Tightrope - Janelle Monáe (Solo Version)

Provided by Warner Music Group

Tightrope · Janelle Monáe

The ArchAndroid

℗ 2010 Bad Boy Records, LLC.

Cello: Grace Shim
Conductor, Guitar, Producer: Nate Wonder
Conductor: Roman GianArthur
Contributor: DJ Cutmaster Swiff
Contributor: Wolfmaster Z
Guitar, ukulele: Kellindo Parker
Masterer: Larry Anthony
Mixer: Christopher Carmouche
Mixer: Phil Tan
Orchestra: Wondaland ArchOrchestra
Producer: Chuck Lightning
Producer: Janelle Monáe
Strings: Nate Wonder
Viola, Violin: Alexander Page
Writer: Antwan Patton
Writer: Charles Joseph II
Writer: Janelle Monáe Robinson
Writer: Nathaniel Irvin III

[lyricseditor]

Whoaaa!
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
Tippin on the scene
Yeah they talkin' bout it
Cause they can't
Dip on the scene
With ya talk about it
T-t-t-talk bout 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 jumpin' 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
T-t-t-tip on
The tightrope
Baby baby whether
You're high or low
Baby whether
You're high or low
You got to tip on
The tightrope
Now let me see you
Do the tightrope
And I'm still tippin' on it

See I'm not walkin' on it
Or tryin to run around it
This ain't no acrobatics
You either follow
Or you lead
Yeah I'm talkin' bout you
I'll keep on
Blaming the machine
Yeah I'm talkin' bout it
T-t-t-talkin' bout it
I can't complain about it
I gotta keep my balance
And just keep
Dancin on it
We gettin
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
Baby whether
You're high or low
You gotta tip on
The tightrope
Yeah tip on
The tightrope
Baby baby whether
You're high or low
Baby whether
You're high or low
Tip on the tightrope
Baby let me see
You tightrope
And I'm still tippin' on it

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 talkin' 'bout it
S-s-she's talkin' 'bout it
Some callin' me a sinner
Some callin' me a winner
I'm callin' you to dinner
And you know exactly
What I mean
Yeah I'm talkin bout you
You can rock or
You can leave
Watch me tip without you

N-n-now whether
I'm high or low
Whether I'm high or low
I'm gonna tip on
The tightrope
Baby baby whether
I'm high or low
High or low
I got to tip on
The tightrope
Now baby tip on
The tightrope

You can't get too high
I said you can't get too low
Cause you get too high
No you'll surely be low
1 2 3 ho!
Yeah
Yeah
Now shut up!
Yeah
Yeah
Now put some
Voodoo on it
Ladies and gentlemen
The funkiest horn
Section in Metropolis
Yeah yeah yeah!
Oh!
We call that classy brass

Ohh
Ohh
Oh!
Do you mind?
If I play my ukulele
Just like a little lady
Do you mind?
If I play my ukulele
Just like a little lady

[paigeeden]

I love this song. The whole meaning is that everyone "tips on the tightrope", getting pushed back by something. Everyone has problems, but you have to get through them.

[rhodriwilliams]

Much prefer this version. Not anything against rap but I don’t think the rap really was that good in the other version