Ursula Rucker

Broken Lyrics



WE BE DANCIN’ IN THE DARK

AND FIGHTIN IN THE LIGHT

CAN WE GET THIS SHIT TOGETHER...CAN WE

ROCK THIS MIC CALLED LIFE

CAN WE...ROCK THIS MIC CALLED LIFE

WHEN I’M ON THE MIC I ROCK THE MIC RIGHT

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BOY, YOU DON’T KNOW WHICH WAY IS UP

YOU ALWAYS BRING ME DOWN...DOWN, DOWN – DOWN

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BOY, YOU DON’T KNOW WHICH WAY IS UP

YOU ALWAYS BRING ME DOWN

CORRECTION, I LET YOU BRING ME DOWN

BREAK MY SPIRIT TO THE VERY LAST COMPOUND...

INTO PARTICLES

OF HURT, TEARS

LOVE, SWEAT, YEARS

INTO SOMETHING LIKE DUST

SCATTERING

FLURRYING

IN SUSPENSION

IN THE THICK AIR BETWEEN US

TRUST – BROKEN

HEARTS – BROKEN

PROMISES – BROKEN

INTO PARTICLES...SUSPENDED

IN THE THICK AIR BETWEEN US

LIKE MOSQUITO AND AMBER

LIVES FROZEN IN TIME...WASTED TIME

CAN WE FIND A WAY TO RECREATE

CRACK THE AMBER

EXTRACT THE BLOOD FROM THE MOSQUITO

MAKE A NEW LIFE

MAKE A NEW LIFE

MAKE A NEW LIFE

OR WOULD YOU RATHER JUST FIGHT?

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WE BE DANCIN’ IN THE DARK

AND FIGHTIN’ IN THE LIGHT

CAN WE GET THIS SHIT TOGETHER...CAN WE

ROCK THIS MIC CALLED LIFE

CAN WE...ROCK THIS MIC CALLED LIFE

WHEN I’M ON THE MIC I ROCK THE MIC RIGHT

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BOY, YOU DON’T KNOW WHICH WAY IS UP

I LET YOU BRING ME DOWN...DOWN, DOWN – DOWN

AND LORD ONLY KNOWS WHY I...

ALLOW YOU TO...CROWD ME, CORNER ME, MAKE ME

MAKE ME...FORGET ME

MAKE ME...REGRET ME

BAIT ME, HOOK ME, THROW ME...BACK INTO THE DIRTY

WATER

BAIT ME, HOOK ME, THROW ME....BACK INTO THE DIRTY

WATER

BAIT ME, HOOK ME, THROW ME...BACK INTO THE DIRTY

WATER

AGAIN...AGAIN...AGAIN

AND AGAIN

DO I LOOK LIKE PAVLOV’S DOG TO YOU?

I GUESS I DO

WELL...RING THAT BELL NOW MOTHER-FUCKER

SEE WHAT HAPPENS

SEE WHAT HAPPENS

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WE BE DANCIN’ IN THE DARK

AND FIGHTIN’ IN THE LIGHT

CAN WE GET THIS SHIT TOGETHER...CAN YOU

ROCK THIS THING CALLED LIFE

CAN WE ROCK THIS THING CALLED LIFE

WHEN I’M ON THE MIC I ROCK THE MIC RIGHT

WHEN I’M ON THE MIC I ROCK THE MIC RIGHT

WHEN I’M ON THE MIC I ROCK THE MIC RIGHT

RIGHT

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WE BE DANCIN’

WE BE DANCIN’

WE BE DANCIN’ IN THE DARK AND FIGHTIN’ IN THE

LIGHT

WHEN I’M ON THE MIC I ROCK THE MIC RIGHT

WHEN I’M ON THE MIC I ROCK THE MIC RIGHT

WHEN I’M ON THE MIC I ROCK THE MIC RIGHT

RIGHT, RIGHT