1、LOTUSFLOW3RFROM THE LOTUSBOOMWHAT IF ANOTHER UNIVERSECOMPLETE WITH SUN AND MOONAN ENTIRE GALAXY AND WHATS WORSEU AND EYE 2 SOONFIND EACH OTHER XPANDING BEYOND THIS DIRTY ROOMBUTTERSCOTCH MOUNTAINSSON SHINERUN UR FINGERS UP AND DOWN THEOBELISK IN THE EARTHDOWN 2 33 RMPS WHERETHE PRIMORDIAL GIVES BIRT
2、HOR ELSE WE LIE NECK HIGH U AND EYEIN ONE ANOTHERS OOZEVOLCANO MAGICSUMMER TIMEEVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENSWHEN U WORSHIP FROM AFARTHE EBB AND FLOW OF ANGELSDANCING AROUND THE STARAND IF THE SUNRISE IS STILL A QUESTIONTHE ANSWERS IN THE DARKCELIBATEMUSHROOMCANOPYTHE MORNING AFTERIT DIDNT HIT ME TIL
3、THE MORNING AFTERALL EYE REMEMBER WAS A KISS AND THEN U WERE GONEAND THEN EYE MISSED UR SMILE, THE SOUND OF UR LAUGHTERAND NOW EYEM SLEEPING ON THE SIDE U SLEPT ONAT FIRST EYE FELT THE ONLY REASON U LEFT MEWAS THE PROPOSITION THAT EYE SPOKE IN UR EAREYE AINT A DOCTOR BUT EYE KNOW THIS AINT HEALTHYIN
4、STEAD OF COUNTING SHEEP, EYEM COUNTING TEARSEYE COULDA DROVE U HOME BUT U WOULDNT LET MEEYE DIDNT CARE HOW FAR, OR IF IT WAS NEARAINT TRYIN 2 PUSH U CUZ EYE KNOW U JUST MET MEEYEM JUST WISHIN THAT U WERE HEREEYEM NOT THE KINDA MAN THATS SAD AND LONELYITS JUST THAT SOMETHING TELLS ME UR THE ONEEVEN I
5、F U LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE ITS ONLYBETTER IF EYE GET THE CHANCE THE MOMENT URE DONEPLEASE DONT TELL ME THAT U LOST MY NUMBERJUST COME BACK OVER IF U DONT WANNA CALLEYEVE GOT SOME MUSIC THAT WILL MAKE U RHUMBAWE CAN JAM BABY ALL NITE LONG4EVERIF EYE NEVER GET 2 HOLD UR HANDIF EYE NEVER GET 2 B UR MANTHAT
6、S OK CUZ EYEVE GOT OTHER PLANSRIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOWIF EYE NEVER GET 2 KISS UR LIPSIF EYE NEVER GET 2 FEEL UR HIPSCLOSE 2 METHATS OK EYE AINT GONNA TRIPNOT NOW NO HOWCUZ EYEVV FOR4EVERETERNITY IS JUST ONE KISS AWAYSO THEY SAYTHE OPERA, JILL SCOTT OR THE FAIRCYPRUS, IF EYE NEVER GET 2 TAKE U SWIMMING T
7、HEREIF U NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH EYE CAREEYE SWEARITS NOT FAIRIF EYE NEVER GET 2 MAKE U LAUGHIF WE NEVER GET 2 TAKE A BUBBLE BATHEYE DONT WANNA PART WITH UNOT 2NIGHTIF U GONNA B A PART OF MY PASTEYE JUST WANT 4EVERETERNITY IS JUST ONE KISS AWAYSO MANY THINGSWE CAN DO IN THE NEW WORLDEYE CAN B UR FUTURE
8、LOVERU CAN B MY FUTURE GIRLIF EYE NEVER GET 2 C UR SMILEUNDERNEATH THE WHITE VEILWALKIN UP THE AISLEEYE JUST MIGHT GO CRAZYEYE MIGHT GO WILDSO STOP LOOKIN AT ME LIKE THATUNLESS U WANT ME 2 BITE THAT4EVERETERNITY IS JUST ONE KISS AWAYA MILLION 2MORROWSIS BETTER THAN ONE DAY4EVERCOLONIZED MINDUPLOAD:
9、THE EVOLUTION PRINCIPALU C A ROCK ON THE SHORE AND SAY“ITS ALWAYS BEEN THERE”DOWNLOAD: NO RESPONSIBILITYDO WHAT U WANT NOBODY CARESUPLOAD: THE MASTER RACE IDEAGENETICALLY DISPOSED 2 RULE THE WORLDDOWNLOAD: A FUTURE FULL OF ISOLATEDFULL OF ISOLATED BOYS AND GIRLSUPLOAD: A 2-PARTY SYSTEMTHE LESSER OF
10、2 DANGERSILLUSION OF CHOICEDOWNLOAD: A VEILED FORM OF FASCISMNOTHING REALLY EVER CHANGESU NEVER HAD A VOICEIF U LOOK, UR SURE GONNA FINDTHRUOUT MANKINDS HISTORYA COLONIZED MINDTHE ONE IN POWER MAKES LAWUNDER WHICH THE COLONIZED FALLBUT WITHOUT GOD ITS JUST THE BLIND LEADING THE BLINDUPLOAD: A JOINT
11、VENTURE RECORD DEALITS JUST ANOTHER WAY 4 THE MAN 2 STEALWHILE HES STICKING U WITH THE BILLDOWNLOAD: THE TEMPORARY ACQUISITION OF FLEETING FAME AND FORTUNENOTHING 2 LEAVE IN UR WILLUPLOAD: A CHILD WITH NO FATHERDOWNLOAD: NO RESPECT 4 AUTHORITYUPLOAD: A CHILD WITH NO MOTHERDOWNLOAD: A HARD TIME SHOWI
12、NG LOVEIF U LOOK, UR SURE GONNA FINDTHRUOUT MANKINDS HISTORYA COLONIZED MINDTHE ONE IN POWER MAKES LAWSUNDER WHICH THE COLONIZED FALLBUT WITHOUT GOD ITS JUST THE BLIND LEADING THE BLINDFEEL BETTER, FEEL GOOD, FEEL WONDERFULEYE COULD TELL BY THE COLOR OF UR NRG FIELDU THOUGHT THIS GAME WAS OVERCHEMIC
13、AL PEELU TRIED 2 DO ME LIKE MY GOOD BROTHER STEVEBUT EYE GOT ANOTHER FUNKY TRICK UP MY SLEEVEEXPECTING ME 2 FREAK ON U A LITTLE BIT MOREBUT U GET NOTHIN BUT WELL-WISHES& FLOWERS GALOREEYE MEAN NO HARMEYE STILL GOT UR BACKU CAN COME AND DRINK MY WINEAS A MATTER OF FACTJUST FEEL BETTER, FEEL GOOD, FEE
14、L WONDERFULEYE DONT KNOW WHAT U THOUGHTWHEN U SPIT IN MY FACEBUT THIS DIMENSION AINT THE TIMEOR THE PLACEEYE DONT KNOW WHO TOLD U U COULDSTAND NEXT 2 MECUZ EYE GOT A GUITAR THAT COULD PART THE SEADONT MEAN NO DISRESPECTEYE AINT TRYIN 2 BRAGBUT THAT MIGHT B THE SAME ONE THATTAPPED ON THE CRAGAND BROU
15、GHT 4TH THE WATERTHAT QUENCHED UR THIRSTAND WELL KEEP FEEDING YABUT FIRST THINGS FIRST!FEEL BETTER, FEEL GOOD, FEEL WONDERFULIF U THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH TIME IT TOOK4 U 2 TRY 2 GET A PAGE IN MY BOOKEYE FEEL SO GOOD RIGHT NOWEYE JUST CANT RECALLWHAT THE _ EYE WAS THINKING WHEN EYETHREW U THE BALLIT HIT
16、 3 BYSTANDERS AFTER U TOUCHED ITNOW THEY WANNA SUE ME BUT THEY LOVE ME 2 MUCHCUZ THEY KNOW EYE WISH THEM HEAVEN AND ALL OF ITS GOLDSAME 2 U, COME ON LETS GROOVE2 THE PURPLE ROCK N ROLLFEEL BETTER, FEEL GOOD, FEEL WONDERFULBETTER THAN GOOD, BETTER THAN GOOD,U KNOW U SHOULD FEEL WONDERFULKEEP UR MIND
17、IN THE VERTICAL MOTIONALWAYS LOOKING UPLOVE LIKE JAZZHEY BABY WHATS UR NAME?DO U WANNA PLAY A GAME?PLAY IT LIKE WE DONT KNOW WHENWELL EVER GET 2 PLAY AGAINXPERIMENTAL AND SO BRAND NEWTHE THINGS EYE WANNA DO WITH ULIKE A PHYSICAL KIND OF BLUECOME ON BABY LETS GET 2 ITEYE WANT A LOVER THAT CAN IMPROVI
18、SEEYE WANT A LOVER THAT CAN MAKE ME CRYBABY EYE DONT CARE WHAT U LEARNED IN LOVEMAKING SCHOOLU AND ME WE BOUT 2 JAMMAKE LOVE LIKE THE FIRST WOMAN AND MANEYE DONT WANNA KNOW AHEAD OF TIMETHE NOTES U PLAY SHOULD B AREACTION 2 MINENOTHING PLANNED OR CONTRIVEDTHEN BOTH OF US WILL ARRIVEAT R DESTINATIONE
19、YE WANNA FEEL LIKE EYEVE BEEN HYPNOTIZEDIF U THINK U CAN THEN LETS GO 4 A RIDELOVE LIKE JAZZ LOVE LIKE JAZZ LOVE LIKE JAZZWALL OF BERLINWHERE AM EYE?IN A UNIVERSE OF PARADOXICAL DESIGNREALITY O MERELY IN THE MINDIN MY HEAD OR IN SOME GERMAN TOWNSHE SAID “U WANT A 4 LEAF CLOVERIN THE ROUND?”AINT SUPE
20、RSTITIOUSAND EYE DONT BELIEVE IN LUCKBUT EYE HEARD THE THUNDERB4 THE LIGHTNING STRUCKCOULDNT READ THE WRITINGCUZ IT WAS SO SMALLBUT ACCORDING 2 THE DOCUMENT SHE GOT ON THE WALLSHE GETS DOWN LIKE THE WALL OF BERLINEYE COME ROUND ABOUT A QUARTER 2 TENWE JUST MET OR AT LEAST WE PRETENDITS SO FRESH KNOC
21、KIN DOWNTHE WALL OF BERLINWHERE AM EYE?A GALAXY OF MONUMENTAL DELIGHTOR PARALLEL HOLOGRAM COPYRIGHTTHE CALL COMES UNEXPECTEDLIKE A MUGGER IN A PARKAND THE SOUND OF THE TRAIN INTERRUPTS THE ?IS THAT THE QUEEN OF SHEBAOR AN ALIEN DREAM?THE MARKS ON THE TABLE SAYSOMEWHERE IN BETWEENNOT ONE 4 RITUALSBUT
22、 ONE THING EYE HAVE FOUNDEVERYTHINGS BETTER WHEN U COME AROUNDSHE GETS DOWN LIKE THE WALL OF BERLINEYE COME ROUND ABOUT A QUARTER 2 TENWE JUST MET OR AT LEAST WE PRETENDITS SO FRESH KNOCKIN DOWNTHE WALL OF BERLIN$HERE SHE COME, THE MOST POPULAR GIRLIN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD 2DAYU DONT KNOW IF SHE WOUL
23、D BUT WHATS GOOD IF SHED SOME & LOOK URWAYURE STANDING OVER THERE TRYIN 2 B GANGSTA COPPIN UR FAVORITE LEANU GIVE HER THE HEAD NODO MY GOD URE THE CRAZIEST THINGSHES EVER SEEN BUT URDANCINGAND SHES LOVING U ALL NIGHT LONGIN UR LITTLE WORLD SHES UR BEST GIRLITS ALL MONEYAINT NOTHING WRONGUR DANCING A
24、ND SHES LOVING U ALL NIGHT LONGFUNKY DOLLA BILL ITS REAL UALLEASY COME, EASY GONEWHERE U GO EVERYBODY WANNA KNOWSO THEY CAN PUT IT IN A MAGAZINENEXT 2 THE AD 4 THE LATEST FADIN BLACK HAIR CARE VASELINEWITH THIS CAR THESE RIMS THIS GRILL ULL BTHE ILLEST ON THE SCENEWHATEVER WHATEVER ALL U NEED IS UR
25、MUSICAND ULL B A PARTY MACHINE AND ULL BCHORUSHOW MANY TIMES U LOOK 4 HAPPYAND U NEVER C THE RICH FOLX THERE?BUT IF THE DJ REALLY DROPPED A NEEDLE ALL THE TRU PLAYERS JUST DONT CAREWHEN ALL THE NEWS JUST GIMME THE BLUES AND MAKE U WANNA POP A PILLWHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHO GOTS THE MOST BANK,
26、ITS JUST INK AND CHLOROPHYLLCHORUSPAWNS ASIDE WHOS THE KING THE 2 AND 4 WIT HOT SAUCE FROM THE BAY 2 BALTIMORETAKE UR WOMAN 4 SHE HIT THE FRONT DOORAND WHOOP UR WHOLE CREW CUZ THEY FAT AND SLOWDANCING LOVING U ALL NIGHT LONGITS ALL MONEY AINT NOTHING WRONGDANCING LOVING U ALL NIGHT LONGEASY COME EAS
27、Y GONEDREAMEREYE WAS BORN & RAISED ON THE SAME PLANTATIONIN THE UNITED STATES OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUEEYE NEVER KNEW THAT EYE WAS DIFFERENTTIL DR. KING WAS ON THE BALCONYLYING IN A BLOODY POOLEXPECTED SO MUCH MORE FROM A LOVING SOCIETYA TRUTHFUL XPLANATION BUT U KNOW WHAT?EYE GOT ANOTHER CONSPIRAC
28、YIF IT WAS JUST A DREAM CALL MECALL ME A DREAMER 2WITH MORE REWARDS & ACCOLADESTHAN ANYONE B4 OR AFTER21ST CENTURY, OH WHAT A SHAMETHAT RACE STILL MATTERSA RACE 2 WHAT AND WHERE WE GOING?WE R IN THE SAME BOATBUT EYEM THE ONLY ONE ROWINLAST TIME EYE CHECKED U WERE SLEEPINBUT U CAN CALL ME A DREAMER 2
29、PEANUT BUTTER LOGIC SERVED ON A BED OF LIESDONT GO DOWN 2 EASYWHEN U SEE UR FATHER CRYINHAVE U EVER CLUTCHED THE STEERING WHEELOF UR CAR 2 TIGHT?PRAYIN THAT THE POLICE SIRENSPASS U BY AT NIGHT?WHILE THE HELICOPTER CIRCLES& THE THEORYS GETTING DEEPTHING THEYRE SPRAYING CHEMICALS OVER THE CITYWHILE WE
30、 SLEEP?FROM NOW ON EYEM STAYING AWAKESO U CAN CALL ME A DREAMER 2WAKE UP WAKE UPBACK TO THE LOTUS-PRODUCED, ARRANGED, COMPOSED AND PER4MED BY PRINCE (xcept where indicated); | RECORDED AND MIXED AT PAISLEY PARK, 77 BEVERLY PARK & SUNSET SOUND | by Richard Furch & Prince | Mastered at Oasis Los Angel
31、es by Eddy Schreyer | on trax 1,5,7,9,12 drums: MICHAEL B., bass: SONNY T. | on trax 2,3,4,10,11 drums: C.C. DUNHAM, bass: JOSHUA DUNHAM | on trax 2,3,5 keyboard FX: MR HAYES | on trax 4 & 5 background vocals: SHELBY J., MARVA KING, BRIA VALENTE & TAMAR DAVIS | on track 10 hornz & party people: MACE
32、O PARKER, GREG BOYER, MIKE PHILLIPS & LEE HOGAN | ALL PRAISE AND GLORY 2 TH EMOST HIGH JEHOVAHMPLSOUND(THERELL NEVER BE) ANOTHER LIKE MEIT REALLY DONT MATTER WHO U GET WITHCUZ IT JUST AINT MEANT 2 BIT REALLY DONT MATTERCUZ U NEVER SHOULDA WOULDA,EVEN COULDA BEEN LIKE MEEYE CAN GET U WHAT U WANT ANYT
33、HINGAT ALL GIRL ALL U GOTTA SAY IS PLEASEASK UR MOTHER UR SISTER UR BROTHATHERELL NEVER B ANOTHERNEVER B ANOTHER LIKE MELATE AFTERNOON SLIPPED OUTTA MY BEDTURNED UP THE STEREOABOUT 2 RAISE THE DEADSLIPPED IN THE BATHROOMPUT SOME OLIVE OIL IN MY HAIRWALKED IN THE CLOSETTRYIN 2 FIND SOMETHING 2 WEARTH
34、EN I CHECK MY EMALE2 C WHERE THE PARTY BCHANGE THE NAMES 2 PROTECT THE GUILTYAND GET READY 2 CREEPSHOULD EYE BRING SOMEBODY OR DANCE ALONE?IT DONT MATTER 2 ME UALLCUZ 2NITE IS ONCHORUSBOUT A HALF PAST TEN AND EYEM ON MY WAYHEARD U HAD A FINE LITTLE PUERTO RICAN DJIF SHE AINT GOT PRINCES NEW SONGTHER
35、E IS GONNA B A SCENECUZ EYE CANT STAND NOBODY CUSSINAT ME WHEN IM CLEANARMS ALL AROUND MESOON AS EYE HIT THE DOORGOOD THING I ATE MY SPINACHURE THICKER THAN B4OH WHATS THIS BOY DOINGY HE MAKIN THAT FACEDONT HE KNOW EYE HAVE CRAZY FRIENDS WITH MEREADY 2 TEAR UP THIS PLACE?CHORUSCANT U C THIS IS INEVI
36、TABLEWHATS THE USE IN WASTIN TIME?U AND ME WE COULD BE COM4TABLEALL THAT TAKES IS 4 U 2 MAKE UP UR MINDSO NOW WHATS THE MATTER?U AND ME, WE BOTH DIMESSAID WE WEREALL THEM OTHER PENNIES SHOULD SCATTERWE OUGHT NOT WASTE THIS TIMETHATS YCHORUSCHOCOLATE BOXSO, WHATS THE DEAL, Y U FRONTIN KEEP IT REALDO
37、U WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME?IF U THINK EYE GOT SOMETHING THAT U WANT,SUGA NOTHIN HERE COMES 4 FREEEYE BEEN AROUND THIS WAYGOT LOST AND FOUNDLEMME C IF U REMEMBER MY NAMEU CAN TRY 2 GET IT BUT EYE CANT LET U HIT ITCUZ U NEVER GON B THE SAMEEYE GOT A BOX A CHOCOLATESTHATLL ROCK THE SOX OF ANYGIRL THAT W
38、ANNA COME MY WAYAND EYE AINT GOT NO TIME 2 WASTEIF SHE AINT MAKIN BANK AND SCARED OFWHAT A BRUTHA GOT 2 SAYSHE WANT THE B-O-X-A-CHOCOLATE EVERYDAYSO WHATS THE DEAL R U SPORTIN SOME WHEELSOR R U RIDIN IN A LIMOUSINE?THIS AINT PROM NIGHT AND EYE DONT WANNAFIGHT SO U BETTA GET UR DIRTY CLEANEYE HEAR UR
39、 WORDS GOIN UP AND DOWN URSKIRT UR GONNA GET A CHANCE 2 PROVE ITU BEST BELIEVE IF U WANNA GET WIT MEIT TAKES A REAL WOMAN 2 DO ITCHORUS (Q-TIP)SO WHATS THE DEAL R U GAY OR POPPIN PILLS?Y U STILL WANNA TAKE MY HAND?THIS DISCOTECH IS BOUT 2 MAKE ME A WRECKMY FEET R SINGIN LOUDER THAN THE BANDEYE C U G
40、OT THE FEELINFLASHIN LIGHTS UP ON THE CEILINGSAY U GOTTA GET UR WEEKEND NOWWHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?U KNOW U CANT MAKE CHOCOLATE CAKEIF AINT NOBODY EVER SHOWED U HOWCHORUS X2SHE WANT THE B-O-X-A-CHOCOLATE EVERYDAYDANCE FOR MECHORUSEYE LIKE IT WHEN U DANCE CUZ IT GETS ME HOTEYE LIKE IT WHEN U SHA
41、KE EVERYTHING U GOTEYE LIKE IT WHEN U DANCE CUZ ITS SO SEXYEYE LIKE IT WHEN U DANCE 4 MEEYE LIKE IT WHEN U THINK EYEM ALL ALONEUR THE VOICE EYE HEAR FROM THE TELEPHONETELLIN ME ALL UR DEEPEST FANTASIESEYE LIKE IT WHEN U DANCE 4 MEHALLELUJAHEYE LIKE IT WHEN EYE HEAR A KNOCKON MY DOORU R STANDING THER
42、E IN UR CHRISTIAN DIORDARK SUNGLASSES IN THE PALE MOONLIGHTEYE LIKE IT WHEN THE SCENE IS RIGHTU CAN TAKE UR WRAP AND LAY IT ON THE CHAIRIF ANYBODY FINDS IT EYE DONT CAREWHAT WE DO 2GETHER MAKES HISTORYEYE LIKE IT WHEN U DANCE 4 MEHALLELUJAH UR FLAMENCO EYES R ALL LIKE JAZZWITH EVERY OTHER SIP OF WHA
43、TS IN UR GLASSTHE SEXIER U GETTHE MORE UR IN2 MY STASHEYE LIKE IT WHEN U DANCE FOR MEHALLELUJAH(DANCE DANCE 4 ME DANCE DANCE 4 ME)CHORUS X2DANCE DANCE EYE LIKE IT WHEN U DANCE 4 MEURE GONNA C MEEYE KNOW IM NOT GONNA SLEEP 2NITECUZ URE NOT BY MY SIDE AND THAT AINT RIGHTEYE THOUGHT THAT WE BOUGHT THIS
44、 BED 4 2 WHAT GOOD IS IT IF EYEM NOT WITH UCHORUSGIMME A PAGE ON MY 2-WAYEYELL HIT U BACK WITH NO DELAYWHEN U HEAR ALL EYEVE GOT 2 SAYURE GONNA C MEWHETHER IN PERSON OR THE PHONEIVE GOT 2 GET U ALL ALONEAND WHEN EYE DO, BABY, ITS ONURE GONNA C MEURE GONNA C METHERES NEVER A MINUTE THAT EYE FINDTHAT
45、U DONT EVER CROSS MY MINDIF U COULD JUST HOLD ME TIGHT UD CTHERE IS NOTHING HARDER 4 U THAN MECHORUSURE THE REASON I TOOK A ROPE& LASSOED THE MOON2 PROVE THAT WHEN IT COMES 2 U THERES NOTHING THAT EYE WONT DOEYE WOULD STARE IN2 THE SUN IF U WOULD BE MINEITS NOT SO GREAT A LEAP SINCE 2 ALL OTHERS EYE AM BLINDEYE KNOW EYEM NOT GONNA SLEEP
