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We MarchPrince

Released: September 26, 1995

Songwriter: Nona Gaye Prince

Producer: Prince

[Intro]
Uno para todos, y todos para uno [One for all and all for one]
March, we march
(Whoa)
(Whoa)
(Whoa)
(Whoa)
(Whoa)
(Whoa)
March, we march
March, we march

[Verse 1]
If this is the same avenue my ancestors fought to liberate
How come I can't buy a piece of it even if my credit's straight?
If all the water's dirty and I wanna lay the pipe, my dammy
The river that I drink from, will it be the same as your mammy?

[Chorus]
Now's the time to find a rhyme (Yeah)
That's got a reason and frees the mind (Yeah)
From angry thoughts, the racist kind (Yeah)
If we all wanna a change then come on get in line
Next time we march (Whoa)
We're kicking down the door
Next time we march (Whoa)
All is what we're marching for

[Verse 2]
If this is the same sister that you cannot stop calling a bitch (Bitch)
It will be the same one that will leave your broke ass in a ditch (Ditch)
If you can't find a better reason to call this woman otherwise
Then don't cry, you made the bed in which you lie

[Chorus]
Now's the time to find a rhyme (Yeah)
That's got a reason and frees the mind (Yeah)
From angry thoughts, the racist kind (Yeah)
If we all wanna a change then come on get in line
Next time we march (Whoa)
We're kicking down the door
Next time we march (Whoa)
All is what we're marching for

[Interlude]
(Whoa)
(Whoa)
(Whoa)
(Whoa)
March, we march (Come on)
March, we march
Yes we do!

[Verse 3]
Now we clarify forever, in other words as long as it takes
We ain't got no use for ice cream without the cake (Umm)
We ain't got no time for excuses, the promised land belongs to all
We can march in peace but you best watch your back if another leader falls

[Interlude]
March, we march
March, we march
He said it, she said it and I say
He said it, she said it and I say

[Chorus]
Now's the time (now's the time) to find a rhyme (Yeah)
That's got a reason (Yeah) and frees the mind (free your mind)
From angry thoughts, the racist kind (Yeah)
If we all wanna a change then come on get in line (Get in line!)
Next time we march (Whoa)
We're kickin' down the door
Next time we march (Hey yeah) (Whoa)
All is what were marching for (Whooaa)
Next time we march (Oh yeah) (Whoa)
Kickin' down the door
Next time we march (Hey yeah) (Whoa)
All is what were marchin' for

[Outro]
The fun don't stop the bacon
That's when the money going to stop the shaking
I know that next time we march, yeah

Prince

An American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and actor that produced 22 RIAA-platinum albums during his 40-year career, Prince may be known for one of many different things – his turn as “The Kid” in the iconic film/album/8 ½ minute ballad “Purple Rain”, being the writer behind the acclaimed anthem “Kiss,” rivaling Michael Jackson at the pinnacle of his career, being the inspiration behind censorship laws, or being the artist addressed as an unpronounceable symbol throughout the 1990s—but while many know of Prince, most don’t fully understand the impact his legacy left on this world.

Going by many aliases throughout his life, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958 with his father’s (John L. Nelson) stage name as his own given one. Growing up, Prince suffered from serious epileptic seizures at a very young age, but he had wrote his first composition of many by age seven, and outside of his love for basketball, he wanted music to be his purpose in life. His tumultuous childhood, witnessing alcoholism and abuse, caused him to find refuge in neighbor André Cymone’s home in his teens, where the two competed in local band competitions, leading to Prince’s introduction to Morris Day alongside music with his cousin’s band 94 East, leading him to be courted by record labels and ultimately signed to Warner Bros. Records with complete creative control; at 19, his debut album, For You (1978) was released – Prince played all 19 instruments on the record.

Influenced by the likes of Miles Davis, Rick James, and James Brown, Prince desired to form a music dynasty and after the success of his next albums – the platinum-selling Prince (1979), the sexually-charged Dirty Mind (1980), and politically-motivated Controversy (1981) – he negotiated for the ability to form his own label and manage artists of his own. Prince’s trademark sexual/religious rhetoric within pop-and-dance, funk-rock sound gained him a following, but his opening slates for Rick James and The Rolling Stones were both negatively received and facing bankruptcy, the young artist began to reach for mainstream popularity. Cashing on the drug-influenced doomsday mania of the times, 1982’s 1999 easily achieved that mainstream appeal, landing him on MTV, music charts, and radio stations across the world.

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