360 Degrees of Power

Good evening, this is Charles Collingsworth at the White House in Washington, D.C.

For many of you, this will be your first visit to this historical landmark

Our tour through these hallowed halls will be conducted by the first lady

Put your hands together

Get up off your booty

And welcome

360 degrees

360 degrees

360 degrees

360 degrees

Well, are you ready for this?

We're ready for this

Well, are you ready for this?

We're ready for this

Well, ya just can't miss

We just can't miss

Well, ya just can't miss with something like this

I got the power

You got the power

I got the power

It's time to utilize it

You got the power

We got the power

You got he power

It's time to utilize it

Being both feminine and strong represents no conflict

African women have always been powerful

Decisive and strong

And in a state of war, we must be even stronger

I'm coming up from the bottom

And I'm damn sure rising

You tried to stop me, so I guess I'm surprising

I'll never keep quiet, so don't even try it

Sit in the back row, I won't buy it

Necessary but secondary, that's your insecurity

You fear my essence, my soul, my mind

And black men, you fear my purity

My brain is blazing, strong and uprising

My mind is thinking faster than my eyes be blinking

Check out the science of me and my chemistry

Aesthetic, altruistic, thoughts flow endlessly

Flowing and growing, showing and proving

Pulled by gravity, but I keep movin'

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360 degrees

360 degrees

360 degrees

Ancestors blessed me with the power of spirits

Dominate my thoughts, I'm not trying to hear it

I'm stronger than that, too bold, deep and black

On a feminine curve with nerve

You thought I was a noun, but no, I'm a verb

An action word, a secret for centuries

But now the cat's out the bag

Strong, black woman, you should be glad

You have 360 degrees of power, girl, you bad

No adjective can describe my objective

Original cradle rocker, positive conquers negative

You started me braggin', played with my esteem

Now you're mad 'cause I'm rising like steam

360 deegrees

Reduce me to a curve, a swivel or a twist

'Cause my hips bring you pleasure and eternal bliss

Don't mean to intimidate, relax while I insulate

Your children and your entire nation

No buck whilin', no misbehaving

Powerful, but won't misuse it

Take advantage or abuse it

Keep in mind before you go, it's what you need

If we're gonna grow

Put your hands together

Put your hands together

Put your hands together

And welcome