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Artist: Kanye West
Track: Power

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I'm living in that 21st century
Doing something mean to it
Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it
Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it
I guess every superhero need his theme music

No one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power
(21st-century schizoid man)

The system broken, and the school's closed, the prisons open
We ain't got nothin' to lose, ma'fucka, we rollin'
Huh? Ma'fucka, we rollin'
With some light-skinned girls and some Kelly Rowlands
In this white man's world, we the ones chosen
So goodnight, cruel world, I'll see you in the mornin'
Huh? I'll see you in the mornin'
This is way too much, I need a moment

No one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power
'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours

And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
(21st-century schizoid man)

Fuck SNL and the whole cast
Tell 'em Yeezy said they can kiss my whole ass
More specifically, they can kiss my asshole
I'm an asshole? You niggas got jokes
You short-minded niggas thoughts is Napoleon
My furs is Mongolian, my ice brought the goalies in
Now I embody every characteristic of the egotistic
He knows he so fuckin' gifted
I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts
Got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault
My childlike creativity, purity and honesty
Is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts
Reality is catching up with me
Taking my inner child, I'm fighting for custody
With these responsibilities that they entrusted me
As I look down at my diamond encrusted piece

Thinkin', no one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the powder
'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours

And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
(21st-century schizoid man)

Colin Powells, Austin Powers
Lost in translation with a whole fuckin' nation
They say I was the abomination of Obama's nation
Well that's a pretty bad way to start the conversation
At the end of the day, goddammit, I'm killin' this shit
I know damn well y'all feeling this shit
I don't need your pussy, bitch, I'm on my own dick
I ain't gotta power trip, who you goin' home with?
How 'Ye doing? I'm surviving
I was drinking earlier, now I'm driving
Where the bad bitches, huh? Where y'all hiding?
I got the power make your life so exciting

Now this will be a beautiful death
I'm jumping out the window
I'm letting everything go
I'm letting everything go
Mmm, now this will be a beautiful death
I'm jumping out the window
I'm letting everything go
I'm letting everything go
Now this will be a beautiful death
Jumping out the window
Letting everything go
Letting everything go
You got the power to let power go?
(21st-century schizoid man)
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who wrote “POWER” by Kanye West?
“POWER” by Kanye West was written by Kanye West, S1, Peter Sinfield, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Robert Fripp, Boris Bergman, Jean-Pierre Lang, Francois Bernheim, Ken Lewis, Jeff Bhasker, MIKE DEAN & Dwele.
Q:When did Kanye West release “POWER”?
Kanye West released “POWER” on May 28, 2010.
Q:Who produced “POWER” by Kanye West?
“POWER” by Kanye West was produced by Kanye West, S1, Andrew Dawson, Jeff Bhasker & MIKE DEAN.
Q:Who wrote “Kanye West - POWER (Rap Blvd Remix)” by Rap Boulevard?
“Kanye West - POWER (Rap Blvd Remix)” by Rap Boulevard was written by S1 & Kanye West, Happy Perez, Andrew Dawson, Jeff Bhasker & MIKE DEAN.
Q:Who produced “POWER (John Mayer Remix)” by Kanye West?
“POWER (John Mayer Remix)” by Kanye West was produced by Andrew Dawson, Jeff Bhasker, S1 & MIKE DEAN.
Q:Who produced “POWER (Remix)” by Kanye West?
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Q:Who wrote “POWER (Remix)” by Kanye West?
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