[Intro]
The factory hums low, like
The factory, now
The factory hums low, like
The factory, oh
The factory hums low, like
The factory, now
The factory hums low, like
The factory, now

[Verse]
Arriving at the factory, the whole floor hums below
Our steel boots tap the time to a rhythm that we know
My arms swing left and right, your shoulders start to bend
A new mechanical ballet that will never, ever end

[Chorus]
In this dance factory, our motion becomes art
We manufacture rhythm from the soul inside the heart
This is the dance factory, a complex design flows
From every single movement, the vibrant beat just grows

[Build]
Lift, drop, turn, turn
Lift, drop, burn, burn
Lift, drop, turn, turn
Turn, burn, burn, burn!

With spins and flips on hallowed ground, we’re synchronized in air
The line injects that MDNA, we’re fueled beyond compare
The chrome and muscle interlace, our sweat ignites the scene
We’re bolting sound to time and space upon the mezzanine!
Up, up, up, up
Up, up, up, up

[Chorus]
In this dance factory, our motion becomes art
We manufacture rhythm from the soul inside the heart
This is the dance factory, a complex design flows
From every single movement, the vibrant beat just grows

Fac-fac-factory—mo-motion—art
Man-man-manufacture—from the heart
Fac-fac-factory—design—flows
Beat-beat-beat just—grows, grows, grows!

[Bridge / Breakdown]
The tempo quickens now, the finale is in sight…
One final, thrilling climax in the hazy factory light…
Then—
Stillness starts to glow…

[Outro]
Silence now descends, like
The rhythm stays, now
A heartbeat echoes through the gaps, like
Clock-out, slow now…
Breathe in… slow now…
Breathe out… slow now…


Dance Factory

[Verse 1]
This sticky summer haze
Warmer than memories of yesterday
The mercury will climb higher tomorrow
In the park, we were searching for shadow

[Chorus]
And then when I found you
You have a claim upon my heart
My internal temperature is rising
And then when I found you
You have a claim on this whole heart
It’s scorching hot, isn’t it?

"…scorching hot…"

[Verse 2]
It’s strange, I swear I have seen you before
In another life, or maybe just next door
Do you wish we could finally cool down?
Beneath the relentless heat of this town

[Chorus]
And then when I found you
You have a claim upon my heart
My internal temperature is rising
And then when I found you
You have a claim on this whole heart
It’s scorching hot, isn’t it?

[Bridge]
This city's constant heat (So hot)
This feeling on repeat (Don't stop)
Where a boy and this girl can convene (Will not)
In a recurring, faded dream (The end)
This city's constant heat (So hot)
This feeling on repeat (Don't stop)
Where a boy and this girl can convene (Will not)
In a recurring, faded dream (Again)

[Middle 8]
Static on the airwaves
Our shadows start to merge on the pavement
I'm monitoring you, like a machine would do
A system override, a beautiful glitch in the code
You've still got that fire, I'm just keeping an eye
My focus is on you, beneath this burning sky

[Outro]
Temperature is rising...
(Again...)
You have a claim on my heart...
(On repeat...)
Scorching hot, isn't it?
(Don't stop...)
I swear that I have met you before...
(The end...)

It’s Scorching Hot, Isn’t It?

It’s not a dance beat, but a pulse
A soft, digitised rimshot
And the skittering...
Mm, what did you say?
Just one more spirit… what the hell is going on?
The city's old nature… it just begins to rust.
These crop circles in the concrete…
A sinking, hollow feeling.
Two weeks in the sun and then it’s dust.
[Repeated] Show me the screens, the digital machines…
They were here before us.
[Repeated] Show me the screens, the digital machines…
They were here before us.
Mm, what did you say?
Oh, that you only feel real… with me?
Well of course, you do.
Mm, what did you say?
Mm, that this is all that we need?
Of course, it is.
You decided this…

The Digital Machines

[Intro]
(Oh-oh-oh)
(Yeah)
Mmm-hmm
Oh-na-na-na
Sun upon my skin now
(Oh yeah)

[Verse 1]
Mama, the journey
Was getting old
Cold inside my soul
Double armour
Now I’m your own
Finally coming home
Paranoid
I can't imagine this feeling, without you by my side, oh
My queen

[Chorus]
Uhh-uhh-uhh, uh, uh, uh (My love, my love, my love)
I’m coming home to you
Uhh, uhh, uhh, uh, uh, uh (My love, my love, my love)
To the rhythm of you
Uhh-uhh-uhh, uh, uh, uh (My love, my love, my love)
Dancing man, a new man for you
Uhh, uhh, uhh, uh, uh, uh (My love, my love, my love)
My Africa, my truth

[Verse 2]
Sweet Mother Africa, I no go forget you o
Ebezina, ebezina, the struggle is over o (Yeah!)
When I speak this English, oh-oh
Chọ-chọ-chọ, no soul in it
I no go deny you, whoa, whoa
I want to cherish you (My beautiful motherland)
If you feel this freedom, you go speak up, oh (My beautiful motherland)
My spirit so fine, no be fake love, oh
Ó ya baby, lie down, oh
In the golden sun for me, oh
Oh, sweet mango, bring that thing back, oh (Yeah)
Ah, baby

[Bridge]
The prodigal son is home
Returning to his father's sound
I lost that mother tongue
My thinking was from foreign ground
But my heart beats for that land
So take me back to Africa
Where my life began
I remember the feeling
Living in your hand
Take me back to my kingdom

[Chorus]
Uhh-uhh-uhh, uh, uh, uh (My love, my love, my love)
I’m coming home to you
Uhh, uhh, uhh, uh, uh, uh (My love, my love, my love)
To the rhythm of you
Uhh-uhh-uhh, uh, uh, uh (My love, my love, my love)
Dancing man, a new man for you
Uhh, uhh, uhh, uh, uh, uh (My love, my love, my love)
My Africa, my truth

[Outro]
Uhh-uhh-uhh, uh, uh, uh
Back to the motherland
Uhh, uhh, uhh, uh, uh, uh
Baby, baby, baby
Oh-oh, a loving man
Uhh-uhh-uhh, uh, uh, uh
A dancing man
Uhh, uhh, uhh, uh, uh, uh
My love, my love, my love
(Lagos… Ghana… my kingdom come)
(Oh, na, na)
(Yeah)

Mama Africa

This song ended up on the cutting room floor.
I think it should have been in the movie.

(Verse 1)
You are so beautiful, you are so smart
It kills me that you can't see the work of art
They tell us "be extraordinary," a mountain we must climb
But somehow we're always doing it wrong, every single time.
You have to be thin, but please don't you dare say
That you want to be thin, just be "healthy" on the way
But you have to be thin... you have to have the cash
But don't you ask for money, 'cause they'll only call it crass.

(Chorus)
And oh...
I'm so tired of watching us try to be what people like
I'm just so tired of tying myself in knots under the light
It's too hard, it's too much, and no one says "thank you" for the cost
And it turns out that not only are you wrong, but everything we lost...
Is all our fault.

(Verse 2)
You have to be the boss, but don't you be too mean
You have to lead the way, but keep their fragile egos clean
You're supposed to love being a mother, a pure and holy right
But don't you talk about your kids all damn day and all damn night.
Be a career woman, but always look around
And pick up all the pieces that the others drop on the ground
You have to answer for the things that all the bad men do
And if you dare to point that out, you're just complaining, it's on you.

(Chorus)
And oh!
I'm so tired of watching us try to be what people like!
I'm just so tired of tying myself in knots under the light!
It's too hard, it's too much, and no one says "thank you" for the cost!
And it turns out that not only are you wrong, but everything we lost...
Is all our fault!

(Bridge)
Stay pretty for them, but not so pretty that you tempt
Not so pretty you're a threat to the sisterhood you've kept
Always stand out, but always be so grateful for your spot
Never forget the system's rigged, but thank them for what you've got...
Yeah, thank them for what you've got.

(Build-up/Chant)
Never get old
Never be rude
Never show off
Never be selfish
Never fall down
Never fail
Never show fear
NEVER GET OUT OF LINE!

(Final Chorus)
And OH!
I'M SO TIRED OF WATCHING US TRY TO BE WHAT PEOPLE LIKE!
I'M SO TIRED OF TYING MYSELF IN KNOTS UNDER THE LIGHT!
IT'S TOO HARD, IT'S TOO MUCH, AND NO ONE GIVES YOU A MEDAL FOR THE COST!
AND IT TURNS OUT THAT NOT ONLY ARE YOU WRONG, BUT EVERYTHING IS YOUR FAULT!

(Outro)
I'm just so tired... of tying myself in knots so people will like us...
And if all of that is also true...
...for a doll...
Then I don't even know...
I don't even know.

Tying Myself in Knots (from Barbie Movie)

[Verse 1]
Live on a canal boat
A life of travel
No address, a ghost in the system
Just a backpack and a worn-out map

[Chorus]
Got wheels, will travel
Fix my diesel, got to get going
Can't stay in the same place too long
Transient states are where I belong

[Verse 2]
There is someone
I’m meant to meet
Probably on a street in Bangkok
A fleeting glance, a forgotten name

[Chorus]
Got wheels, will travel
Fix my diesel, got to get going
Can't stay in the same place too long
Transient states are where I belong

[Bridge]
Spend a day
In LA
Buy a car
Road trip on the freeway
The girls are always pretty
But no one can tie me down
A fixed address in town
Would be the end

[Outro]
The end... the end...
Sometimes in the city...
Sometimes closer to nature...
No one... tie me down...
Fixed address... the end...

Canal Boat

[Verse 1]
"What are you doing later? It's time to get physical.
I love your conversation, but this is mostly physical.
A phone call is nice, but I want to see you in person.
Let's have a drink, and lower your inhibitions."

[Chorus]
"A marvel, a marvel, this feeling for you.
If you're here to save me, then you know what to do.
I feel your presence, your kiss, it will never be enough.
And if you believe in this, my love will be your drug."

[Verse 2]
"Time to get physical, I'll rip your clothes off.
You're so irresistible, don't you dare call it off.
I need to touch you, I need to hold you.
Don't just say you understand, you gotta show me."

[Chorus]
"A marvel, a marvel, this feeling for you.
If you're here to save me, then you know what to do.
I feel your presence, your kiss, it will never be enough.
And if you believe in this, my love will be your drug."

[Bridge]
"Let me show you, I need a true connection.
It's more than a feeling, it's my one direction.
I won't take anything less than your deepest affection."

[Outro]
"Touch you," "Hold you," "Physical."

Repeated..

Physical

Physical (Radio Edit)

[Verse 1]
If I was to speak forbidden words
They would cage, they would cage
So when you start to ask about the chains
I'd deny, I'd deny
To speak my mind, I risk my time

[Pre-Chorus]
And it's running out, it's running out
"Palestine Action" 

[Chorus]
Oh, I know that I can't live without my truth
But this world will keep burning without you
Would you even know me branded like a zombie?
Would you even want me, want me, want me?

[Verse 2]
Painting the machines that bring the pain,
All we have is our voice in the pouring rain.
Laws are chains when justice isn't found,
Empty words are buried in the ground.
So we take a stand on this divided land,
Thinking thoughts that they can't understand.
In the face of power, a defiant cry,
Now they watch our every move with a vengeful eye.
Even so, the truth will never die.

[Pre-Chorus]
But it's running out, it's running out
"Palestine Action" 

[Chorus]
Oh, I know that I can't live without my truth
But this world will keep burning without you
Would you even know me branded like a zombie?
Would you even want me, want me, want me?
Would you even know me looking like a zombie?
Would you even want me, want me, want me?

[Bridge]
We could build a new world from these ruins
But they'd crush, turn it to dust
Because their world is just a prison for the fools
A cold stare, they just don't care
A simple phrase is now a crime to say
Just a thought can get you locked away
But we protest, we don't turn our backs on genocide
We protest, with our conscience as our only guide

"Palestine Action"

[Chorus]
Oh, I know that I can't live without my truth
But this world will keep burning without you
Would you even know me branded like a zombie?
Would you even want me, want me, want me?
Would you even know me looking like a zombie?
Would you even want me, want me, want me?
"Palestine Action"
 
[Outro]
Oh, I don't know what they'll make of me
But you'll see a fire burning, believe me
Would you even know me branded like a zombie?
Would you even want me, want me, want me?

Palestine Action

[Chorus]
I'm steering steady and my whip is low
(Whatchu waiting for?)
I feel like I just hit the jackpot
(Whatchu waiting for?)
I'm steering steady and my woman's high
(Whatchu waiting for?)
We're steering steady just to float by
(What the hell you waiting for?)

[Verse 1]
I'm getting wiser, and some paths are closing
Not as fresh as I used to be, it's exposing
A mortgage weighing me, no longer carefree
Still have things to do, and shores to see
Women still look like a masterpiece to me
I see their long legs and their wild smiles
And their knowing eyes
I want to groove until the sun dies
I want to use it now, you can't take it when you lie… down.

[Chorus]
I'm steering steady and my whip is low
(Whatchu waiting for?)
I feel like I just hit the jackpot
(Whatchu waiting for?)
I'm steering steady and my woman's high
(Whatchu waiting for?)
We're steering steady just to float by
(What the hell you waiting for?)

[Verse 2]
It's getting darker, but I have the will to go
Dance with me now, I'm in the rhythm
At work they think I'm a fossil
But I’m ready to move, teeth white, skin dark
Come with me now, and let’s start.
Then the blue and reds flash in the rearview mirror
Same old hassle, makes the anger clearer
They pull me over, asking what's the deal
Just for cruising while being for real.

[Bridge]
It's getting late, but I have the energy to flow
Dance with me, I’m in the zone
At work they think I’m a ghost
But I’m ready to go, teeth white, skin black
Come with me, and let’s make a track.

[Chorus]
I'm steering steady and my whip is low
(Whatchu waiting for?)
I feel like I just hit the jackpot
(Whatchu waiting for?)
I'm steering steady and my woman's high
(Whatchu waiting for?)
We're steering steady just to float by
(What the hell you waiting for?)

[Outro]
I'm steering steady and my whip is low…
Whatchu waiting for?


Whatchu Waiting For

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Tying Myself in Knots (from Barbie Movie)

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