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Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson


Background information
Birth name Janet Damita Jo Jackson
Born May 16, 1966
Born place Gary, Indiana, United States
Genre(s) Contemporary R&B
Pop
Dance
Years active 1973—present
Label(s) Island Records
Virgin Records
A&M Records
Associated acts Michael Jackson
Website Website



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Janet Jackson Album


The Velvet Rope (10/07/1997)
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Can't Be Stopped (hidden track)
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We have a special need
To feel that we belong
Come with me inside
Inside my velvet rope

We have a special need
To feel that we belong
Come with me inside
Inside my velvet rope

We all wanna feel special...

This special need
That's within us
Brings out the best
Yet worst in us

Follow the passion
That's within you
Living the truth
Will set you free-ee-ee

We have a special need
To feel that we belong
Come with me inside
Inside my velvet rope

We have a special need
To feel that we belong
Come with me inside
Inside my velvet rope

Put others down
To fill us up
Oppressing me
Will oppress you

Outside leave judgement
Outside leave hate
One love's the answer
You'll find in you-oo-oo

We have a special need
To feel that we belong
Come with me inside
Inside my velvet rope

We have a special need
To feel that we belong
Come with me inside
Inside my velvet rope

. . .



Here I am in your face
Tellin truths and not your old lies
Seems to me that you care
And I know that you're runnin out of time

See ya can't get away
I'll be here forever and again
Whisperin in your ear
Do believe cause you know you cannot win

Spent most your life pretending not to be
The one you are but who you choose to see
Learned to survive in your fictitious world
Does what they think of you determine your worth?

If special's what you feel when you're with them
Taken away you feel 'less than' again
That's right

CHORUS: (2x)
You gotta mean what you say
You gotta say what you mean
Tryin to please everyone
Sacrifice your own needs
Check in the mirror my friend
No lies will be told then
Pointin the finger again
You can't blame nobody but you

There's a feeling inside
No you cannot change it right away
Gotta make a try
And with time it'll start to go away

I'll be here when you need
That one to sit and cry to
Cause I'm the you you forgot
The only one you know you cannot lie to

Bitter you'll be if you don't change your ways
When you hate you you hate everyone that day

Unleash this scared child that you've grown into
You cannot run for you can't hide from you
Can't hide from you
That's right

CHORUS (3x)

C-N-E-I-C-S-N-O-C
(you can't blame nobody but)
C-N-E-I-C-S-N-O-C
(you can't blame nobody but you)
C-N-E-I-C-S-N-O-C
(you can't blame nobody)
C-N-E-I-C-S-N-O-C
(aw that's right)

CHORUS (2x)

. . .



JANET:
What's... what's the next song?

Q-TIP:
The one about me

JANET:
Oh yeah?
I like this song
Uh-uh like Joni says...

JONI
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's--
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's--
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's--
You don't know what you've got 'til it's--

JANET:
Gone

Have a feelin
Now believin
That you were the one
I was meant to be with
Oh how I'm wishin
Thinkin dreamin
Bout you
And the love
How'd I ever let you get away?

Got 'til it's gone

JONI:
Don't- don't- don't it always--, 
Don't- don't- don't it always--

JANET:
Got 'til it's gone

JONI:
Don't- don't- don't it always--

Q-TIP:
Yeah, yeah, yeah...

JONI:
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone
JONI:
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone
JONI:
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone
Q-TIP:
Joni Mitchell never lies
JONI:
You don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone

If I could turn back
The hands of time I'd make you
Fall in love
In love with me again

So would you give me
Another chance to love
To love you
In the right way no games

Got 'til it's gone
JONI:
Don't- don't- don't it always--, Don't- don't- don't it always--
Q-TIP:
Here we go again...
JANET:
Got 'til it's gone
JONI:
Don't- don't- don't it always--, Don't- don't- don't it always--
Q-TIP:
Joni Mitchell never lies

JONI:
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone
JONI:
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone
JONI:
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's
Q-TIP:
1,2... 1,2...
JANET:
Gone
Q-TIP:
Yo lemme just f*ck wit it for a minute
JONI:
You don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone

Q-TIP:
Now you're realizin when the nights go long right?
Campaign for me stay when you know that I'm gone right?
You act all wild when I tell you to settle
I was workin round the clock but your girls wanna meddle
Talkin bout, "I heard he swims with this chick on the beach."
That was out with the tide but my love you impeached
Now you lookin at the walls head in hand cold Jonezin
Ringin my house, hangin up, and then posin
Now why you wanna go and do that love huh?
Now why you wanna go and do that and do that, huh?
Now why you wanna go and do that love huh?
Now why you wanna go and do that and do that huh?
Now why you wanna go and do that love huh?
Now why you wanna go and do that and do that huh?
Now why you wanna go and do that love huh?
Now why you wanna go and do that and do that and do that?

JONI:
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone
JONI
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone
JONI:
Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone
Q-TIP:
Joni Mitchell never lies
JONI:
You don't know what you've got 'til it's
JANET:
Gone
JONI:
You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
Q-TIP:
Dust

. . .



CHORUS:
My love
My need
Tonight
I feel so tight
My love
My need
Tonight
Just how I like

I know
You know
What exactly's on my mind

I can't help
Myself
Part of how I feel tonight

Won't make
Excuses
I just want you inside baby

We don't
Need to
Talk about no promises

CHORUS

Let just
Pretend
That we have no more tomorrow

Can't we
Make love
Like it's our last time baby

Let's not
Get too
Soft and gentle

Am not
Feelin
In no mood to play around

CHORUS

BRIDGE
I need you
Like the flowers need the rain
I need you
Like the blues needs the pain
I need you
Like the stars need the night
I need you
Like the waves need the sea

CHORUS

BRIDGE

My love
My love
My love
My love

BRIDGE

. . .



CHORUS: (2x)
We go deep
And we don't get no sleep
Cause we be up all night
Until the early light

I'm feelin fine cuz I'm dyin to be out tonight
I'm startin out makin sure I look fine tonight

Call Rene and Boo
Gotta meet them soon
Tell T to call Shawn
I'll be there at 1

When we show up
All the guys at the club
Tryin get our backs
We look good in black

CHORUS (2x)

I'm feelin high cuz I'm outta control tonight
(feelin high don't wanna stop)
He's got me movin DJ groovin and I feel way right
(groovin I don't wanna stop)

Ooh I'm gettin freaked from behind
I don't even mind
Cuz he's lookin damn fine
I'll make him mine in time

Gotta take him home
When I get him all alone
I'll make him scream and moan
He won't wanna stop

CHORUS (4x)

I'm feelin high tonight
Outta control tonight
I'm feelin high tonight
I feel high
Yeah

CHORUS (8x)

We go deep

. . .



Free. . .
Next song?
Hahahahaha
Ohhhh boy
Mama Yoke
That used to be my nickname

He was on a airplane
Sittin next to this guy
Said he wasn't too shy
And he seemed real nice
Until he found out he was gay
That's so not mellow

Let's get free. . .

Let's get free
Let's get free
Now make it mellow
Now make it mellow

Freestyle
Xone 1
Boy meets boy
Boy loses boy
Boy gets cute boy back

Girl meets girl
Girl loses girl
Girl gets cute girl back

One rule
No rules
One love
Freexone
Let's get free. . .

Let's get free
Let's get free
Now make it mellow
Now make it mellow

Freestyle
Xone 2

Boy meets girl
Boy loses girl
Boy gets cute girl back

Girl meets boy
Girl loses boy
Girl gets cute girl back

Free to be who you really are
One rule
No rules
One love
Freexone
Let's get free. . .

Let's get free
Let's get free
Let's get let's get let's get free
Let's get free
Now make it mellow
Now make it mellow

Freestyle
Xone 3

Love your sister
Love your brother
Love yourself

Remember
One rule
No rules
One love
Freexone
Freexone
Freexone

One rule
No rules
One love
Freexone
Freexone
Freexone
Freexone

. . .



There are times
When I look above
And beyond
There are times when I feel your love
Around me baby
I'll never forget my baby
(I'll never forget you)

There are times when I look above and beyond
There are times when I feel your love around me baby
I'll never forget my baby

When I feel that I don't belong
Draw my strength
From the words when you said
Hey it's about you baby
Look deeper inside you baby

BRIDGE
Dream about us together again
What I want us together again baby
I know we'll be together again cuz

CHORUS:
Everywhere I go
Every smile I see
I know you are there
Smilin back at me
Dancin in moonlight
I know you are free
Cuz I can see your star
Shinin down on me

(together again, ooh)
Good times we'll share again
(together again, ooh)
Makes me wanna dance
(together again, ooh)
Say it loud and proud
(together again, ooh)
All my love's for you

Always been a true angel to me
Now above
I can't wait for you to wrap your wings around me baby
Oooh wrap them around me baby

Sometimes hear you whisperin
No more pain
No worries will you ever see now baby
I'm so happy for my baby

BRIDGE

CHORUS

(together again, ooh)
Good times we'll share again
(together again, ooh)
Ooh it makes me wanna dance
(together again, ooh)
Say it loud and proud
(together again, ooh)
All my love's for you

There are times when I look above and beyond
There are times when I feel you smile upon me baby
I'll never forget my baby

What I'd give just to hold you close
As on earth
In heaven we will be together baby
Together again my baby

CHORUS (2x)

. . .



How could it be that you know me
My deepest fears my fantasies
Confide in you what no one knows
But it feels so real

CHORUS:
(when I close my eyes)
I can see your face
(when I lick my lips)
I can taste your smile
(when I see your name)
My heart starts to race
(if I can't read your thoughts)
Then I feel empty
(when I close my eyes)
I feel empty
(when I close my eyes)
I feel empty
(when I close my eyes)
Whoa I feel empty
(when I close my eyes)

Is this a new way to love
Never face to face is it enough?
Does it really count or am I a fool?
So tell me please, am I wasting my time?

Your phrases
Descriptive
And through the textured words

With beauty
You post it
And use such colored verbs
We've never met
Ooh

CHORUS

I'm rushin home to turn you on
Sometimes you're there sometimes you're gone
Wait for hours for your return
So tell me please, am I wasting my time?

Your phrases
Descriptive
And through the textured words

With beauty
You post it
And use such colored verbs

So tell me you think that maybe we've gone insane?
To find a, a lover and through the words of pain
We've never met
Ooh

CHORUS

When I lick my lips
I can taste your smile
My heart starts to race
I can taste your smile

CHORUS

(when I close my eyes)
(when I close my eyes)
(when I close my eyes)
(when I close my eyes)

Damn, Disconnected

. . .



We walked along the beach
What a moonlit night
He held my hand in his
He kissed me
He said "I wanna spend my life with you... I want you for my wife"
Just then I thought

CHORUS:
What about the times you lied to me
What about the times you said no one would want me
What about all the shit you've done to me
What about that, what about that
What about the times you yelled at me
What about the times I cried, you wouldn't even hold me
What about those things
What about that, what about that

I took a pause, then a deep sigh
He looked right into my eyes as he said
"I know I didn't say somethin wrong"
I didn't have the courage to say
But then I thought

CHORUS

CHORUS 2
What about the times you hit my face
What about the times you kept on when I said "no more please"
What about those things
What about that, what about that
What about the times you shamed me
What about the times you said you didn't fuck her
She only gave you head
What about that, what about that

Don't wanna live my life
In misery
Don't tell me you did it cuz you love me
I don't believe

I'm sick and tired
Your deceptive games
Wonder where you have been
I can't live life wonderin

My heart was poundin
But the time had come
To stop lettin my whisperin heart control me
And tellin my screamin mind what to do
I looked him straight in the eyes and then I said

CHORUS + CHORUS 2 (2x)

. . .



I'm afraid I'm starting to feel
What I said I would not do
The last time really hurt me

BRIDGE:
I'm scared to fall in love
Afraid to love so fast
Cuz everytime I fall in love
It seems to never last

CHORUS:
But every time your love is near
And every time I'm filled with fear
Cuz every time I see your face
My heart does begin to race everytime

One half wants me to go
One half wants me to stay
I just get so all confused

I'm scared to fall in love
Afraid to love so fast
Cuz every time I fall in love
It seems to never last

BRIDGE

CHORUS

BRIDGE

CHORUS

It's everytime
It's everytime
Cuz. . .

Everytime your love is near
And every time I'm filled with fear
Cuz every time I see your face
Could it be that this will be the one that lasts?
The fear does start to erase every time
Oh could it be that this will be the one that lasts
For all my times
Ooh yeah
For all my times

. . .



This is just between me
And you
And you

Stay away
From my window
Stay away
From my back door too

Disconnect
The telephone line
Relax baby
And draw that blind

Kick off your shoes
And sit right down
Loosen up the back
Of your pretty French gown, yeah

Let me pour you
A good long drink
Ooh baby
Dontcha hesitate

CHORUS:
Tonight's the night
It's gonna be alright
Cuz I love you girl
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now

Come on angel
My heart's on fire
Don't deny
This one desire

You'd be a fool
To stop this time
Spread your wings and let me
Come inside cuz

CHORUS

Don't say a word
My virgin child
Just let your
Inhibitions run wild

The secret is
About to unfold
Upstairs
Before the night's too old cuz

CHORUS

Tonight
Tonight's the night

Tonight's the night
It's gonna be alright
Cuz I love you boy
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now

This is so special

Tonight's the night
Don't be afraid
You know I'm gonna make it alright

Tonight's the night
Don't be afraid
I'm gonna make things alright

Tonight's the night
Don't be afraid
You know I'm gonna make it alright

Tonight's the night
Don't be afraid
I'm gonna make things alright

Tonight's the night
Don't be afraid

Please don't leave
I don't wanna be left all alone

. . .



CHORUS: (2x)
I get so lonely
Can't let just anybody hold me
You are the one that lives in me, my dear
Want no one but you

Sittin here with my tears
All alone with my fears
I'm wonderin if I have to do
Withoutcha
But there's no reason why

I feel asleep late last night
Cryin like a newborn child
Holdin myself close
Pretendin my arms are yours
I want no one but you

CHORUS (2x)

I still remember to the day
In fact is was a 3rd Monday
You came along to be the one for me
Now I'm alone

Sittin here by the phone
Call and say that you're okay
So that I'll have the chance
To beg you to stay
I want no one but you

CHORUS (4x)

Gonna break it down
Break it down, break it down
Gotta break it down
Break it down, break it down
Whoa

You know
That I know
That I get so lonely thinking of you
Oh-hooh
Noowhoahooo. . .

CHORUS (4x)

. . .



Mmm. . .my lips hurt
Mmm
Uhh
Oooh
Uhh-ooh
Ooh
Uhh
Ooh
Oh

CHORUS:
(tie me)
Tie me up, tie me down
(make me moan real loud)
Make me moan real loud
(take off my clothes)
Take off my clothes
No one has to know
Whisperin I wanna feel a soft rope burn
(no one has to know)
Wanna feel a
Rope burn

When you walked into the room you knew just what to do
Ya coulda gone from door to door but you knew just where to go to
Come into my velvet room and tell me your fantasies
(tell me your fantasies)

The passion in your voice I wanna hear as you start to tell me
While you take the blindfold and tie it gently on me
Don't wanna see but feel the things you're gonna do to me
(wanna feel it)

CHORUS

One in the mornin I'm feelin so free and sensual
Lyin here wearin just my imagination for you
Sensation will do

Can you feel the warmth of the fire
Candlelight embrace your body
I'm feelin the hot candle wax drippin down the small of my back

You wanna know what my tongue feels like?
Mmhmm
You like that?

CHORUS (2x)

. . .



Hold me
Kiss me
Show me
You wanna be with me

Feel me
Taste me
And maybe
I'll let you have me

BRIDGE:
When you do convince me
Can't turn back
I'll be your best
You know that good things don't come easy

CHORUS:
(hold me)
So are you ready
(kiss me)
To journey
(show me)
Within me
(feel me)
I'll satisfy you
(taste me)
I will do anything
(have me)
You ask me to
(ask me)
Anything
(with me)
Anything

BRIDGE

CHORUS (2x)
For you

BRIDGE

CHORUS

So are you ready
I will do anything
For you

. . .



Hey J
It's been a long time since I've seen you last
A half and twenty-six years
(how time goes fast)

I'm well
Though I've gone through some deep changes in my life
It hasn't been easy
Oh no not for me

It's been difficult at times
Sometimes I sit down and cry
And ask God oh why
(fair... what is?)

BRIDGE:
I know how you're feelin
Same thing I did deal with
You're not as alone as you may feel
You see but oh it catches up to us fast
We have to deal with our past
I know it's painful but
There you'll find specialness
Cuz everybody needs to feel real special

CHORUS:
We need to
Remember
That love lies deep within ourselves
We have to
Want it so
It starts with us and only us
We must learn
We're all born
With specialness inside of us
I have the need to feel real special too

You see
You can't run away from your pain
Because wherever you run
There you will be

You have to learn
To water your spiritual garden
Then
You will be free

BRIDGE

CHORUS (2x)

Work in progress

. . .



Nothing's gonna stop us
We can't be stopped

I know that it's not been easy
Trying to make it in this crazy world
People 'round you try to stop you
Stomp you saying that you don't belong

You must remember that
We were born with blood of kings and queens
And can't be stopped
Stay stronger my sister you can't be stopped
No, you can't be stopped

I know that sometimes
You get to feelin' I've given up on you
The pressure seems to, to defeat you
Beat you when you feel you can't go on

You must remember that
You were born with blood of kings and queens
And can't be stopped
Stay stronger my brother you can't be stopped
No, you can't be stopped

Don't ever let nobody tell you you ain't strong enough
Strong enough, don't let nobody tell you you ain't
Strong enough, don't let nobody tell you

You know that I will be right here
To remind you that we need
Togetherness, 'cause lost pride
Has no room, if you don't forget
Where you come from

. . .


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