“3121” is the opening/title track to Prince’s 31st studio album. Narratively, the psychedelic funk track is Prince beckoning/welcoming you to one of his famous purple parties–which can be interpreted literally or more broadly as an introduction to the album as whole.
[Intro]
One mix, one mix, one mix, one mix, one mix, one mix, one mix...
One mix
DJ, turn it up, turn it up (Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up...)
Let's go
3121
Hey, mommy
It's loco, right?
3121
Come on
[Verse 1]
Through the gates
Knock on the door
Put your clothes in a pile on the floor
Take your pick from the Japanese robes and sandals
Drink champagne from a glass with chocolate handles
[Chorus]
Don't you want to come?
3121
Gonna be so much fun
3121
That's where the party be
3121
You can come if you want to
But you can never leave
[Verse 2]
Look over there (Look over there)
There's another turn-on
Butterflies scared that they're going to be awake all night long
Dancing in your belly like a ballerina
In spite of your efforts to calm them down
[Chorus]
Oh, don't you want to come?
3121
It's gonna be so much fun
3121
That's where the party be
3121
You can come if you want to
But you can never leave
Bounce party, y'all
It's goin' down, people
Like the wall of Berlin
[Verse 3]
Lock the door (Lock the door)
Till you see the sun (Till you see it)
We going to party like there ain't gonna be another one
Futuristic fantasy
This is where the purple party people be
[Breakdown]
Yeah
This is where the party be
3121
This is where the party be
3121
Breakdown
Guitar
[Guitar solo]
[Chorus]
Don't you want to come?
3121
It's gonna be so much fun (Yes, it is)
3121
That's where the party be
3121
You can come if you want to
But y'all can't never leave
[Outro]
It's going down, y’all
Like the wall of Berlin