkı, sevgi ve ilginin sürekli bir akış halinde olması gerektiğini savunuyor. "Onu gönder" çağrısı, duyguların paylaşılmasının ve zor zamanlarda bile bir bağ kurulmasının önemini vurguluyor. Umut ve sadakatin, bir insanın hayatındaki en güçlü dayanak noktası olduğu işleniyor.

### Chicken Grease

 * **Ana Tema:** Doğallık, funk ve müziğin iyileştirici neşesi.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** İsim, müziğin o doğal, hafif "yağlı" ve sıcak tınısına bir övgü niteliğinde. İnsanları oturdukları yerden kaldırmaya, dansa ve yaşama sevincine davet ediyor. Müziğin teknik bir işçilikten ziyade, bir tür "beslenme" ve "pişirme" süreci olduğu; herkesin bu ritmi kendi içinde bulması gerektiği anlatılıyor.

### One Mo' Gin

 * **Ana Tema:** Geçmişe duyulan özlem ve bir şans daha istemenin melankolisi.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** İnsan ilişkilerinde yaşanan ayrılıklar ve "keşke"ler üzerine kurulu. Geçmişin güzel hatıralarının ağırlığı altında, yeniden bir araya gelme isteği dile getiriliyor. "Bir kez daha" vurgusu, yaşanan her şeyin hem bir son hem de yeni bir başlangıç umudu taşıyabileceğine dair buruk bir umudu temsil ediyor.

### The Root

 * **Ana Tema:** Manevi bir bağın tutsaklığı ve sevginin değiştiren gücü.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** "Kök" kelimesi burada hem atalardan gelen mirası hem de birine duyulan derin, sarsılmaz bağlılığı simgeliyor. Sözlerdeki "büyü yapıldı" ifadesi, aşkın rasyonel açıklamaların ötesinde, kişinin benliğini ele geçiren mistik bir güç olduğunu betimliyor. Kişinin kendi içsel boşluğunu sevgiyle doldurma çabası, oldukça dramatik ve vurucu bir dille anlatılıyor.

### Spanish Joint

 * **Ana Tema:** Bağımsızlık, kendi kaderine hakim olma ve toksik bağları koparma.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Kendine yetebilmenin ve bir başkasının yarattığı karmaşadan sıyrılmanın önemini anlatıyor. "Sırtımdaki kiri temizledim" ifadesi, kişisel gelişim ve özgürleşme için atılan en net adımı simgeliyor. Artık başkalarının kurguladığı hikayelerde figüran olmayı reddeden bir karakterin duruşu söz konusu.

### Feel Like Makin' Love

 * **Ana Tema:** Saf tutku, romantizm ve anın tadını çıkarma.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Günlük hayatın akışında sevgiye ayrılan o özel anların yüceltilmesi. Doğanın döngüsü ile insanın duygusal döngüsünün birbirine paralel olduğu bir anlatım hakim. "Hayalleri gerçek yapma" arzusu, basit ama en derin insan ihtiyacı olan yakınlığa odaklanıyor.

### Greatdayndamornin' / Booty

 * **Ana Tema:** Umut, yeni başlangıçlar ve bedensel neşe.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Albümün finaline yaklaşırken, sabahın ilk ışıklarıyla gelen arınma duygusu. İyi günlerin gelmesini beklemenin sabrıyla, günün getirdiklerini kucaklamak arasında bir denge kuruluyor. İkinci bölüm olan "Booty" ise, tüm bu manevi ağırlıklardan sonra bedenin özgürleşmesini ve ritmin neşesini kutluyor.

### Untitled (How Does It Feel)

 * **Ana Tema:** Teslimiyet, derin bir arzu ve duygusal savunmasızlık.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Albümün en ikonik ve duygusal doruk noktası. Sadece fiziksel değil, ruhsal bir çıplaklık da içeriyor. "Duygularıma dokun" mesajını veren sözler, teslimiyetin en yüce biçimini arıyor. Karşısındaki insana tam bir güven duyma ve bu güvenin yarattığı huzurla kendini ifade etme ihtiyacı, zamansız bir şekilde işleniyor.

### Africa

 * **Ana Tema:** Kökenlere dönüş, kimlik ve manevi miras.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Albüm, başladığı mistik tondan daha büyük, evrensel bir temaya bağlanarak kapanıyor. Köklerin, genlerin ve geçmişin bugünü nasıl şekillendirdiğine dair bir saygı duruşu. "Afrika", kişisel tarihin ötesinde kolektif bir bilinç ve mirası koruma arzusunu temsil ederek, dinleyiciye huzurlu bir son sunuyor.

D'Angelo - "Voodoo" Albüm Şarkı Sözleri (2000)

"Playa Playa"

We're the playas, number one (Do you want the track up?)

(Put it all the way down)

We're the playas, number one

We're the playas, number one (Hey)

We're the playas, number one (Ah, ah)

We're the playas, number one (Yeah-yeah, yeah)

We're the playas, number one

You

Yeah

Yeah (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

Hey

Ah-ah-ah

Ooh

Yeah

Yeah

Steal you with my two-shot

Control you with my drop (Take 'em out)

Blaze you with my handle

Impress you with my rock

Play you like a pro

And take over the show

Sneak you and defeat you

Rob you of your glow

Rob you of your glow

Bring the drama, playa

Give me all you got

Make your move

Shoot your best shot

(I see right through your riddle)

I keep on when I dribble (Oh-oh)

Slip right past the block

Set you up for two (Yeah)

Shoot your best shot

Shoot your best shot (Oh-oh)

Let me turn this up

We're the playas, number one

We're the playas number one (Get down, hey, hey)

We're the playas, number one (Let me take 'em down)

Playa, try and play me

We dyin' to set it off

Marlon, Slick, and Weasel

Can hardly wait to ball (Shit)

My groove is tight (Oh)

Drummers drummin' right

That's our secret weapon (Oh-oh)

Each and every night (Each and every night)

Each and every night (Came to do y'all)

We come here to rip shit (Oh)

Make y'all scream and shout (To all the playas out there)

Later for all y'all haters

We gon' turn this mother out (Put your hands up)

If you came to ball (Yeah, yeah)

If you're game at all (If you're game at all)

We don't plan to stop (No)

'Til you bouncin' off the wall ('Til you bouncin' off the wall)

'Til you bouncin' off the wall

Bring the drama, playa (Yeah)

Give me all you got (Oh)

Make your move

Shoot your best shot

(I see right through your riddle)

I dribble it (Oh)

Slip right past the block (Oh)

Set you up for two (Oh)

Shoot your best shot (Oh)

Shoot your best shot (Oh-oh)

One more time

Yeah, yeah, yeah

We're the playas, number one (Ooh)

We're the playas, number one

We're the playas, number one (Hey)

Play on, play on (Huh)

Play on, play on

(Oh, won't you play on? Yeah)

Play on, play on

(Put your hand to God)

Play on, play on, play on, play on, play on (Oh)

(Play all day, I do mine)

Play on, play on (Yeah)

(Play on)

Play on, play on (Oh)

(Pull up to the pass, baby)

Play on, play on

(Play on, yeah)

Play on, play on, play on, play on, play on

(Say what you say, what you say)

(Keep on playin')

Play on, play on (Teachers keep teachin')

Play on, play on (Buyers keep on buyin')

Play on, play on (Woah, woah, woah)

Play on (Yeah), play on, play on, play on, play on

☆☆☆☆☆

"Devil's Pie"

Mm

Fuck the slice, want the pie

Why ask why 'til we fry

Watch us all stand in line

For a slice of the devil's pie

Drugs and thugs, women, wine

Three or four at a time

Watch them all stand in line

For a slice of the devil's pie

Who am I to justify

All the evil in our eye

When I myself feel the high

From all that I despise?

Behind the jail or in the grave

I have to lay in this bed I made

And if I die before I wake

I hope the Lord don't hesitate

To get to heaven, went through hell

Tell my peeps all is well

All them fools whose soul's for sale

Sitting next to the Jezebel

Demons screamin' in my ear

All my anger, all my fear

If I holler, let them hear

In this spinning sphere

Fuck the slice, want the pie

Why ask why 'til we fry

Watch us all stand in line

For a slice of the devil's pie

Drugs and thugs, women, wine

Three or four at a time

Watch them all stand in line

For a slice of the devil's pie

Main ingredients (Uh) to this dish (Yeah)

Goes like this, here's the list

Materialistic, greed and lust, jealousy, envious

Bread and dough, cheddar cheese

Flash and stash, cash and cream

Temperature's at a high degree

Where niggas come to feast

Hell is this all about?

Apocalypse, ain't no doubt

Everybody's ho'ing out

All the loot, all the clout

Right or wrong, do or die

Only vengeance could pacify

Watch your back and so will I

In these days and time

Fuck the slice, want the pie

Why ask why 'til we fry

Watch us all stand in line

For a slice of the devil's pie

Drugs and thugs, women, wine

Three or four at a time

Watch them all stand in line

For a slice of the devil's pie

(Cut the pie)

(Tryna eat)

(Come on, come on)

(Come on, come on)

(If you want)

(Cut the pie)

(Up on the plate)

(Check it out)

(Mark of the beast)

(That's how it be in this everlasting game)

Oh, woah-woah-woah-woah

Oh

Oh-oh-oh, woah-woah-woah

Ah

Ain't no justice, it's just us

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

Time has come for most of us

To choose in which God we trust

I know I was born to die

Searching to find a peace of mind

With eighty-five, dumb and blind

There can be no compromise

Fuck the slice (Yeah), want the pie (Uh)

Why ask why 'til we fry ('Til we gon' fry)

Watch us all stand in line

For a slice of the devil's pie (Yeah, yeah)

Drugs and thugs (Oh-oh), women, wine (Huh)

Three or four at a time

Uh, wait a minute

Uh, let me tell you 'bout a slice of the devil's pie (Oh-oh)

Uh, said everybody out there can get down with the slice of the devil's pie (Oh-oh-oh, huh)

For a slice of the devil's pie

Little women in the streets sell her fuckin' body for a (For a slice of the devil's pie)

Oh-oh

Niggas killin' each other in the streets for (For a slice of the devil's pie)

Say what?

All in line, all in line (Oh)

For a slice of the devil's pie (Yeah)

All in line, all in line (Give me some)

For a slice of the devil's pie

All in line, all in line (What? Huh?)

For a slice of the devil's pie (Yeah)

All in line, all in line (I don't give a fuck, I ain't goin' out for the—)

For a slice of the devil's pie (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

☆☆☆☆☆

"Left & Right"

(feat. Method Man & Redman)

[Redman:]

Yo, yo, yo (Yeah, yeah)

Yo, yo

My flow's remarkable

Doc walk like Caine from Kung Fu 'round the globe

Throw obstacles, I'll hurdle them

Herb and wack MCs

Drum racks to the rims, to the caps

Yo Methical, and D, I'm ASAP (Come on now)

I'm crack of dawn chicken huntin' at KFC (Woo)

In '83 I was that scrub TLC talked about

Now I rock the house, chalk 'em out

[Method Man:]

Yeah, no doubt

Who got the biggest ass in the house? (Yeah)

Young miss, fillet-of-fish, saltwater trout

Pretty young thing, got a tongue ring and dirty mouth

And she whisperin' them sweet nothings, I air it out (Air it out)

Baby, you got me like Joanie had Chachi

Until she got high and went and fucked Potsie (Yeah)

Lady Godiva, from day one a dick rider

Liar, liar, set your pussy on fire

[D'Angelo:]

I see you dancin' right now

I don't need to tell you that you know how

Baby, you do, oh

I say you belong

And if you dream to be free

I can take you there, just follow me

Baby, I won't, huh

I won't steer you wrong

And it seems like to me

You want someone to fit your pedigree

Baby, I do, huh

So what you want?

Smack your ass, pull your hair

And I even kiss you way down there

You know that I will, huh

Think I won't? Huh

[D'Angelo (Method Man):]

Specially when you do it

Left and right, keep it movin'

Up and down, love it when you do it, babe

Left and right, keep it movin'

Up and down, so what you doin'?

Left and right, love it when you do it

Up and down, love it when you do it

Left and right, keep doin' it, babe, yeah

Left and right and up and down

(Yo, D, how we do it?)

Left and right and up and down

(Ayo, D, how we do it?)

Left and right and up and down

(Ayo, how we do it?)

Left and right and up and down

(Yeah, Houston, how we do it?)

Left, left, left, left

Here you are in my world (It's just my world)

Make you feel like a pearl

I'll rub your back, huh, and fulfill your needs

So why don't we just get undressed?

Feel the tender touch of your caress

That's what I want

Why don't you give it to me? (Yeah, give it to me)

[D'Angelo:]

I will have you believe

There's no reason for you to leave

Stay right here (Stay right here) in my arms (In my arms, oh)

Where you're safe and secure (Yeah)

Here with me you can be sure

There's no threat (Yeah), say you turn me on

[D'Angelo (Method Man):]

Specially when you do it

Left and right, oh, yeah

Up and down, you keep it movin'

Left and right, yeah, she movin'

Up and down, oh, yeah

Left and right, love it when you do it

Up and down, don't stop doin' it, babe

Left and right, just keep doin' it, baby

(Talk to 'em)

Left and right and up and down

(Haha, yo, ayo, D, how we do it?)

Left and right and up and down

Oh, yeah

(Ayo, D, how we do it? Yeah)

Left and right and up and down

(C'mon, yo, D, how we do it?)

Left and right and up and down

(Yeah, funked out, how we do it?)

Left and right and up and down

Oh

(Ayo, stylin', yo, this is how we do it)

[D'Angelo {Redman}:]

I know that you know the sexy little things you do (Oh, oh) {yeah} (ooh)

The sexy little things you do

I know that you know (Yeah) the sexy little things you do (Oh)

[Redman (Method Man) {D'Angelo}:]

Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo

Yo, Doc be off the wall

With Keith and Mally G

Pushin' a Harley D with a jar of green

Come one-five-one, straight indo, the spot

I fuck brown sugar behind the fiber glass window

It's Doc, pack guns, don't sling weight

The only thing I sling is condoms for spring break

(Fuck 'em) How we do it?

(Leave 'em) How we do it? {Oh, baby}

(Get the money) The pussy

(The weed) Now do it

[Method Man {D'Angelo}:]

Now take your coat off and stay a while {Oh, oh, oh}

Now, honey child, if you're gon' be actin' funny style

Then I don't need ya

It's Saturday, this night fever (Come on)

Shit is poppin', Cheeba, my mouth cotton

'Tis the season for draws droppin' (Yeah)

And heavy breathin' (Uh-huh)

You ain't skeezin', you dick teasin'?

I'm leavin', actin' rotten (Word)

I got no time for games, I'm no joke {Oh, oh}

Drop that ass when I'm finished (Yeah) and watch it smoke (Yeah)

[Method Man:]

Smoke, smoke, smoke

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah

☆☆☆☆☆

"The Line"

Let me tell you about it (Oh, yeah)

I wanna tell you about it (Yeah)

Let me tell you

I've been gone (Yeah, huh), gone so long

Just wanna sing (Huh), sing my song

I know (Huh) you've been hearin' (Oh)

Hearin' a lot of things (Huh) about me

Oh, I know, I know, I know, I know

I've heard, I've heard it all too clear (Oh)

This is what I am going to do, yeah

(Hey, what you gon' do about it?)

I'm gonna, I'm gonna hold, hold on

Hold on to my pride, my pride (Oh)

I'm gonna, I'm gonna stick

I'm gonna stick (Stick), I'm gonna stick

I'm gonna stick to my guns

Gonna stick to my guns, yeah (Uh)

I'm gonna put my finger on the trigger (My finger on the trigger)

I'm gonna pull it (Gonna pull it)

And then we gon' see what the deal (What the deal)

I'm for real (I'm for real)

I just wanna put it on, put it on the line (Yeah)

That's all I wanna do

I've gotta put it on the line (Oh, huh)

Oh, and we haven't got much time (Ooh, yeah)

Oh, yeah (Oh)

I've gotta put it, put it on the line (Huh)

Know what I'm talkin' about this evenin'

Said I get to put it, oh, yeah (Oh-oh)

I've gotta put it on the line

Listen to me

Say, I've got a bullet (I've got a bullet, yeah, yeah) in the chamber (Huh)

And I'm not afraid of danger (Don't fear me now)

Said, we got to go down, down to the wire

I'll go through the fire with you

Kill and die with you (Yeah)

Said, I know everybody watchin' me (Hey)

I said the pressure is on (On)

From every angle, political to personal (Political, political to personal)

Will I hang or get left hangin'?

Will I fall off, or is it bangin'?

And I says it's up to God (Hey)

It's up to the man upstairs

But all I gotta do is

(Hold) Hold

(Hold on) Hold on to my pride

I gotta hold on (My pride) to my pride

(I'm gonna stick) Said I'm gonna stick (Stick)

I'm gonna stick to my guns (Oh)

Gonna stick to my guns, yeah

Oh, I'm gonna put my finger on the trigger (My finger on the trigger)

I'm gonna pull it (I'm gonna pull)

And then we gon' see (Mm, hey) what the deal, baby (What the deal)

I'm for real, yeah (I'm for real)

I just want to put it

Oh, put it on the line, yeah (Yeah)

Somebody out there knows what I'm singin' about

Would you help me sing this song?

Oh-oh (Oh)

Ah-ah (Mm)

Oh-oh-oh

Huh, said the stakes is high, yeah

Oh-oh (Oh)

Ah-ah (Oh)

Oh-oh-oh

It's the moment of truth (Oh-oh-oh)

And If I can hold on, hold on (Ah-ah)

I'm sure everything will be alright (Oh-oh-oh)

(Oh-oh-oh)

Ah, shine, shine, shine (Ah-ah)

Oh, yeah (Oh-oh-oh)

Oh, got to put it on the line

☆☆☆☆☆

"Send It On"

Hey, hey, baby

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh, yeah

Send it up

Send it through

Send it back to you

Send it up

Send it through

Send it back to you

Your inner view to me

Is something that I do desire

Struggling to see a new somethin' that I fantasize (Huh)

So I'm sending (Yeah)

Send it up

Send it through (Send it)

Send it back to you (Huh)

(And if I send it all back, baby)

Send it up

Send it through

(Know I gotta send it on)

Send it back to you (Oh-oh)

You can't disguise your emotions, baby

You know that I see in your eyes (I see it)

Your soul's in me, your soul's somethin' that I (Oh-oh) feel inside (Hey)

Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run (If I run)

Lord, only knows how far that I and I (Huh) will fall behind

Gotta find a better place, find a better space

So that I, oh

So my life may be the one reason why, baby

Hey

Oh

Oh-oh-oh, woah-woah-woah

Tell me what will I do, baby?

Tell me what will I do

Send it on back to you

Send it right back to you

Hold on, be strong, if you're home

(Move on, yeah)

Move on, go home, you'll get home (Oh-oh-oh)

(Ah)

If you're feelin' insecure

You can be sure, it's all the way, yeah

Even if it take forever and a day for me to do

I gotta send it on to you (Ooh)

What will I do, baby? (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Tell me what will I do

Send it on

Send it right back to you (Huh)

Oh, send it on

Send it on (Mm)

Send it on

Whenever you want to

Send it on (Yeah)

When it gets cold, babe

Send it on

Cold outside

Send it on (Mm)

All your dreams (Mm)

Send it on

When you get lonely

Send it on

We all get lonely sometimes

Send it on

Pick up the phone

Send it on (Huh)

In the morning

Send it on

Or in the evening

Send it on

And in the midnight hours

Send it on

Yeah, baby

Send it on

You can send it on, baby

Send it on

Whenever you're in need, babe

Send it on (Huh)

Oh, whenever you're in need

Send it on

Just call me, baby

Send it on (Mm, oh)

Send on by-by, baby

Send it on

Oh, sometimes it make me want to stop and say (Ooh)

Mm, mm-mm (Ooh)

Mm (Ooh)

Sometimes (Ooh)

Sometimes

We don't know what else to say, but, huh (Ooh)

Mm-mm (Ooh)

And it's alright, it's alright, babe (Ooh)

You see, hey, hey

Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (Ooh)

So you know, baby, we gotta get on, on (Ooh)

Ooh (Ooh)

Oh, what will I do?

Tell me what will I do

Send it on back to you, babe

Send it right back to you

Oh-oh

Oh, oh

☆☆☆☆☆

"Chicken Grease"

Let me tell you 'bout the—

Let me—, let me tell you 'bout the chicken grease

Oh, oh, stuffs and things to make the people get out their seat

Ooh-ah, everybody, it's cool if you wanna clap your hands and stomp your feet

Come on down to the front where you can feel the beat, oh-oh-oh

Well, from the left to right, to the back, the middle and the front

Don't be uptight, shake it off and do what you want

But let me pump it in the club and get a little bit a rub-a-dub (Yeah)

Oh-oh, I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I just wanna show you some love

Oh-oh-oh, to my brothers on the avenue

Huh, chicken grease

If you see us in the streets

Good God, chicken grease

Uh-oh, to get to the other side, y'all cross the road

But not the kid, see I'm like that old bucket of crisco

That's sittin' on top of the stove

Simmer, simmer to a sizzle like the days of old (Oh, wait a minute)

But I'll wait 'til I've mastered this

Let the others go first so the brothers won't miss

Fried 'til it's burned and crisp (Fried 'til it's burned and crisp)

See we be cookin' so the funksters can raise their fist like this (Oh)

Now you know how it's goin' down

Start at your neck, then (Chicken grease)

Through your back, then it works its way down to your feet (Like that, baby)

So unique, come on everybody, let's uh-uh-uh (Let's dance to the beat)

I just wanna put you down (Yeah)

I just want y'all to get down (Yeah)

Everybody come get down (Yeah)

To the chicken grease (Gimme a little bit of that chicken grease)

Uh-uh-uh, uh-huh

Yeah, uh-uh-uh, uh-huh

If you wanna come on down to the front

But baby, yo, it's cool, it's cool

Uh, everybody that's fakin' the funk to put you in school (Put you in school, uh)

But take a lesson from the best discussions, adolescence to man

I got the music and the instruments, use 'em as my weapons at hand (Oh)

Everybody on the floor, uh, you got to listen to me (Yeah)

Clap your hands (Clap your—), and just stomp your feet (Yeah, your feet)

Ah-ah-ah

I just wanna put you down (Yeah)

I just want y'all to get down (Yeah)

Everybody come get down (Yeah)

To the chicken grease

Everybody, everybody, yeah

Uh-uh, I got the chicken grease (Oh)

South side for you, baby (Oh)

Get me out hear, get me—, check the beat (Chicken grease)

Uh-uh-uh

I know you love me 'cause I'm funky (Oh)

'Cause I—, say it now

(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—)

I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—

(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—)

Uh-uh-uh

I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—

(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—)

Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh

I know this is funky 'cause I need the way you move

(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—)

Uh, girl

I know you, uh (Woah, woah, chicken grease)

Hey, hey, hey (Woah, woah, chicken grease)

Oh, oh-oh-oh (Woah, woah, chicken grease)

Yeah, yeah, hey

Oh (Woah, woah, chicken grease)

Oh, yeah

Uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh

(Woah, woah, chicken grease)

Uh-uh-uh

I know this is funky 'cause I need the way you move

(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—)

I know this is funky 'cause I need the way you move

(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—)

Uh

I know this is funky 'cause I need the way you move

(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—)

Uh, uh

I know this is funky 'cause I need the way you move

(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—)

(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky, 'cause I—)

☆☆☆☆☆

"One Mo' Gin"

It sure is good to see you again

Oh-oh, oh

Oh, no, oh, no, no

No, oh, no

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I know some things have changed since the last I've seen you

Some was good, some for the bad, baby, bad, baby

All and all, I can't complain, that's what I've been through, baby

But seeing you reminds me of the precious times we've had (Huh)

And I wondered all this time 'bout how you been

And I hoped by chance, I'd see you once again

I'd love to kiss your lips, baby, once again

I long to hold you tight, girl, one mo' gin

Yeah, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh-oh (Uh)

I know you got someone and I got somebody too (Huh)

But I'm unhappy and I miss the shit we used to do

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I miss your smile, your mouth, your laughter, baby (Huh)

Never bumped into your kind before or after

(And I'm wonderin', baby)

(And I'm wonderin', baby)

And I wondered all this time 'bout how you been (Oh, oh)

(Said I've been wonderin')

And I hoped by chance I'd see you once again (How you been, girl?)

(Would it be alright?)

I'd love to kiss your lips, baby, once again (Kiss you, baby, yeah)

(Oh-oh, yeah, baby, baby)

I love to hold you tight, girl, one mo' gin (Gin)

Yeah (Mm)

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (Hey)

Ooh-ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah

I know you gotta be gettin' back to your own thing (Oh-oh-oh, you got your own thing)

(Baby)

Baby, you got yours, I got mine

I hope you know that you could call me, girl, if things change (Yeah, yeah)

And if you wanna, we could catch up on some lost time

(And I'm wonderin', baby)

And I wondered all this time 'bout how you been (Oh, oh)

(Said I've been wonderin')

And I hoped by chance I'd see you once again (How you been, girl?)

(And would you mind if I kiss you, baby? Oh yeah)

I'd love to kiss your lips, baby, once again (Yeah, yeah)

I love to hold you tight, girl, one mo' gin (Gin)

Gin

Oh-oh-oh (Oh)

Oh-oh-oh

Yeah, that's cool

☆☆☆☆☆

"The Root"

(Talk to y'all, tell you a story, n am saying?)

(One, two, three, four)

She done worked a root, ooh-ooh

Done worked a root that will not be reversed

Yeah, no

Then I'll go on, go on

Go on my role in her play with no rehearsal, yeah

Said I left my mojo (Mojo)

Left my mojo in my favorite suit, huh

Yes I did, yeah

She left a stain

Left a dirty stain in my heart I can't refute

No, I can't, no, I can't

She done worked a root, mm-mm

In the name of love and war (In the name of love) took my shield and sword (And sword)

From the pit of the bottom (Bottom), that knows no floor (Oh-oh-oh)

Like the rain to the dirt (Ah), from the vine to the wine (From the vine to the wine)

From the Alpha creation (Oh), 'til the end all time

Yeah, 'til the end of all time

Said I went, I said I went to the doctor (Said I went to the doctor, no, no, no)

The man told me there ain't nothin' wrong (Yeah, nothing wrong, yeah)

I said but I beg to differ (Huh)

I've been feelin' this pain for much too long (I've been feelin' pain much too long)

Oh, yeah (Oh)

(Thinkin' that my soul is empty)

I feel like my soul is empty

My blood is cold and I can't feel my legs (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

I need someone to hold me, hold on

Bring me back to life before I'm dead (Bring me back 'fore I'm dead)

Oh, yeah

She done worked a root, doo-doo

In the name of love and war, took my shield and sword

From the pit of the bottom (Huh), that knows no floor

Like the rain to the dirt, from the vine to the wine

From the Alpha creation 'til the end all time

Yeah

Oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh (Oh)

Oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

I feel my soul is empty (My soul is empty)

My blood is cold and I can't feel my legs (And my blood is cold, yeah)

And I need, yeah

Need someone to hold me

Bring me back to life (Life) before I'm dead (Dead), dead (Yeah)

She done worked a root, doo-doo (Yeah)

In the name of love and war (Yeah), took my shield and sword (Mm, yeah)

From the pit of the bottom (Yeah, yeah, oh), that knows no floor (Knows no floor)

Like the rain to the dirt (Yeah), from the vine to the wine (Vine)

From the Alpha creation (Yeah) 'til the—

In the name of love and war (War, war), took my shield and sword (Oh)

From the pit of the bottom (Pit of the bottom, yeah), that knows no floor (Oh, no)

Like the rain to the dirt (Oh, yeah), from the vine to the wine (Wine)

From the Alpha creation (Oh) 'til the— (Yeah, yeah)

In the name of love and war, took my shield and sword (Took the shield and sword)

From the pit of the bottom (Bottom, yeah), that knows no floor (That knows no floor)

Like the rain to the dirt (Rain, yeah), from the vine to the wine (Ah, ah)

From the Alpha creation 'til the— (Wine, wine, wine, wine)

In the name of love and war (Yeah, yeah), took my shield and sword (Oh, yeah, yeah)

From the pit of the bottom (Baby), that knows no floor (Oh, ah)

Like the rain to the dirt (Ah), from the vine to the wine (Wine)

From the Alpha creation (Oh-oh-oh) 'til the— (Yeah, yeah, oh)

In the name of love and war (In the name of love), took my shield and sword (Took shield and sword)

From the pit of the bottom (From the bottom, yeah), that knows no floor (Oh, oh, oh)

Like the rain to the dirt (Yeah), from the vine to the wine (Wine)

From the Alpha creation (Ah) 'til the end all time

Like the rain to the dirt, from the vine to the wine

From the Alpha creation 'til the end all time

☆☆☆☆☆

"Spanish Joint"

One, two, three

Ah, yeah

Oh, yeah

Oh, baby

Yeah

Oh-oh, yeah (Oh-oh)

Oh

Oh-oh-oh, da-da

Whenever it rains, I feel this way

A little somethin' to get me through this day, yeah

Give me a little that, no time flat, yeah

Gonna be a good thing, yeah, yeah

Serene but in need of feelin' free

Lettin' go and landin' on my feet, yeah

Brushed the dirt off my back, no time flat, yeah (Oh, oh)

Gonna be a good thing, yeah (Oh)

Well, people believe this sayin' is true (Oh, do you believe the sayin' is true?)

Whatever will be, will forever do (Yeah, yeah, oh)

Whatever the cost, I'll pay in full (Oh)

I ain't got nothin' (Got nothin') to do with you

Ooh-ooh, yeah

Yeah

Oh, oh, oh

Check it out

Gotta get out, gotta get out of here

I'm in the dark and the light looks sincere, yeah

Brushed the dirt off my back, no time flat, yeah

Gonna be a good thing, oh-woah

All you do is complain about your pain, yeah

And the cloud that follows you won't cease to rain, yeah

Don't look back, handle that, yeah

Make it into a good thing

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Somethin' in me's gotta be (Mm)

Sole controller in control of me (Oh-oh, oh, yeah)

A link in your chain just won't do (Just won't do, oh, yeah)

I don't want nothin' to do with you (Oh-woah)

Oh

Oh

So

Da-da

Oh-oh-oh

Huh, uh

Mm-mm

Mm, mm-mm

Mm-mm

Yeah, yeah

Somethin' stirrin' inside of me's (Oh me's) gotta be (Oh, yeah)

Sole controller in control of me (Sole controller, yes, I)

A link in your chain just won't do (Just won't do)

I don't want nothin' (I got nothin') to do with you

Oh-oh, yeah

Well, people believe this sayin' is true (Ooh, sayin' is true)

Whatever will be, will forever do (And that's the price I say to pay)

Whatever the cost, I'll pay in full (Woah, yeah)

I ain't got nothin' (Yeah) to do with you

(I ain't got nothin' to do with you)

I don't want nothin' to do with you

(Nothin', oh)

I don't want nothin', nothin' to do with you

(Yeah, yeah)

(Do with you)

Yeah

Ooh, nothing

Oh-oh

Oh, oh

Oh, baby

Oh-oh

Oh

Oh-oh, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Oh, yeah

Yeah, nothin', nothin' to do

Oh-woah

Yeah

Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah

Oh, baby

(Go on, go on to the chorus again)

I don't want nothin' (No, girl) to do with you (Nothin' to do with you)

I don't want nothin' (No, girl) to do with you (Oh)

I don't want nothin' (Yeah), nothin' to do with you, oh

With you, with you

☆☆☆☆☆

"Feel Like Makin' Love"

Yeah

Strollin' in the park

Watchin' winter turn to spring (Yeah, yeah)

Mm, mm

Walkin' in the dark

Watchin' lovers do their thing

Mm, mm, yeah

That's the time

I feel like makin' love to you, oh

That's the time

I feel like makin' dreams come true

Oh, baby

Yeah

Uh

When you talk to me

When you're moanin' sweet and low, oh-oh (Yeah)

When you touch me

And my feelings start to show (Uh), show

That's the time

I feel like makin' love to you (Oh)

That's the time

I feel like makin' dreams come true

Oh-oh, that's the time

I feel like makin' love to you (Oh)

That's the time

I feel like makin' dreams come true

Oh, baby

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Yeah

In a restaurant

Holdin' hands by candlelight

Mm, mm, hey, yeah

Wanna touch you

Wantin' you with all my might (Might), yeah, yeah

(Oh, that's the time)

That's the time (Oh, yeah)

I feel like makin' love to you (Oh)

That's the time (That's the time, time)

I feel like makin' dreams (Dreams) come true (Woah)

Oh-oh (Baby), that's the time (That's the time, yeah)

I feel like makin' love to you (I said I wanna make—, I wanna make—, make love to you, baby)

That's the time (Feel, yeah, yeah)

I feel like makin' dreams (Ooh) come true (Yeah)

Oh, baby

Come on

Come on

That's the time

I feel like makin' love to you (Oh)

That's the time

I feel like makin' dreams come true (Oh)

Oh-oh, that's the time (That's the time, yeah)

I feel like makin' love to you (Woah, oh-oh, that's the time, baby, yeah)

That's the time (I wanna make—, yeah)

I feel like makin' dreams come true (Said I wanna make dreams, make dreams come true, baby)

Oh-oh, that's the time (That's the time, baby)

I feel like makin' love to you (Baby, yeah, oh)

That's the time (Yeah)

I feel like makin' dreams come true (Ooh)

Oh, baby (Ooh)

Y'all know this shit? Y'all know this shit? Yeah, we was just playin' that shit

☆☆☆☆☆

"Greatdayndamornin' / Booty"

[Part 1: Greatdayndamornin']

Oh-woah

Oh-woah

Oh-oh-oh, oh

Yeah, yeah

Yeah

Oh

Woah

Yeah

Today, I played it safe

Cards are in my favor, yeah (Huh)

Can't leave too much to chance

Woke up with time to waver

(Yesterday was crazy)

Yesterday was crazy

Mysteries I know now

Now I know the ins and outs of things

From day to day, that's how it goes (Yeah, that's just how it goes)

Don't get confused about it (Oh)

Just try to do your thing

'Cause in the end

Got to know just how to play the game (Play the game)

I search for answers often

I paid the price for many (Oh)

Still long for happiness (Happiness, yeah)

Not promised to the plenty

But I've got to go on

Good days, bad days (Bad days), halfway days (Oh)

Good times, bad times (Yeah, yeah), halfway times (Yeah)

(What about them, huh?)

Good days, bad days (Hey), halfway days (Oh)

But I'm still looking (Yeah) for a great day in the morning (Huh)

(A'ight, gon' turn the bass up)

Yeah, yeah

Ooh

Woah-woah

Today might be the day (Oh)

I get it in the pocket (Yeah)

But Lord knows if there's an angle

Got to try to find it, got to get over (Huh)

Before the sun comes up

Just in case of an emergency (Gotta tighten)

Got to tighten up, but here it goes (Oh)

Good days, bad days (Yeah), halfway days (Oh, yeah)

Good times (Yeah), bad times (Goin' on 'round and 'round, babe), halfway times (Yeah)

Good days (Hey, hey, baby), bad days, halfway days

But I'm still looking for a great day in the morning (Still lookin' for my great day in the morning, yeah, yeah)

Oh

I said today could really be the day (Yeah)

Said it can go wrong or right, alright, baby (Huh)

My body could melt good night (Huh, oh-oh-oh)

Don't you let them switch you, baby (Yeah)

Said the most crazy mystery (Oh-oh)

Ins and outs of things (Outs of things), day to day (Day to day)

How they supposed to flow? (Flow) Flow (Yeah)

Good days (Bad), bad days, halfway days (Oh, woah)

Good times, bad times (Huh), halfway times (Oh)

(I said don't leave)

Good days, bad days (Yeah), halfway days

But I'm still looking for a great day in the morning (Looking for a great thing in the morning)

Baby, uh-uh

Oh

Oh-oh-oh (Yeah)

Oh-oh

I know it gets hard (Yeah, yeah)

I know it gets hard sometimes (Yeah, oh)

Gather the people (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Said I got it all in my spirit (All, mm)

And I know this morning when I rose

(Good days, bad days, good times, bad times)

Gonna be, got to be crazy, crazy

(Good days, bad days, good times, bad times)

Good days, bad days (Mm), halfway days

(Said don't you know tomorrow's sun)

Good times, bad times, halfway times

(Will be shining on your face)

Good days, bad days, halfway days (Sid I'm lookin')

But I'm still looking for a great day in the morning (Said I'm lookin' for a great day in the morning, the morning, babe)

Good days, bad days, halfway days (Yeah, oh, every morning)

Good times, bad times (Yeah, yeah) halfway times (In the morning)

Good days, bad days (Yeah, yeah), halfway days

But I'm still looking for a great day in the morning (In the morning, yeah, yeah)

(Oh-oh-oh)

Good days, bad days, halfway days (In the morning)

Good times, bad times (Oh), halfway times (Oh-oh)

Good days, bad days (Baby), halfway days (Said I'm lookin')

But I'm still looking for a great day in the morning (Looking for a great thing)

(One, work)

[Part 2: Booty]

Huh, a'ight

Huh

Oh, oh-oh

Everybody likes the morning (Uh), the morning (Huh)

Sunshine in the morning (Uh), the morning (Uh)

Said we make love in the morning, the morning

Pray to God in the morning, in the morning (Huh)

Get it on in the morning (Morning), the morning (Mm)

Take a shower in the morning (Yeah), the morning (Oh)

Smoke somethin' in the morning (Uh), the morning

Said it'll be all good in the morning (In the morning), the morning (Yeah)

It's a new day in the morning (Morning), the morning (Oh, yeah)

We getting down, down in the morning

Yeah, we getting down, down in the morning

You know we getting down, down in the morning (Yeah)

Yeah, we getting down, down in the morning

You know we getting down, down in the morning

Know we getting down, down in the morning

You know we getting down, down in the morning

Yo, we getting down, down in the morning

You know we getting down, down

☆☆☆☆☆

"Untitled (How Does It Feel)"

Girl, it's all on you

Have it your way

And if you want, you can decide

And if you'll have me

I can provide everything that you desire

If you get a feeling

Feeling that I'm feeling

Won't you come closer (Mm) to me, baby? (Hey)

Girl, you already got me right where you want me, baby

I, I just wanna be your man

How does it feel? Yeah (Oh)

How does it feel? Yeah, yeah (Said I wanna know, how does it feel?)

How does it feel? Yeah (How?)

How does it feel? Yeah (Yeah, oh)

I wanna stop (Wanna stop)

(Playing all) Silly little games you and me play

And I am feeling right on

If you feel the same way, baby

Let me know (Let me know) right away

I'd love to make you wet

In between your thighs 'cause

I love when it comes inside you, mm

I get so excited when I'm around you (Oh)

Baby (Woah)

Oh, ah, oh, baby

How does it feel? Yeah (Wanna know how it feels, yeah)

How does it feel? Yeah (Said did it ever cross your mind?)

How does it feel? Yeah (How, baby? Oh)

How does it feel? Yeah (Oh)

How does it feel? Yeah (Tell me how it feels, yeah)

How does it feel? Yeah (Said it's been on my mind)

How does it feel? Yeah (Oh, oh)

How does it feel? Yeah

Ooh, long time, uh

Said it's been on my mind, yeah

Baby, close the door

Listen, girl, I've got something I wanna show you

All I wanna do

Wish you'd open up (Wish you'd open up)

'Cause I wanna take the walls down with you

Oh, yeah

If you want me to, baby (Yeah)

Only if you want me to, baby (Yeah)

Baby, baby, baby

Ah-ah (Ah)

Ah-ah (Ah)

Ah, only if you want me to, baby

I wanna

I wanna lay you down

Kiss you all around

All around, all around

Make you feel

Oh-oh

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

How does it feel? (Woo, feel)

How does it feel? (Said I gotta know right now, yeah)

How does it feel? (Let me take off your clothes and I'll)

How does it feel? (I'll-I'll-I'll, I'll-I'll, yeah, yeah, baby)

How does it feel? (Wanna take you away from here, baby)

How does it feel? (Take you on a little trip back home, yeah)

How does it feel? (Do you know what I'm talkin' about, baby?)

How does it feel? (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

How does it feel? (Yeah, yeah)

How does it feel? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

How does it feel? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

How does it feel?

☆☆☆☆☆

"Africa"

Africa is my descent

And here I am far from home

I dwell within a land that's meant

Meant for many men not my tone

The blood of God is my defence

Let it drip down to my seed

Showers to your innocence

To protect you for all eternity

And with this wood I beat this drum

And we won't see defeat

From kings and queens becomes a prince

Knowledge and wisdom is understanding what we need

And this game of love

Ever since the day you came

My whole world began to change

I knew then to dedicate my life

For your own

And this game of love

Every day I see you grow

And remember what you already know

I receive, I receive the love

That radiates from your glow

From which you came was love

And that's how it all should be

You and my soul are one

Through all the time and history

And I thank you, thank you