Let’s Go Crazy Lyrics
[Intro]
Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
To get through this thing called "life"
Electric word, life
It means forever, and that's a mighty long time
But I'm here to tell you there's something else:
The afterworld
A world of never ending happiness
You can always see the sun, day or night
So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills
You know the one, Dr. Everything'll-Be-All-Right
Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
Ask him how much of your mind, babe
'Cause in this life
Things are much harder than in the afterworld
In this life
You're on your own
And if de-elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy (Punch a higher floor)
Whoo
[Verse 1]
If you don't like
The world you're living in
Take a look around
At least you got friends
You see, I called my old lady
For a friendly word
She picked up the phone
Dropped it on the floor
"Ah, ah," is all I heard
Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
To get through this thing called "life"
Electric word, life
It means forever, and that's a mighty long time
But I'm here to tell you there's something else:
The afterworld
A world of never ending happiness
You can always see the sun, day or night
So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills
You know the one, Dr. Everything'll-Be-All-Right
Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
Ask him how much of your mind, babe
'Cause in this life
Things are much harder than in the afterworld
In this life
You're on your own
And if de-elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy (Punch a higher floor)
Whoo
[Verse 1]
If you don't like
The world you're living in
Take a look around
At least you got friends
You see, I called my old lady
For a friendly word
She picked up the phone
Dropped it on the floor
"Ah, ah," is all I heard
[Pre-Chorus]
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
Oh, no, let's go
[Chorus]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Let's look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go
Come..
[Verse 2]
We're all excited
But we don't know why
Maybe it's 'cause
We're all gonna die
And when we do (When we do)
What's it all for? (What's it all for?)
You better live now
'Fore the grim reaper come knocking on your door
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me, are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
Oh, no, let's go
[Chorus]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
Oh, no, let's go
[Chorus]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Let's look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go
Come..
[Verse 2]
We're all excited
But we don't know why
Maybe it's 'cause
We're all gonna die
And when we do (When we do)
What's it all for? (What's it all for?)
You better live now
'Fore the grim reaper come knocking on your door
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me, are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
Oh, no, let's go
[Chorus]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go
[Bridge]
C'mon, baby
Let's get nuts
Yeah
(Crazy)
Let's go crazy
[Pre-Chorus]
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
Oh, no, let's go
Go (Go crazy)
Whoo!
[Bridge]
I said let's go crazy (Go crazy)
Let's go (Let's go)
Go (Let's go)
[Verse 3]
Dr. Everything'll-Be-All-Right
Will make everything go wrong
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill
Hang tough, children
He's coming
He's coming
Coming
C'mon, baby
Let's get nuts
Yeah
(Crazy)
Let's go crazy
[Pre-Chorus]
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
Oh, no, let's go
Go (Go crazy)
Whoo!
[Bridge]
I said let's go crazy (Go crazy)
Let's go (Let's go)
Go (Let's go)
[Verse 3]
Dr. Everything'll-Be-All-Right
Will make everything go wrong
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill
Hang tough, children
He's coming
He's coming
Coming
[Guitar solo]
[Outro]
Take me away
[Outro]
Take me away
About
Genius Annotation
“Let’s Go Crazy” opens Purple Rain, both the movie and the album. The song opens with a eulogy-style sermon.
Counter to what you might expect from the song’s title, the song calls on listeners to rise above temptation (“if de-elevator tries to bring you down”).
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
What did Prince and the Revolution say about "Let's Go Crazy"?
Genius Answer
‘Let’s Go Crazy’ was about God and Satan. I had to change those words up—the de-elevator was Satan in that song.… And ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ was God to me…stay happy, stay focused, and you can beat the de-elevator.
How did this do on the various Billboard charts?
Genius Answer
Once the track was released as a single, it became Prince’s second number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.
- 1.Let’s Go Crazy
- 9.Purple Rain
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Recorded At
The Warehouse, St. Louis Park, MN (August 7, 1983)
Release Date
June 25, 1984
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