Released: October 12, 2017

Featuring: Jussie Smollett Yazz

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Jim Beanz

[Intro: Yazz]
Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
To get through this thing called "life"
Electric word, life
It means forever and that's a mighty long time
But I'm here to tell you
There's something else
The afterworld
A world of never ending happiness
You can always see the sun, day or night
So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills
You know the one, Dr. Everything'll-Be-Alright
Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
Ask him how much of your mind, baby
Cause in this life
Things are much harder than in the afterworld
In this life
You're on your own
And if de-elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy (Punch a higher floor!)
Woo!

[Verse 1: Jussie Smollett]
If you don't like
The world you're living in
Take a look around
At least you got friends
I called my old lady
For a friendly word
She picked up the phone
Dropped it on the floor
(Ah-s ah-s) is all I heard

[Pre-Chorus: Jussie Smollett]
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
Oh, no lets go!

[Chorus: Jussie Smollett]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Let's look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go!

[Verse 2: Jussie Smollett]
We're all excited
But we don't know why
Maybe it's cause
We're all gonna die
And when we do (When we do)
What's it all for (What's it all for)
You better live now
Before the grim reaper come knocking on your door

[Pre-Chorus: Both]
Tell me, are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
Oh, no let's go!

[Chorus: Jussie Smollett]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go!

[Ad lib / Instrumental break: Jussie Smollett & (Yazz)]
C'mon baby
Let's get nuts!
Yeah
(Let's go crazy!)

[Pre-Chorus: Jussie Smollett & Yazz]
Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down?
Oh, no let's go!
Go (Go crazy)

[Bridge: Jussie Smollett]
I said let's go crazy (go crazy)
Let's go (Let's go! )
Go (Let's go! )

[Verse 3: Jussie & (Yazz), Both]
Dr. Everything'll-Be-Alright
(Will make everything go wrong)
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill
Hang tough children

[Outro: Yazz]
He's comin'
He's comin'
He's Comin'
He's Comin'
He's Comin'

[Guitar solo]

Empire Cast

Hip-hop artist and CEO of Empire Entertainment, Lucious Lyon, has always ruled unchallenged, but a medical diagnosis predicts he will be incapacitated in three years, which prompts the sharks to circle. Without further damaging his family, he must decide which of his three sons will take over. His favorite, young Hakeem, is a gifted musician but values fame over hard work. Middle son, Jamal, is talented and shy but gay – embarrassing to Lyon. The oldest, Andre, is business-minded but lacks charisma. The reappearance of Cookie, his ex-wife, complicates things; she says he owes her for taking the fall for the drug-running that financed his early career.