Tightrope (feat. Janelle Monáe)

Another day

I take your pain away

Some people talk about ya like they know all about ya

When you get down they doubt ya

And when you tip it on the scene ya

They talking about it

'Cause they can't tip on the scene

They just talk about it, t-t-t-talk about it

When you get elevated

They love it or they hate it

You dance up on them haters

Keep getting funky on the scene

While they jumping round ya

They trying to take all of your dreams

But you can't allow it 'cause baby whether you're high or low

Whether you're high or low

You gotta tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)

T-t-t-tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)

Baby, baby, baby whether you're high or low

Whether you're high or low

You got to tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)

Now let me see you do the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)

And I'm still tipping on it

See I'm not walking on it

Or trying to run around it

This ain't no acrobatics

You either follow or you lead, yeah

I'm talking about ya

Keep on blaming the machine, yeah

I'm talking about it

T-t-t-talking 'bout it

I can't complain about it

I gotta keep my balance and just keep dancing on it

We getting funky on the scene

Yeah you know about it

Like a star on the screen

Watch me tip all on it

Then baby whether I'm high or low high

Whether you're high or low

You gotta tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)

Yeah tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)

Baby, baby whether you're high or low

Baby whether you're high or low

Tip on the tightrope (Tip, top on it)

Baby let me see you tight rope (Tip, tip on it)

And I'm still tipping on it

You gotta keep your balance

Or you fall into the gap

It's a challenge but I manage

'Cause I'm cautious with the strap

Do damage to your cabbage that a doctor cannot patch

See why you don't want no friction

Like the back of a matchbook

Daddy Fat Sax will fold you

And your MacBook

Close shows, shut you down

Before we go-go backwards

Act up and whether we high or low

We gonna get back up

Like he Dow Jones or Nasdaq

Sorta like thong in an ass crack, come on

I tip on alligators and little rattle snakers

But I'm another flavor

Something like a terminator

Ain't no equivocating

I fight for what I believe

Why you talking about it?

Just talking 'bout it

Some calling me a sinner

Some calling me a winner

I'm calling you to dinner

And you know exactly what I mean

Yeah I'm talking about you

You can rock or you can leave

Watch me tip without ya

Now whether I'm high or low

Whether I'm high or low

I'm gonna tip on the tightrope (Tip, tip on it)

(Tip, tip on it)

Baby, baby whether

I'm high or low

High or low

High or low

I got to tip on the tightrope

(Tip, tip on it)

Baby tip on the tightrope

You can't get too high

(We can't get too high)

I said you can't get too low

(We can't get too low)

'Cause you get too high

(You can't get too high)

No you'll surely be low

(No you'll surely be low)

1, 2, 3, ho

Now shut up

Yeah

Yeah, now put some voodoo on it

Ladies and gentleman, the funkiest horn section in Metropolis

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh

We call that classy brass

Ohh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

(Well it's a thin line)

Oh

(Well it's a thin line)

(Not that white line)

(You in your right mind)

Do you mind, if I play the ukulele

Just like a little lady?