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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Madonna
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Madonna Ciccone
Composer
Mirwais Ahmadzai
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Madonna
Producer
Mirwais
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I will be gay
If the gay are burned
I'll be Africa
If Africa is shut down
I will be poor
If the poor are humiliated
I'll be a child
If the children are exploited
I know what I am
And I know what I'm not
[Verse 2]
O mundo é selvagem
O caminho é solitário
Ay, ay, ay
O mundo é selvagem
O caminho é solitário
Ay, ay, ay
[Verse 3]
(Ay, ay, ay, ay)
(Ay, ay, ay, ay)
(Ay, ay, ay, ay)
[Verse 4]
I'll be Islam
If Islam is hated
I'll be Israel
If they're incarcerated
I'll be Native Indian
If the Indian has been taken
I'll be a woman
If she's raped and her heart is breaking
[Verse 5]
I know what I am
God knows what I am
And I know what I'm not
And He knows what I'm not
Do you know who you are?
Mmm
Will we know when to stop?
[Verse 6]
O mundo é selvagem
O caminho é solitário
Ay, ay, ay
O mundo é selvagem
O caminho é solitário
Ay, ay, ay
[Verse 7]
E eu sei o que sou, e o que não sou (Ay, ay, ay, ay)
Eu sei o que sou, e o que não sou (Ay, ay, ay, ay)
[Verse 8]
O mundo é selvagem (Wild is the world, wild is the world)
(Wild is the world) (Ay, ay, ay, ay)
[Verse 9]
I know what I am
God knows what I am
And I know what I'm not
And He knows what I'm not
Do you know who you are?
Mmm
Will we know when to stop?
[Verse 10]
Wild is the world
And lonely is the path
To come to you
Written by: Madonna Ciccone, Mirwais Ahmadzai