Janelle Monáe - Sincerely, Jane lyrics

Left the city, my mama
She said don't come back home
These kids 'round killing each other
They lost their minds, they gone
They quitting school, making babies
And can barely read
Some gone on to their fall
Lord have mercy on them 1, 2, 3, 4
Your cousin's here 'round here selling dope
While they daddy, your uncle
Is walkin' round, strung out
Babies with babies
And their tears keep burning
While their dreams go down the drain now

(While their dreams go down the drain now)
Are we really living
Or just walking dead now?
(Are we walking dead now?)
Or dreaming of a hope riding
The wings of angels?
The way we live, the way we die
What a tragedy, I'm so terrified
Daydreamers please, wake up
We can't sleep no more

Love, don't make no sense, ask your neighbor
The winds have changed
It seems that they've abandoned us
The truth hurts, and so does yesterday
What good is love
If it burns bright and explodes in flames

(I thought every living thing had love
But are) are we really living
Or just walking dead now?
(Are we walking dead now?)
Or dreaming of a hope riding
The wings of angels?
The way we live, the way we die
What a tragedy, I'm so terrified
Daydreamers please, wake up
We can't sleep no more

I've seen them shooting up funerals
In their Sunday clothes (yeah)
And spending money on spinners
But won't pay college loans (yeah)
And all you gangers and bangers
Rolling dice and taking
Lives in a smoky dark
Lord have mercy on them (yeah)
Teacher, teacher, please
Reach those girls in them videos
(Live your life)
The little girl's just broke
And queens' confusing bling for soul
Danger, there's danger when you
Take off your clothes
All your dreams go down the drain, girl

Are we really living
Or just walking dead now?
Or dreaming of a hope riding
The wings of angels?
The way we live, the way we die
(The way we live, the way we die)
What a tragedy, I'm so terrified (Daydreamer)
Daydreamers please, wake up
We can't sleep no more

Lord have mercy have mercy, have mercy
Lord have mercy
Are really living, or just walking dead now?
Have mercy have mercy

We live, then we die
And we never know, that's why
So young, now we're gone now are you gone?
We live, then we die but never touch the sky
So young, now we're gone now are you gone?

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Its now time for you to come home, my dear
You've been gone long enough thank you
We must come, we must go