Sign o’ the times (intro) (midi) (sample)

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1. In France a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name,

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by chance his girlfriend came across a needle,

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and soon she did the same.

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At home there are seventeen-year-old boys and their idea of fun

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is being in a gang called the disciples,

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high on crack, totin’ a machine gun.

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Time. Time.

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2. Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling of a church,

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and killed everyone inside.

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U turn on the telly and every other story is tellin’ u somebody died.

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Sister killed her baby cuz she couldn’t afford 2 feed it,

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and we’re sending people 2 the moon.

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In September my cousin tried reefer 4 the very first time,

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now he’s doing horse, it’s June.

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Times. Times

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It’s silly, no? When a rocket ship explodes,

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and everybody still wants 2 fly.

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Some say a man ain’t happy unless a man truly dies, oh why ?

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Time. Time.

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3. Baby make a speech, star wars fly, neighbors just shine it on.

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But if a night falls and a bomb falls, will anybody see the dawn.

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Time, Times.

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It’s silly, no? When a rocket blows,

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and everybody still wants 2 fly.

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Some say a man ain’t happy, truly, until a man truly dies. Oh why ?

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Oh why ? Si...gn o’ the times.

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Time. Time.

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4. Sign o the times mess with your mind, hurry before it’s 2 late,

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let’s fall in love, get married, have a baby

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we’ll call him Nate, if it’s a boy.

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Time. Time. ....

(Prince)