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Round 16, Week 4

by Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

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ITS BEEN 4 OR 5 DAYS I TOLD YOU THAT IM CHANGING MY WAYS BABY DON’T YOU HEAR ME CALLING? BABY DON’T YOU HEAR ME… I KNOW SOMETIMES I TAKE IT TOO FAR YOU’RE RIGHT GIRL, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE BUT IT DON’T HELP THAT WE’RE NOT SPEAKING TELL THE CAPTAIN THIS BOAT IS SINKING I’LL TAKE A BOW I’LL TAKE A KNEE I’M BEGGING YOU TO HEAR ME PLEASE I’LL HIT THE ROAD I’LL UP AND LEAVE I’M BEGGING YOU TO HEAR ME PLEASE BABY CAN WE WORK THIS OUT? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD FOR THE LOVE OF ME I’M ON MY HANDS I’M ON MY KNEES BABY DON’T YOU HEAR ME CALLING? BABY DON’T YOU HEAR ME…
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And the night comes so slowly Back in the day when everything was young In the darkener corners she would learn to use her tongue she'd run it back and forth like no other And she'd tell the men she should learn to be a better mother That's the way it goes sometimes Down town where nobody is your lover you can get just what you need when you pay her a little more money she'll take the knee Such a dirty girl so young and sweet She begged for money and give the boys a treat They would run and tell their friends and they would come crawling to her She would take them 2 or 3 together and leave them screaming just dreaming to do it again Down town where nobody is your lover you can get just what you need when you pay her a little more money she'll take the knee She'll take the knee Some say it was for money Some say she kinda liked it Some say it was addiction But you got what you wanted Down town where nobody is your lover you can get just what you need when you pay her a little more money she'll take the knee
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when someone got hurt when I played sports we took a knee to show support guess we don’t do that anymore no people just want to point and bitch and say he should be thankful cause he is rich but I don’t think that tells us the whole story cause I’ve never been pulled for being black or had to tell my children that if you are Just pray up to the Lord yeah, it seems today instead of Love we choose to push and then to shove but I think today I’m ending that for sure I choose to take a knee Man.. I’m not dissing upon the flag or the people who served just like my dad no I’m just saying that I see That things aren’t right across this land and maybe if I do not stand then others will listen just like me I choose to take a knee when someone got hurt when I played sports we took a knee to show support guess we don’t do that anymore no people just want to point and bitch and say he should be thankful cause he is rich but I don’t think that tells us the whole story cause I’ve never been pulled for being black or had to tell my children that if you are Just pray up to the Lord yeah, it seems today instead of Love we choose to push and then to shove I think today I’m ending that for sure I choose to take a knee I choose to take a knee I choose to take a knee
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Take an arm, take a leg, take a hand, take my head Take a foot, take a knee, take an ear, take me dead You can take it all when I'm gone Take my car, take my clothes, take my spirit, take my chains Take my wealth, take my debt, take my knowledge, take my pain You can take it all when I'm gone Take a look, take your time, I don't mind, what you make In this life, you will learn that it's what you give not what you take You can take it all when I'm gone
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Born into privilege Invisible skin Blind to the struggle An ignorant sin Born into mistrust Too much melanin Needlessly struggles Against assumed sin Sometimes to take a stand You have to take a knee We need to stand together Come on kneel with me Some folks miss the point Jump to disrespect Perhaps they're uncomfortable With a reality check I'm on your side Always try to see The essence of the person Not just what seems to be Sometimes to take a stand You have to take a knee We need to stand together Come on kneel with me
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Time to take a stand Time to take a knee Time to search our history books Time for breaking free Never been a perfect place At least we had our hope Now we're ruled by lunacy A self/inflated dope What is worth fighting for? What is worth llving for? So much in a word So much less to say So much for your winning White supremacy Hard to see the lining Quick to let it rip Hopefully the last stand In this ego trip
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One of the good ones Always ready to take a knee Kindest of hearts global sympathy  Left us all too early Just found out today Cannot put together  Worthy words to say  Some people radiate  The brightest glow from within Light up anyone nearby Like reflection of the sun A rare gift for the few  The rest of us will cherish  Grateful for the moments We we were able to relish And relish we will Like dolphins in the sea Like children on a playground In magnificent peace
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Take a knee for Rita Take some honey if you want something sweeter To get you through the day you might have had Take a knee for peace Take a pill if you need release From the story that you might have thought you'd planned Before you run for cover you should know that there's no other Time or place for you to make a stand And if you ever wonder 'bout this spell that you are under Open up and question why you ran Take a knee for Rita Take a look inside if you stop believin' In the things that used to bring you joy Take a knee in protest Take a look, decide if we're the best That we can be and, if not, make some noise Before you run for cover you should know that there's no other Time or place for you to make a stand And if you ever wonder 'bout this spell that you are under Open up and question why you ran

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The assignment this week comes from AG, and he’s really stepping in it:

"Use the phrase "take a knee" in your song. Any style and does not have to be political at all.”

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released October 2, 2017

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