Released: December 19, 1984

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Intro]
I, 2, 3, huh
1, ,2 3, hah
You
You
You
You
Wendy
You
I would die for you
Yeah, y'all
You
I would die for you
Lisa
You
Eddie, Miko, huh, whew!
You
I would die for you
I would die for you
Say it again, y'all
You
I would die for you
I can't hear you, say it now
You
I would die for you
Say it one more time, oh
You
I would die for you
Accent
You
You
I would die for you
You
I would die for you
Oh, oh
You
Darling, my darling, darling
You, sing!
I would die for you
1, 2, 3
Whew!

[Verse 1]
I'm not a woman
I'm not a man
I am something that you'll never understand
I'll never beat you
I never lie
And if you're evil I'll forgive you by and by, 'cause...

[Chorus]
You: I would die for you, yeah
Iff you want me to
You: I would die for you, uh
Yeah

[Verse 2]
I'm not your lover
But I'll be your friend
I am something that you'll never comprehend
No need to worry
No need to cry
He's your messiah, and you're the reason why, 'cause...

[Chorus]
You: I would die for you, yeah
If you want me to
You: I would die for you
Leadline, help me

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
You're just a, you're just a, you're just a sinner, I am told
Be your fire when you're cold
Make you happy when you're sad
Make you good when you are bad
I'm not a human
I am a dove
I'm your conscience
I am love
All I really need is to know that you believe

[Chorus]
Yeah, I would die for you, yeah
Darling, if you want me to
You: I would die for you
Oooh
You
Sing!
I would die for you
Darling, if you want me to
You: I would die for you
2, 3, 4, accent!

[Instrumental Break]

[Non-lyrical Chorus]

[Saxophone Solo]

Prince and the Revolution

“The Revolution” was originally the live backing band for Prince in the early years of his career. They first appeared in a studio capacity on 1999, but it wasn’t until 1984’s Purple Rain when they were officially credited. The band is noted for its diverse range of musicians, which wasn’t very common in the 1980s and inspired by what Sly Stone did with The Family Stone.

The most famous line-up consisted of Prince on lead vocals, guitar, and piano, Wendy Melvoin on guitar and vocals, Brown Mark on bass guitar and vocals, Lisa Coleman on keyboards, piano, and vocals, Matt “Doctor” Fink on keyboards and vocals, and Bobby Z on drums and percussion. The last albums where the Revolution was credited was 1985’s Around the World In A Day & 1986’s Parade.