[{"id":30560756,"name":"15 Janet Jackson - New Agenda","trackName":"15 Janet Jackson - New Agenda","artistName":"Janet Jackson","albumName":"Janet","duration":241.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"It ain't nothin' but an us thing\nAnd it's time for us to step it up and respect\nThat level of sisterhood that's been holdin' up our neighborhood\nAnd if it wasn't for our mothers there would be no brothers\nAnd if it wasn't for our sisters there would be no misters\nSo it ain't nothing but an us thing\nShe's strong and that's a fact\nNot it's time for us to take up the slack\nStep it up, step it up time to go to work\n\nHistory hidden from me\nTo hide my identity\nSo i'd never feel\nI am somebody\nYou've gouged my eyes\nI see more clearly\nYou've tried to rub me of my humanity\nMy spirit you tried to break\nMy soul you tried to take\nThere's no need to be afraid\n\"cause i won't do unto you now\n\nChorus:\nAmen\nAll that we've been through\nOur time has come to rejoice\nA new agenda's due\nAmen\nIt's time to know the truth\nOur time has come to rejoice\nA new agenda's due\n\nBecause of my gender\nI've heard \"no\" too many times\nBecause of my race\nI've heard \"no\" to many times\nBut with every \"no\" i grow in strength\nThat is why\nAfrican american women\nI stand tall with pride\nYou want to know what it takes\nTo rid yourself of me now\nThere's nothing you can do\nAccept me for who i am now\n\nRepeat chorus\n\nTime to step it up, step it up\nBetter check yourself\nI got vexed to protect what we got\nLeft her alone\nLookin' for your own\nHere it is i know what i'm sayin'\nBut the klan ain't playin' at the range\nGotta step it up us to a discuss a must\nIt ain't nothin' but an us thing\nRewind back to the time\nWhere the color of our mother\nHad 'em call it a crime\nBrother what in the world?\nAnd the world says where in the black man\nSupport the women and the children\nTime to step it up, step it up, it's play off time\nAnd the rhyme go to check, so check yourself\n\nRepeat chorus","syncedLyrics":"[00:15.32] It ain't nothin' but an us thing\n[00:17.12] And it's time for us to step it up and respect\n[00:23.20] That level of sisterhood that's been holdin' up our neighborhood\n[00:27.19] And if it wasn't for our mothers there would be no brothers\n[00:30.06] And if it wasn't for our sisters there would be no misters\n[00:32.76] So it ain't nothing but an us thing\n[00:34.64] She's strong and that's a fact\n[00:36.21] Not it's time for us to take up the slack\n[00:38.67] Step it up, step it up time to go to work\n[00:40.71] History hidden from me\n[00:43.12] To hide my identity\n[00:46.14] So i'd never feel\n[00:48.24] I am somebody\n[00:50.51] You've gouged my eyes\n[00:52.55] I see more clearly\n[00:55.18] You've tried to rub me of my humanity\n[00:59.73] My spirit you tried to break\n[01:01.86] My soul you tried to take\n[01:04.55] There's no need to be afraid\n[01:06.90] \"cause i won't do unto you now\n[01:09.12] Chorus:\n[01:09.66] Amen\n[01:11.37] All that we've been through\n[01:13.95] Our time has come to rejoice\n[01:16.06] A new agenda's due\n[01:18.50] Amen\n[01:20.78] It's time to know the truth\n[01:23.33] Our time has come to rejoice\n[01:25.60] A new agenda's due\n[01:33.67] Because of my gender\n[01:35.35] I've heard \"no\" too many times\n[01:37.72] Because of my race\n[01:39.80] I've heard \"no\" to many times\n[01:42.45] But with every \"no\" i grow in strength\n[01:46.01] That is why\n[01:47.27] African american women\n[01:49.41] I stand tall with pride\n[01:51.96] You want to know what it takes\n[01:53.88] To rid yourself of me now\n[01:56.49] There's nothing you can do\n[01:58.57] Accept me for who i am now\n[02:01.10] Repeat chorus\n[02:41.63] Time to step it up, step it up\n[02:43.01] Better check yourself\n[02:44.21] I got vexed to protect what we got\n[02:45.58] Left her alone\n[02:46.80] Lookin' for your own\n[02:47.75] Here it is i know what i'm sayin'\n[02:49.65] But the klan ain't playin' at the range\n[02:51.45] Gotta step it up us to a discuss a must\n[02:53.45] It ain't nothin' but an us thing\n[02:55.58] Rewind back to the time\n[02:57.52] Where the color of our mother\n[02:58.92] Had 'em call it a crime\n[03:00.13] Brother what in the world?\n[03:01.28] And the world says where in the black man\n[03:03.03] Support the women and the children\n[03:04.50] Time to step it up, step it up, it's play off time\n[03:07.62] And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself\n[03:09.93] Repeat chorus\n[03:59.68] ","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: 15 Janet Jackson - New Agenda\n  artist: Janet Jackson\n  album: Janet\n  duration_ms: 241000\n  instrumental: false\nlines:\n- text: It ain't nothin' but an us thing\n  start_ms: 15320\n  end_ms: 17120\n- text: And it's time for us to step it up and respect\n  start_ms: 17120\n  end_ms: 23200\n- text: That level of sisterhood that's been holdin' up our neighborhood\n  start_ms: 23200\n  end_ms: 27190\n- text: And if it wasn't for our mothers there would be no brothers\n  start_ms: 27190\n  end_ms: 30060\n- text: And if it wasn't for our sisters there would be no misters\n  start_ms: 30060\n  end_ms: 32760\n- text: So it ain't nothing but an us thing\n  start_ms: 32760\n  end_ms: 34640\n- text: She's strong and that's a fact\n  start_ms: 34640\n  end_ms: 36210\n- text: Not it's time for us to take up the slack\n  start_ms: 36210\n  end_ms: 38670\n- text: Step it up, step it up time to go to work\n  start_ms: 38670\n  end_ms: 40710\n- text: History hidden from me\n  start_ms: 40710\n  end_ms: 43120\n- text: To hide my identity\n  start_ms: 43120\n  end_ms: 46140\n- text: So i'd never feel\n  start_ms: 46140\n  end_ms: 48240\n- text: I am somebody\n  start_ms: 48240\n  end_ms: 50510\n- text: You've gouged my eyes\n  start_ms: 50510\n  end_ms: 52550\n- text: I see more clearly\n  start_ms: 52550\n  end_ms: 55180\n- text: You've tried to rub me of my humanity\n  start_ms: 55180\n  end_ms: 59730\n- text: My spirit you tried to break\n  start_ms: 59730\n  end_ms: 61860\n- text: My soul you tried to take\n  start_ms: 61860\n  end_ms: 64550\n- text: There's no need to be afraid\n  start_ms: 64550\n  end_ms: 66900\n- text: '\"cause i won''t do unto you now'\n  start_ms: 66900\n  end_ms: 69120\n- text: 'Chorus:'\n  start_ms: 69120\n  end_ms: 69660\n- text: Amen\n  start_ms: 69660\n  end_ms: 71370\n- text: All that we've been through\n  start_ms: 71370\n  end_ms: 73950\n- text: Our time has come to rejoice\n  start_ms: 73950\n  end_ms: 76060\n- text: A new agenda's due\n  start_ms: 76060\n  end_ms: 78500\n- text: Amen\n  start_ms: 78500\n  end_ms: 80780\n- text: It's time to know the truth\n  start_ms: 80780\n  end_ms: 83330\n- text: Our time has come to rejoice\n  start_ms: 83330\n  end_ms: 85600\n- text: A new agenda's due\n  start_ms: 85600\n  end_ms: 93670\n- text: Because of my gender\n  start_ms: 93670\n  end_ms: 95350\n- text: I've heard \"no\" too many times\n  start_ms: 95350\n  end_ms: 97720\n- text: Because of my race\n  start_ms: 97720\n  end_ms: 99800\n- text: I've heard \"no\" to many times\n  start_ms: 99800\n  end_ms: 102450\n- text: But with every \"no\" i grow in strength\n  start_ms: 102450\n  end_ms: 106010\n- text: That is why\n  start_ms: 106010\n  end_ms: 107270\n- text: African american women\n  start_ms: 107270\n  end_ms: 109410\n- text: I stand tall with pride\n  start_ms: 109410\n  end_ms: 111960\n- text: You want to know what it takes\n  start_ms: 111960\n  end_ms: 113880\n- text: To rid yourself of me now\n  start_ms: 113880\n  end_ms: 116490\n- text: There's nothing you can do\n  start_ms: 116490\n  end_ms: 118570\n- text: Accept me for who i am now\n  start_ms: 118570\n  end_ms: 121100\n- text: Repeat chorus\n  start_ms: 121100\n  end_ms: 161630\n- text: Time to step it up, step it up\n  start_ms: 161630\n  end_ms: 163010\n- text: Better check yourself\n  start_ms: 163010\n  end_ms: 164210\n- text: I got vexed to protect what we got\n  start_ms: 164210\n  end_ms: 165580\n- text: Left her alone\n  start_ms: 165580\n  end_ms: 166800\n- text: Lookin' for your own\n  start_ms: 166800\n  end_ms: 167750\n- text: Here it is i know what i'm sayin'\n  start_ms: 167750\n  end_ms: 169650\n- text: But the klan ain't playin' at the range\n  start_ms: 169650\n  end_ms: 171450\n- text: Gotta step it up us to a discuss a must\n  start_ms: 171450\n  end_ms: 173450\n- text: It ain't nothin' but an us thing\n  start_ms: 173450\n  end_ms: 175580\n- text: Rewind back to the time\n  start_ms: 175580\n  end_ms: 177520\n- text: Where the color of our mother\n  start_ms: 177520\n  end_ms: 178920\n- text: Had 'em call it a crime\n  start_ms: 178920\n  end_ms: 180130\n- text: Brother what in the world?\n  start_ms: 180130\n  end_ms: 181280\n- text: And the world says where in the black man\n  start_ms: 181280\n  end_ms: 183030\n- text: Support the women and the children\n  start_ms: 183030\n  end_ms: 184500\n- text: Time to step it up, step it up, it's play off time\n  start_ms: 184500\n  end_ms: 187620\n- text: And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself\n  start_ms: 187620\n  end_ms: 189930\n- text: Repeat chorus\n  start_ms: 189930\n  end_ms: 239680\n- text: ''\n  start_ms: 239680\nplain: |-\n  It ain't nothin' but an us thing\n  And it's time for us to step it up and respect\n  That level of sisterhood that's been holdin' up our neighborhood\n  And if it wasn't for our mothers there would be no brothers\n  And if it wasn't for our sisters there would be no misters\n  So it ain't nothing but an us thing\n  She's strong and that's a fact\n  Not it's time for us to take up the slack\n  Step it up, step it up time to go to work\n\n  History hidden from me\n  To hide my identity\n  So i'd never feel\n  I am somebody\n  You've gouged my eyes\n  I see more clearly\n  You've tried to rub me of my humanity\n  My spirit you tried to break\n  My soul you tried to take\n  There's no need to be afraid\n  \"cause i won't do unto you now\n\n  Chorus:\n  Amen\n  All that we've been through\n  Our time has come to rejoice\n  A new agenda's due\n  Amen\n  It's time to know the truth\n  Our time has come to rejoice\n  A new agenda's due\n\n  Because of my gender\n  I've heard \"no\" too many times\n  Because of my race\n  I've heard \"no\" to many times\n  But with every \"no\" i grow in strength\n  That is why\n  African american women\n  I stand tall with pride\n  You want to know what it takes\n  To rid yourself of me now\n  There's nothing you can do\n  Accept me for who i am now\n\n  Repeat chorus\n\n  Time to step it up, step it up\n  Better check yourself\n  I got vexed to protect what we got\n  Left her alone\n  Lookin' for your own\n  Here it is i know what i'm sayin'\n  But the klan ain't playin' at the range\n  Gotta step it up us to a discuss a must\n  It ain't nothin' but an us thing\n  Rewind back to the time\n  Where the color of our mother\n  Had 'em call it a crime\n  Brother what in the world?\n  And the world says where in the black man\n  Support the women and the children\n  Time to step it up, step it up, it's play off time\n  And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself\n\n  Repeat chorus\n"},{"id":13061574,"name":"New Agenda","trackName":"New Agenda","artistName":"Janet","albumName":"Jackson: janet.","duration":240.613878,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"It ain't nothin' but an us thing\nAnd it's time for us to step it up and respect\nThat level of sisterhood that's been holdin' up our neighborhood\nAnd if it wasn't for our mothers there would be no brothers\nAnd if it wasn't for our sisters there would be no misters\nSo it ain't nothing but an us thing\nShe's strong and that's a fact\nNot it's time for us to take up the slack\nStep it up, step it up time to go to work\n\nHistory hidden from me\nTo hide my identity\nSo i'd never feel\nI am somebody\nYou've gouged my eyes\nI see more clearly\nYou've tried to rub me of my humanity\nMy spirit you tried to break\nMy soul you tried to take\nThere's no need to be afraid\n\"cause i won't do unto you now\n\nChorus:\nAmen\nAll that we've been through\nOur time has come to rejoice\nA new agenda's due\nAmen\nIt's time to know the truth\nOur time has come to rejoice\nA new agenda's due\n\nBecause of my gender\nI've heard \"no\" too many times\nBecause of my race\nI've heard \"no\" to many times\nBut with every \"no\" i grow in strength\nThat is why\nAfrican american women\nI stand tall with pride\nYou want to know what it takes\nTo rid yourself of me now\nThere's nothing you can do\nAccept me for who i am now\n\nRepeat chorus\n\nTime to step it up, step it up\nBetter check yourself\nI got vexed to protect what we got\nLeft her alone\nLookin' for your own\nHere it is i know what i'm sayin'\nBut the klan ain't playin' at the range\nGotta step it up us to a discuss a must\nIt ain't nothin' but an us thing\nRewind back to the time\nWhere the color of our mother\nHad 'em call it a crime\nBrother what in the world?\nAnd the world says where in the black man\nSupport the women and the children\nTime to step it up, step it up, it's play off time\nAnd the rhyme go to check, so check yourself\n\nRepeat chorus","syncedLyrics":"[00:15.35] It ain't nothin' but an us thing\n[00:17.14] And it's time for us to step it up and respect\n[00:23.20] That level of sisterhood that's been holdin' up our neighborhood\n[00:27.16] And if it wasn't for our mothers there would be no brothers\n[00:30.07] And if it wasn't for our sisters there would be no misters\n[00:32.71] So it ain't nothing but an us thing\n[00:34.68] She's strong and that's a fact\n[00:36.25] Not it's time for us to take up the slack\n[00:38.61] Step it up, step it up time to go to work\n[00:40.73] History hidden from me\n[00:43.11] To hide my identity\n[00:46.17] So i'd never feel\n[00:48.29] I am somebody\n[00:50.59] You've gouged my eyes\n[00:52.59] I see more clearly\n[00:55.12] You've tried to rub me of my humanity\n[00:59.73] My spirit you tried to break\n[01:01.88] My soul you tried to take\n[01:04.55] There's no need to be afraid\n[01:06.85] \"cause i won't do unto you now\n[01:09.10] Chorus:\n[01:09.69] Amen\n[01:11.32] All that we've been through\n[01:13.98] Our time has come to rejoice\n[01:16.05] A new agenda's due\n[01:18.52] Amen\n[01:20.72] It's time to know the truth\n[01:23.32] Our time has come to rejoice\n[01:25.69] A new agenda's due\n[01:33.67] Because of my gender\n[01:35.35] I've heard \"no\" too many times\n[01:37.74] Because of my race\n[01:39.81] I've heard \"no\" to many times\n[01:42.45] But with every \"no\" i grow in strength\n[01:46.00] That is why\n[01:47.28] African american women\n[01:49.46] I stand tall with pride\n[01:51.98] You want to know what it takes\n[01:53.84] To rid yourself of me now\n[01:56.48] There's nothing you can do\n[01:58.52] Accept me for who i am now\n[02:01.15] Repeat chorus\n[02:41.66] Time to step it up, step it up\n[02:43.01] Better check yourself\n[02:44.25] I got vexed to protect what we got\n[02:45.55] Left her alone\n[02:46.83] Lookin' for your own\n[02:47.78] Here it is i know what i'm sayin'\n[02:49.64] But the klan ain't playin' at the range\n[02:51.49] Gotta step it up us to a discuss a must\n[02:53.42] It ain't nothin' but an us thing\n[02:55.54] Rewind back to the time\n[02:57.58] Where the color of our mother\n[02:58.95] Had 'em call it a crime\n[03:00.13] Brother what in the world?\n[03:01.23] And the world says where in the black man\n[03:03.08] Support the women and the children\n[03:04.55] Time to step it up, step it up, it's play off time\n[03:07.65] And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself\n[03:09.97] Repeat chorus\n[03:59.62] ","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: New Agenda\n  artist: Janet\n  album: 'Jackson: janet.'\n  duration_ms: 240614\n  instrumental: false\nlines:\n- text: It ain't nothin' but an us thing\n  start_ms: 15350\n  end_ms: 17140\n- text: And it's time for us to step it up and respect\n  start_ms: 17140\n  end_ms: 23200\n- text: That level of sisterhood that's been holdin' up our neighborhood\n  start_ms: 23200\n  end_ms: 27160\n- text: And if it wasn't for our mothers there would be no brothers\n  start_ms: 27160\n  end_ms: 30070\n- text: And if it wasn't for our sisters there would be no misters\n  start_ms: 30070\n  end_ms: 32710\n- text: So it ain't nothing but an us thing\n  start_ms: 32710\n  end_ms: 34680\n- text: She's strong and that's a fact\n  start_ms: 34680\n  end_ms: 36250\n- text: Not it's time for us to take up the slack\n  start_ms: 36250\n  end_ms: 38610\n- text: Step it up, step it up time to go to work\n  start_ms: 38610\n  end_ms: 40730\n- text: History hidden from me\n  start_ms: 40730\n  end_ms: 43110\n- text: To hide my identity\n  start_ms: 43110\n  end_ms: 46170\n- text: So i'd never feel\n  start_ms: 46170\n  end_ms: 48290\n- text: I am somebody\n  start_ms: 48290\n  end_ms: 50590\n- text: You've gouged my eyes\n  start_ms: 50590\n  end_ms: 52590\n- text: I see more clearly\n  start_ms: 52590\n  end_ms: 55120\n- text: You've tried to rub me of my humanity\n  start_ms: 55120\n  end_ms: 59730\n- text: My spirit you tried to break\n  start_ms: 59730\n  end_ms: 61880\n- text: My soul you tried to take\n  start_ms: 61880\n  end_ms: 64550\n- text: There's no need to be afraid\n  start_ms: 64550\n  end_ms: 66850\n- text: '\"cause i won''t do unto you now'\n  start_ms: 66850\n  end_ms: 69100\n- text: 'Chorus:'\n  start_ms: 69100\n  end_ms: 69690\n- text: Amen\n  start_ms: 69690\n  end_ms: 71320\n- text: All that we've been through\n  start_ms: 71320\n  end_ms: 73980\n- text: Our time has come to rejoice\n  start_ms: 73980\n  end_ms: 76050\n- text: A new agenda's due\n  start_ms: 76050\n  end_ms: 78520\n- text: Amen\n  start_ms: 78520\n  end_ms: 80720\n- text: It's time to know the truth\n  start_ms: 80720\n  end_ms: 83320\n- text: Our time has come to rejoice\n  start_ms: 83320\n  end_ms: 85690\n- text: A new agenda's due\n  start_ms: 85690\n  end_ms: 93670\n- text: Because of my gender\n  start_ms: 93670\n  end_ms: 95350\n- text: I've heard \"no\" too many times\n  start_ms: 95350\n  end_ms: 97740\n- text: Because of my race\n  start_ms: 97740\n  end_ms: 99810\n- text: I've heard \"no\" to many times\n  start_ms: 99810\n  end_ms: 102450\n- text: But with every \"no\" i grow in strength\n  start_ms: 102450\n  end_ms: 106000\n- text: That is why\n  start_ms: 106000\n  end_ms: 107280\n- text: African american women\n  start_ms: 107280\n  end_ms: 109460\n- text: I stand tall with pride\n  start_ms: 109460\n  end_ms: 111980\n- text: You want to know what it takes\n  start_ms: 111980\n  end_ms: 113840\n- text: To rid yourself of me now\n  start_ms: 113840\n  end_ms: 116480\n- text: There's nothing you can do\n  start_ms: 116480\n  end_ms: 118520\n- text: Accept me for who i am now\n  start_ms: 118520\n  end_ms: 121150\n- text: Repeat chorus\n  start_ms: 121150\n  end_ms: 161660\n- text: Time to step it up, step it up\n  start_ms: 161660\n  end_ms: 163010\n- text: Better check yourself\n  start_ms: 163010\n  end_ms: 164250\n- text: I got vexed to protect what we got\n  start_ms: 164250\n  end_ms: 165550\n- text: Left her alone\n  start_ms: 165550\n  end_ms: 166830\n- text: Lookin' for your own\n  start_ms: 166830\n  end_ms: 167780\n- text: Here it is i know what i'm sayin'\n  start_ms: 167780\n  end_ms: 169640\n- text: But the klan ain't playin' at the range\n  start_ms: 169640\n  end_ms: 171490\n- text: Gotta step it up us to a discuss a must\n  start_ms: 171490\n  end_ms: 173420\n- text: It ain't nothin' but an us thing\n  start_ms: 173420\n  end_ms: 175540\n- text: Rewind back to the time\n  start_ms: 175540\n  end_ms: 177580\n- text: Where the color of our mother\n  start_ms: 177580\n  end_ms: 178950\n- text: Had 'em call it a crime\n  start_ms: 178950\n  end_ms: 180130\n- text: Brother what in the world?\n  start_ms: 180130\n  end_ms: 181230\n- 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And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself\n\n  Repeat chorus\n"}]