[00:11.09]I can't believe I love the things they say about me
[00:14.47]
[00:15.53]Walk in the room they throwing shade left to right
[00:18.65]
[00:19.84]They be like ooh  she's so fun face
[00:23.08]
[00:23.95]And I just tell em  cut me up  and get down
[00:27.82]
[00:28.94]They call us dirty 'cuz we break all your rules down
[00:32.37]
[00:33.25]And we just came to act a fool
[00:35.37]Is that all right (Girl  that's alright)
[00:37.55]They be like Ooh  let them eat cake
[00:41.05]
[00:41.74]But we eat wings and throw them bones on the ground
[00:45.48]
[00:46.54]Am I a freak for dancing around
[00:49.91]
[00:50.68]Am I a freak for getting down
[00:54.24]
[00:55.43]I'm cutting up  don't cut me down
[00:58.68]
[00:59.61]Yeah I wanna be  wanna be
[01:02.42]
[01:04.42]Is it peculiar that she twerk in the mirror
[01:07.66]
[01:08.60]And am I weird to dance alone late at night
[01:11.97]
[01:13.16]And is it true we're all insane
[01:16.46]
[01:17.62]And I just tell 'em No we ain't" and get down
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[01:22.05]Hey sister am I good enough for your heaven
[01:25.43]
[01:26.30]Say will your God accept me in my black and white
[01:29.79]
[01:30.66]Will he approve the way I'm made
[01:34.35]
[01:35.54]Am I a sinner with my skirt on the ground
[01:39.09]
[01:40.10]Am I a freak for dancing around
[01:43.15]
[01:44.15]Am I a freak for getting down
[01:47.58]
[01:48.52]I'm coming up  don't cut me down
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[01:53.08]Yeah I wanna be
[01:54.46]
[02:15.54]Shake 'til the break of dawn
[02:17.67]Don't mean a thing  so duh
[02:19.85]I can't take it no more
[02:21.54]Baby  we in tuxedo groove
[02:24.35]Monae and E  Badu
[02:26.41]Crazy in the black and white
[02:28.72]We got the drums so tight
[02:30.40]Baby  here comes the freedom song
[02:33.15]Too strong we moving on
[02:35.33]Baby there's melody
[02:37.39]Show you another way
[02:39.82]This joints for fight unknown
[02:41.94]Come home and sing your song
[02:44.06]But you gotta testify
[02:46.31]Because the booty don't lie
[02:48.37]No  no  the booty don't lie
[02:50.86]Oh no  the booty don't lie
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[02:53.14]Wo
[02:54.00]
[03:05.55]I asked a question like this
[03:07.11]"Are we a lost generation of our people
[03:09.29]Add us to equations but they'll never make us equal
[03:11.54]She who writes the movie owns the script and the sequel
[03:13.78]So why ain't the stealing of my rights made illegal
[03:15.91]They keep us underground working hard for the greedy
[03:18.09]But when it's time pay they turn around
[03:19.78]And call us needy
[03:20.52]My crown too heavy like the Queen Nefertiti
[03:22.52]Gimme back my pyramid  I'm trying to free Kansas City
[03:24.83]Mixing masterminds like your name Bernie Grundman
[03:27.07]Well I'm gonna keep leading like a young Harriet Tubman
[03:29.20]You can take my wings but I'm still goin' fly
[03:31.44]And even when you edit me the booty don't lie
[03:33.50]Yeah  keep singing and I'mma keep writing songs
[03:35.87]I'm tired of Marvin asking me  "What's Going On
[03:38.06]March to the streets 'cuz I'm willing and I'm able
[03:40.37]Categorize me  I defy every label
[03:42.49]And while you're selling dope
[03:43.74]We're gonna keep selling hope
[03:44.86]We rising up now  you gotta deal you gotta cope
[03:47.17]Will you be electric sheep
[03:48.42]Electric ladies  will you sleep
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[03:50.82]Or will you preach "