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Michael Kiwanuka
Love & Hate
Rule the World

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Michael Kiwanuka

Rule the World

Release date: 26th May 2016

From Love & HateTrack 85:43

Michael Kiwanuka – Rule the World (2016) | Track profile | Dork

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About This Track

"Rule the World" is a track by Michael Kiwanuka, from the album Love & Hate, released 26th May 2016. The track is 5:43 long. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about Michael Kiwanuka.

About the Artist

Michael Kiwanuka

Michael Kiwanuka

Lyrics

Rule the World

Do I have to rule the world?
Or will it come to me?
Do I have to live in down
Or will it turn to me?
Do I have to lose my mind?
'Cause it's been wandering
Will they ever let me out?
I've been wondering
Help me to see
Who I can be
Help me to know
Where I can go
(Take me)
Take me out of myself again
(Help me)
Help me lose control
(Show me)
Show me love, show me happiness
(Love me)
I can't do this on my own
I don't understand the game
Or who I'm meant to be
It's driving me insane
The way you're playing me
Help me to see
Who I can be
Help me to know
Where I can go
(Take me)
Take me out of myself again
(Help me)
Help me lose control
(Show me)
Show me love, show me happiness
(Love me)
I can't do this on my own
(Take me)
Take me out of myself again
(Help me)
Help me lose control
(Show me)
Show me love, show me happiness
(Love me)
I can't do this on my own
(Take me)
(Help me)
(Show me)
(Love me)
(Take me)
(Help me)
(Show me)
Show me love, show me happiness
I can't do this on my own
(Take me)
(Help me)
(Show me)
(Love me)
(Take me)
(Help me)
(Show me)

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Love & Hate

5:432016

Listen

Album

Michael Kiwanuka

Track number

8

Release year

2016

1Cold Little Heart
9:58
2Black Man in a White World
4:19
3Falling
4:17
4Place I Belong

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Michael Kiwanuka — Lowdown (part ii) (from Small Changes) [2:39]
Michael Kiwanuka — Live For Your Love (from Small Changes) [2:29]
Michael Kiwanuka — The Rest Of Me (from Small Changes) [3:51]
Michael Kiwanuka — Lowdown (part i) (from Small Changes) [3:15]
Michael Kiwanuka — One And Only (from Small Changes) [4:32]
Michael Kiwanuka — Four Long Years (from Small Changes) [4:41]
Michael Kiwanuka — Follow Your Dreams (from Small Changes) [3:40]
Michael Kiwanuka — Stay By My Side (from Small Changes) [3:43]
Michael Kiwanuka — Small Changes (from Small Changes) [4:06]
Michael Kiwanuka — Rebel Soul (from Small Changes) [3:27]
Michael Kiwanuka — Floating Parade (from Small Changes) [3:50]
Michael Kiwanuka — The Rest Of Me (edit)
Michael Kiwanuka — Lowdown
Michael Kiwanuka — Aquamarine
Michael Kiwanuka — Beautiful Life
Michael Kiwanuka — Render
Michael Kiwanuka — Final Days (Bonobo remix)
Michael Kiwanuka — Light (edit)
Michael Kiwanuka — Living In Denial (from KIWANUKA) [3:31]
Michael Kiwanuka — Rolling (from KIWANUKA) [2:52]
Michael Kiwanuka — Solid Ground (from KIWANUKA) [3:53]
Michael Kiwanuka — Hero (from KIWANUKA) [3:19]
Michael Kiwanuka — Piano Joint (This Kind of Love) [Intro] (from KIWANUKA) [2:18]
Michael Kiwanuka — Hero (Intro) (from KIWANUKA) [1:20]
Michael Kiwanuka — Another Human Being (from KIWANUKA) [1:52]
Michael Kiwanuka — Light (from KIWANUKA) [5:49]
Michael Kiwanuka — Hard to Say Goodbye (from KIWANUKA) [7:06]
Michael Kiwanuka — I've Been Dazed (from KIWANUKA) [4:25]
Michael Kiwanuka — Final Days (from KIWANUKA) [4:11]
Michael Kiwanuka — Piano Joint (This Kind of Love) (from KIWANUKA) [3:52]
Michael Kiwanuka — Interlude (Loving the People) (from KIWANUKA) [2:42]
Michael Kiwanuka — You Ain't the Problem (from KIWANUKA) [4:09]
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Michael Kiwanuka — Cold Little Heart (from Love & Hate) [9:58]
Michael Kiwanuka — Falling (from Love & Hate) [4:17]
Michael Kiwanuka — The Final Frame (from Love & Hate) [5:00]
Michael Kiwanuka — Black Man in a White World (from Love & Hate) [4:19]
Michael Kiwanuka — Love & Hate (from Love & Hate) [7:07]
Michael Kiwanuka — Place I Belong (from Love & Hate) [4:48]
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Michael Kiwanuka — I'll Never Love (from Love & Hate) [2:46]
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Michael Kiwanuka — Tell Me a Tale (from Home Again) [4:10]
Michael Kiwanuka — Worry Walks Beside Me (from Home Again) [4:57]
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Michael Kiwanuka — Bones (from Home Again) [3:46]
Michael Kiwanuka — Any Day Will Do Fine (from Home Again) [3:38]

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7I'll Never Love

8Rule the World

5:43

9Father's Child

10The Final Frame