Americans

Janelle Monáe * Track #14 On Dirty Computer

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Album Dirty Computer

ALBUM

Janelle Monáe

2018

Americans by Janelle Monáe

Release Date

Fri Apr 27 2018

Performed by

Janelle Monáe

Produced by

Nate “Rocket” Wonder

Writed by

Janelle Monáe & Kellindo Parker & Chuck Lightning & John M. Webb, Jr. & Nate “Rocket” Wonder

About

On “Americans”, Janelle ends Dirty Computer with an ode to America’s racist habits and traditions.

This track was featured in the emotion picture for the album in the ending credits. “America” recently came into play when Monae officially came out as a “queer black woman in America.”

And although...

Americans Lyrics

[Intro]
Hold on, don't fight your war alone
Hate all around you, don't have to face it on your own
We will win this fight, let all souls be brave
We'll find a way to heaven, we'll find a way

[Verse 1]
War is old, so is sex, let's play, God, you go next
Hands go up, men go down
Try my luck, stand my ground
Die in church, live in jail
Say her name, twice in hell
Uncle Sam kissed a man
Jim Crow Jesus rose again

[Bridge]
I like my woman in the kitchen
I teach my children superstitions
I keep my two guns on my blue nightstand
A pretty young thang, she can wash my clothes
But she'll never ever wear my pants

[Pre-Chorus]
I pledge allegiance to the flag
Learned the words from my mom and dad
Cross my heart and I hope to die
With a big old piece of American pie

[Chorus]
Love me, baby, love me for who I am
Fallen angels, sing and clap your hands
Don't try to take my country, I will defend my land
I'm not crazy, baby, naw, I'm American

[Post-Chorus]
I'm American
I'm American
I'm American

[Verse 2]
Seventy-nine cent to your dollar
All that bullshit from white-collars
You see my color before my vision
Sometimes I wonder if you were blind
Would it help you make a better decision?

[Pre-Chorus]
I pledge allegiance to the flag
Learned the words from my mom and dad
Cross my heart and I hope to die
With a big old piece of American pie

[Chorus]
Just love me, baby, love me for who I am
Fallen angels, sing and clap your hands
(Please sign your name on the dotted line)
Don't try to take my country
I will defend my land
I'm not crazy, baby, naw, I'm American

[Post-Chorus]
I'm American
I'm American
I'm American

[Bridge]
Let me help you in here
Until women can get equal pay for equal work
This is not my America
Until same-gender loving people can be who they are
This is not my America
Until black people can come home from a police stop without being shot in the head
This is not my America, huh
Until poor whites can get a shot at being successful
This is not my America
I can't hear nobody talkin' to me

[Chorus]
Just love me, baby, love me for who I am
Fallen angels, sing and clap your hands
(Please sign your name on the dotted line)
Don't try to take my country
I will defend my land
I'm not crazy, baby, naw
I'm American (Love me, baby)
I'm American, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Love me for who I am)
(Fallen angels)

[Spoken Outro]
Until Latinos and Latinas don't have to run from walls
This is not my America
But I tell you today that the devil is a liar
Because it's gon' be my America before it's all over
Please sign your name on the dotted line

Americans Q&A

Who wrote Americans's ?

Americans was written by Janelle Monáe & Kellindo Parker & Chuck Lightning & John M. Webb, Jr. & Nate “Rocket” Wonder.

Who produced Americans's ?

Americans was produced by Nate “Rocket” Wonder.

When did Janelle Monáe release Americans?

Janelle Monáe released Americans on Fri Apr 27 2018.

What inspired this song?

Inspired by Barack Obama’s “A More Perfect Union” speech delivered on March 18, 2008 in Philadelphia, further inspired by Quincy Jones' quote in GQ (February 2018): “if you’re black, that’s what you get used to in America…anger doesn’t get anything done, so you have to find out: How do you make it w...