Cover art for It’s Code by Janelle Monáe
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It’s Code Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Love is gnawing on my mind
Feeling real down, all dressed up in my new suit
Took my name, my site, my song
Been trying to find myself all day long
I heard them saying that love will be a curse or a restless friend
Love belongs in movies

Now I know I played with your heart
Cause when I turn back around I saw
You in someone else's arms
Walking around town, all dressed up making your move


[Pre-Chorus]
But I was scared to fall in love
I never thought I'd be the one, that will push you in her arms, oh!

[Chorus]
Oh baby, it's code
I want you to hold me, and love me until I want no more
And need me, and need me until I need no more
Baby, it's code
Baby, it's code

[Pre-Chorus]
But I was scared to fall in love
I never thought I'd be the one, that will push you in her arms, oh!
[Chorus]
Oh baby, it's code
I want you to hold me, and love me until I want no more
And need me, and need me until I need no more
Baby, it's code
Baby, it's code

[Bridge]
(Oh baby)
Oh baby, hey baby!
I want to be in your arms, ohh!
Please don't leave...

[Outro]
Please! I need a nurse
I've been...hurt!
I need a glass of Merlot Blanc
I know I was wrong, but can't you see the harm that's been done to me
Oh!

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A smooth, somber, funky jam reminiscent of the seventies, “It’s Code” sees our electric heroine Cindi hitting a new low. She’s on the run from bounty hunters, and on top of that finds her former lover, Anthony Greentown is with someone else. These are sad times for our favorite android.

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