I will be gay, if the gay are burned
I'll be Africa, if Africa is shut down
I will be poor, if the poor are humiliated
And I'll be a child, if the children are exploited
[Pre-Chorus]
I know what I am
And I know what I'm not
[Chorus]
O mundo é selvagem
O caminho é solitário (É, é, é)
O mundo é selvagem
O caminho é solitário (É, é, é)
(É, é, é, é)
(É, é, é, é)
(É, é, é, é)
[Verse 2]
I'll be Islam, if Islam is hated
I'll be Israel, if they're incarcerated
I'll be Native Indian, if the Indian has been taken
And I'll be a woman, if she's raped and her heart is breaking
[Pre-Chorus]
I know what I am (God knows what I am)
And I know what I'm not (And He knows what I'm not)
Do you know who you are?
Will we know when to stop?
O mundo é selvagem
O caminho é solitário (É, é, é)
O mundo é selvagem
O caminho é solitário (É, é, é)
[Bridge]
Eu sei o que sou
E o que não sou (É, é, é, é)
Eu sei o que sou
E o que não sou (É, é, é, é)
O mundo (Wild is the world)
Wild is the world (É selvagem)
Wild is the world (É, é, é, é)
[Pre-Chorus]
I know what I am (God knows what I am)
And I know what I'm not (And He knows what I'm not)
Do you know who you are?
Will we know when to stop?
[Outro]
Wild is the world
And lonely is the path
To come to you
About
In 6/4 time, “Killers Who Are Partying” has Portuguese influences and some lyrics are sang in Portuguese. Lyrically, it shows Madonna sympathizing with minorities around the world.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
When asked about the meaning of the song during an interview for the french magazine TÊTU, Madonna answered:
What Mirwais and I try to say in this song is that we don’t see the world in a fragmented way, but as a unity. And I am part of it. I see myself as an aspect of the Universe’s soul. I don’t see the world through categories and labels. But society loves to categorize and separate people: the poors, the gays, the Africans… because it gives us a feeling of safety. What I say in this song is that I will embody each case in which people try to lock us in. I will be in the front line. I will take the punches, the fire. Because I am a citizen of the world and because my soul is connected to all humans souls. So I am responsible for everybody. If one person suffers, I suffer. To me, to song is an act and a declaration of solidarity.
I really felt inspired by the melancholy and the feeling of this music, by the sound of Cesaria Evora, the morna and Cape Verde. The authenticity of the music that I hear everywhere in Portugal has touched me. I wanted to appropriate this music and make it more modern.
- 1.Medellín
- 2.Dark Ballet
- 3.God Control
- 4.Future
- 5.Batuka
- 6.Killers Who Are Partying
- 7.Crave
- 8.Crazy
- 9.Come Alive
- 10.Extreme Occident
- 11.Faz Gostoso
- 12.Bitch I’m Loca
- 15.I Rise
- 16.Funana
- 18.Ciao Bella
