Alicia Keys

Released: November 4, 2016

Songwriter: Emeli Sandé Alicia Keys

Producer: Alicia Keys

[Intro]
Come on
Feel me
Yes

[Verse 1]
Shame on us, all your sons and your daughters
Thieve all your gold and we poison all your waters
Every piece of our soul is for sale, now they bought us
Think we know it all, then look where it got us

[Refrain]
Oh, mama, mama
Oh, mama, mama
We're cryin' to the wind (Uh)

[Verse 2]
Tryna play God, we been fuckin' with genetics
All that you have given and we only disrespect it
The rate that we're goin', premature Armageddon
That's what gonna happen if we let it

[Refrain]
Oh, mama, mama
Oh, mama, mama
We're cryin' to the wind, mm

[Chorus]
Is there any savin' us?
We've become so dangerous
Is there any change in us?
Even for the sake of love
How you gonna kill your mama?
When only mama's gonna love you to the grave

[Verse 3]
Killin' ourselves, fallin' down with the sickness
Money is the king, it's a dirty bloody business
There will be no trial, but the child will always witness
If we're in love with Hell, why the hell would Heaven visit?

[Refrain]
Oh, mama, mama
Oh, mama, mama
We're cryin' to the wind

[Verse 4]
When mama gets the belt, you gon' wish we didn't do it
Had your chance for redemption, but you fuckin' blew it
Now the weather's changin' and the hurricane is movin'
Right in your direction, what direction are you choosin'?

[Refrain]
Oh, mama, mama
Oh, mama, mama
Forgive us for your pain

[Chorus]
Is there any savin' us?
We've become so dangerous
Is there any changin' us?
Even for the sake of love
How you gonna kill your mama?
When only mama's gonna love you to the grave?

[Outro]
How you gonna kill your mama? Oh
How you gonna kill your mama? Oh

[Outro]
59th Street Columbus Circle, transfer to the 1B-, C-, and the D-train
Brooklyn-bound A. 42nd street is next, stand clear of the closing doors

Gifted with one of the finest voices of the early 21st century and exceptional talent, the famed Alicia Keys is a recognized, award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. She was born on January 25, 1981 in New York.

Her debut album Songs in A Minor launched her career as she became the best-selling new artist of 2001. Her follow-up album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) and her album for the MTV Unplugged series in 2005 further cemented her at the top of the pop and R&B game. Her biggest hits are powerful ballads like “Fallin',” “If I Ain’t Got You,” and “No One.”

On January 15, 2019 Pop/R&B legend and 15-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys was announced as the host of the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. This will be the first time Keys has been the master of ceremonies for Music’s Biggest Night.

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