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Nelly Furtado - Powerless (Say What You Want); Official
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Performer
Track & Field
Track & Field
Programming
Brian West
Brian West
Flageolet
Steve Carnelli
Steve Carnelli
Mandolin
James Bryan
James Bryan
Acoustic Guitar
Mike Elizondo
Mike Elizondo
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Composer
Brian West
Brian West
Composer
Gerald Eaton
Gerald Eaton
Songwriter
Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren
Composer
Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Songwriter
Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Producer
Track & Field
Track & Field
Producer
Brad Haehnel
Brad Haehnel
Mixing Engineer
Brian West
Brian West
Engineer
Joe Labatto
Joe Labatto
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Paint my face in your magazines
Make it look whiter than it seems
Paint me over with your dreams
Shove away my ethnicity
Burn every notion that I
May have a flame inside to fight
Say just what is on my mind
That offending your might
[Verse 2]
'Cause this life is too short
To live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless
What are you gonna do?
So say what you want
Say what you want
[Verse 3]
I saw her face outside today
Weatherworn, looking all the rage
They took her passion and her gaze
And made a poster
Now it's moccasins we sport
We take the culture and contort
Perhaps only to distort
What we are hiding
[Verse 4]
'Cause this life is too short
To live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless
What are you gonna do?
But say what you want
Say what you want
Say, say
[Verse 5]
Hey, you, the one, the one outside
Are you gonna get in? Get in?
Hey, you, the one that don't fit in
How ya, how ya gonna get in?
Hey, you, the one outside
Are you every gonna get in with your
Broken tooth? Broken jaw? Broken mojo?
[Verse 6]
Yeah, this life is too short
To live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless
What are you gonna do?
[Verse 7]
'Cause this life is too short
To live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless
What are you gonna do?
[Verse 8]
'Cause this life is too short
To live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless
What are you gonna do?
[Verse 9]
Say what you want
Life is too short
Say what you want
Just for you
Say what you want
Feel powerless
Say what you want
Say what you want
Say what you want
Gonna do
Say, say, say, say
[Verse 10]
Life is too short
Just for you
Feel powerless
Gonna do
Written by: Anne Dudley, Brian West, Gerald Eaton, Malcolm McLaren, Nelly Furtado, Trevor Horn

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