Prince

Released: November 22, 2012

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Intro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 1]
She believed in fairy tales and princes
He believed the voices coming from his stereo
He believed in rock and roll
She left her past and those lily-white fences
And headed out to Hollywood in search of her soul
But she had to pay the toll
Yes, she did

[Chorus 1]
They were bound to find each other
He needed proof, she needed a brother
That’s when stars collide
When there’s space for what you want
And your heart is open wide

[Verse 2]
Wait a minute
He gave up women for the stripes of the road
And learned the meaning of grace
That’s when his cup overflowed
Hmm
And she said: “Hello”
He said, “My faith keeps me from willin’
But you know that I’m able
And if there’s some room, I’d like to sit at your table”
She said “It’s tight, but I think I can fit you in”

[Chorus 2]
This kind of love don’t come from a prayer
Ain’t talking rebound, born of despair
Yellow sun rising on their bodies in bed
Two people in love
With nothing but the road ahead

[Bridge]
Ah yeah, oh ho
All right, hmm
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oooooh
Let’s go
Mmm

[Verse 3]
She believed in fairy tales and princes
He believed in jazz, rhythm and blues, and this thing called soul
He believed in rock and roll
Hear me
She wanted to see her name appear on the big screen
He just wanted to hear her scream his name
Can you scream my name?
Do you know what I mean?
Hmm

[Chorus 2]
This kind of love don’t come from a prayer
Ain’t talking rebound, born of despair
Yellow sun rising on their bodies in bed
Two people in love with nothing but the road ahead

[Outro]
Rock, rock, love affair
Rock, rock, love affair
Rock, rock, love affair

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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