“I Am” is the second track from the posthumously-released EP DELIVERANCE and part of a “4 song opera” also released on the EP – “Touch Me”, “Sunrise Sunset”, and “No One Else”, and thus all four bear similarities. Ian Boxill, his chief engineer at the time, mastered these recordings following Prince...
Before there was anything at all, He was
Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall, He was
Why?
Because, because, because, because
And I heard him say
Beside myself, no other, I am
And uh, no mother, no sister, no brother
Only I am
Because, I can, I can, I can, I can
No!
Alright, oh!
Oh-oh!
I don't need to see, touch and feel (feel)
Desire, Everything in me will now be real
A fire
A fire, a fire, my desire
Lightning struck when the painting began
When it was over, there stood a man
Amen, oh yes
A man, a man, a man, a man
Alright, oh!
Oh-oh!
Come on!
Look out now
Amen, amen, amen
Oh-oh!
I Am was written by Elisa Fiorillo & Prince.
I Am was produced by Prince.
There is no legal way to purchase “I Am.” It was released in 2017 on the major digital platforms by the song’s engineer Ian Boxill. Prince’s Estate successfully sued to have the songs removed and to have the masters returned to them.