Prince

Released: November 20, 2001

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Verse 1]
Want to get lost in the mellow, mellow of my mind
Chop a tree, pay the cost
I rather have a glass of you that's fine
Come on over baby 'round 7, chill in your favorite chair
You can watch a tape of this mellow after party
Macy and Common were there
Besides, you know it takes awhile for me to do my hair

[Chorus]
Come on get lost in the mellow, mellow
Come on get lost in the mellow, mellow

[Interlude]
How's that feel?

[Verse 2]
Where you want to eat tonight baby?
I know this dope spot called one another
Or maybe we might swing by the egg
The perfect place to play house, I could smother you
I just might be running lines, there's just so much you can find
In the mellow of my mind

[Chorus]
Come on get lost in the mellow, mellow
Come on get lost in the mellow, mellow

[Bridge]
This rainbow psychedelia
Come on get lost in the mellow, mellow
There ain't nothing to be afraid of
Just you and me in the mellow of my mind

[Verse 3]
I want to get lost in the composition of you
Let the rhythm play only the notes you want me to
I'm a good learner and once I understand
I'll stand under you and let you show me
How you want your man to be
I could dance for you a little comical minuet
If you desire I'll shed my attire, anything to get you wet
Shower, my flower?
So much to do, so little time
So choose wisely and you can find thee
In the mellow of my mind

[Chorus]
Come on get lost in the mellow, mellow
Come on get lost in the mellow, mellow

[Verse 4]
Can I sing to you while you bring yourself to joy?
I'll go slow at first, while you quench your thirst
Wet circles round the toy
While you bring yourself to joy

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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