I'm living in that 21st century
Doing something mean to it
Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it
Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it
I guess every superhero need his theme music

No one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power
(21st-century schizoid man)

The system broken, and the school's closed, the prisons open
We ain't got nothin' to lose, ma'fucka, we rollin'
Huh? Ma'fucka, we rollin'
With some light-skinned girls and some Kelly Rowlands
In this white man's world, we the ones chosen
So goodnight, cruel world, I'll see you in the mornin'
Huh? I'll see you in the mornin'
This is way too much, I need a moment

No one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power
'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours

And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
(21st-century schizoid man)

Fuck SNL and the whole cast
Tell 'em Yeezy said they can kiss my whole ass
More specifically, they can kiss my asshole
I'm an asshole? You niggas got jokes
You short-minded niggas thoughts is Napoleon
My furs is Mongolian, my ice brought the goalies in
Now I embody every characteristic of the egotistic
He knows he so fuckin' gifted
I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts
Got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault
My childlike creativity, purity and honesty
Is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts
Reality is catching up with me
Taking my inner child, I'm fighting for custody
With these responsibilities that they entrusted me
As I look down at my diamond encrusted piece

Thinkin', no one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the powder
'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours

And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
And they say, and they say
(21st-century schizoid man)

Colin Powells, Austin Powers
Lost in translation with a whole fuckin' nation
They say I was the abomination of Obama's nation
Well that's a pretty bad way to start the conversation
At the end of the day, goddammit, I'm killin' this shit
I know damn well y'all feeling this shit
I don't need your pussy, bitch, I'm on my own dick
I ain't gotta power trip, who you goin' home with?
How 'Ye doing? I'm surviving
I was drinking earlier, now I'm driving
Where the bad bitches, huh? Where y'all hiding?
I got the power make your life so exciting

Now this will be a beautiful death
I'm jumping out the window
I'm letting everything go
I'm letting everything go
Mmm, now this will be a beautiful death
I'm jumping out the window
I'm letting everything go
I'm letting everything go
Now this will be a beautiful death
Jumping out the window
Letting everything go
Letting everything go
You got the power to let power go?
(21st-century schizoid man)


Lyrics submitted by zoerofl, edited by Mellow_Harsher

Power Lyrics as written by Kanye West Jeff Bhasker

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  • +4
    General Comment

    I'm thinking he says "Colin Powers, Austin Powers". But I could be wrong.

    idle threaton May 29, 2010   Link
  • +4
    General Comment

    anybody else hear him repeat the word suicide when he says "I got the power, make yo' life so excitin' (So excitin')"

    yipeekaiyayon July 01, 2010   Link
  • +3
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    i couldve sworn i heard trippin off the powder, but i guess not

    katexxon August 12, 2010   Link
  • +3
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    Come on people. This song is about Kanye and his role in the public eye. He's saying that nobody should command as much attention as he does - that the fixation with his life, his music, and his persona is out of control. On 808s he said fame is isolation, now he's realizing it also means scrutiny. He knows he is ego tripping, and it's essentially a nod to his self-destructive life as a celebrity.

    Azacabon September 02, 2010   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    This song is hot, he's getting over that self pitying stuff.

    kingcam07on May 28, 2010   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it My furs is Mongolian, my ice, brought the goalies in

    And it kinda sounds like he says "Colin Powell, Austin Powers" but I could be wrong.

    strykerchickon June 03, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    KANYE WEST IS BACK SON!

    Also, I feel like he's making fun of Aziz Ansari when he says, "You niggas got jokes." The way he says jokes, hahah.

    mchrisseeon June 08, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    new mix is awesome the laughing at the end is haunting

    YerBlueJayWayon July 01, 2010   Link
  • +1
    My Opinion

    I was very supprised when i heard this - Sample of KING CRIMSON - 21st century schizoid man, Have to say i like it though :)

    sar_bocon July 11, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Such a good song!!! Kanye is definitely back, bitches. Personally, I feel like he's referring to the rap genre when he says, "No one man should have all that power." I really don't think he's bashing any religion. Does anyone know what the auto-tuned voice is saying in the background when Kanye's going, "and then they?" Cuz it sounds like "Girls lead/league" to me. Which, in reference to the music charts, would be that the men don't have much pull anymore, cuz look at all the strong female artists. But I just might be hearing things.

    BittersweetxLoveon August 15, 2010   Link

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