Furtado, Nelly - Powerless (Say What You Want) Lyrics
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
Without offending your might
Cuz 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
I saw her face outside today
Weatherworn, looking all the rage
They took her passion and her gaze and made a poster
We take the culture and contort
Perhaps only to distort what we are hiding
Cuz 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
Hey you, the one, the one outside, are you ever 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 ever gonna get in with your
Broken teeth, broken jaw, broken mojo
Yeah, this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
Say what you want, say what you want, say, say, say
Cuz this life is too short,
just for you
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Furtado, Nelly Powerless (Say What You Want) Comments
1:36 min christina aguilera in the wall in " cant hold us down " video outfit ?
Vegan people hate this
Use to have 100million clicks.
Damn underrated män
Enero 2020 recuerdo brincando en las camas 🤣😭 2003 aprox
Most most favorite ❤️ song
Wow nelly furtado should play Mary in a jesus film she looks just like her i love this track by nelly furtado.........wow! Amen lot's of love serg bieber 😀😍😘😘😘😘😗😙😚☺😂🤣😃😄😅
Finding this song in a karaoke bar is surprisingly difficult.
The album flopped was probably the reason. I never even saw this video in 2003 on tv and i remember the whoa nelly songs
2020 after watching more Trump versus Iran news flash 😂😂😂 anyone
She is an angel
Life is to short its true👍👍👍👍👍say what u want
2020. Still great!
Portugal
Buena rola
I love this whole CD by Nelly.
Is that banjo player, the same actor as Buster Scruggs?
This song played at the end of my dream last night I haven’t heard it in so long and the message behind it is amazing
One of my fave songs of all time
Me trae tantos recuerdos cuando estudiante de prepa. Amo esa canción y a esa mujer!!
Really unique singer, and didn’t have to resort to stripping off to get attention!
Before Rihannas, Ariana Grandes, Taylor Swifts and Selena Gomezes, say what you want but we first had the talented songwriter and singer Nelly Furtado. 😊
She sounds like a dugazon!
La veré hoy y en muchos años mas Dic 2019
All we have today are songs about boyfriends cheating. Dude i miss songs like this.
How does it feel to know that I took you're power away from you & turned it into my own power? The power of LOVE! Broken teeth & MOJO MAFUCCA?! 😂
Diciembre 2019 y aun escuchandola con la misma energia de hace mas de 10 años, quien mas 2019?
🙋♀️
Diciembre 2019 y aun escuchandola con la misma energia de hace mas de 10 años, quien mas 2019?
I am so glad I am raised listening to these kinds of songs
HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG SINCE I HAVE MEMORY
IM DYING
Did you know that Nelly Furtado has Azorean (portuguese) origins? In this video, for example, you can clearly see the fish market (so common in the Azores, especially with the "chicharro" fish as in the vídeo) or the typical portuguese folklore dance with the custumes and everything. You can see the same thing in her original music video for this song, directed in China, where she seems to hold a music instrument with the Azorean flag on it or in "Turn off the lights" music video where it appears the dj's background Wall also with the Azorean flag painted on it. As an azorean, I feel so proud to see my culture so well represented in Nelly Furtdo's songs (like Island of Wonder) and music videos. Xoxo Nelly <3 from Rabo de Peixe (São Miguel Island, Azores).
Nelly❤
Nelly is fantastic. I love her
Loved it when I was 19 and even more now at 33
Why is there no more music like this?
Álguien en español que también hable... Aquí Perú.
Can I say that Nelly and Courtney Cox have a similarities face features ??
Can't believe Im still back here In 2025 wow I love this song
and great video
Great song
this video is not in Nelly´s channel?
Who else is watching 2090 ;D
Love how she embraced her portuguese ethnicity with this video
*don't scroll down, everyone is fkn hungry for likes*
And as the time goes by this song just keeps getting better
Time is soo fast
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
And say just what is on my mind
Without offending your might
'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
I saw her face outside today
Weather worn, 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
'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
Hey you, the are the one outside, are you ever 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 ever gonna get in with your
Broken teeth, broken jaw, broken mojo
Yeah, this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
'Cause this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
'Cause this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
Say what you want, life is too short
Say what you want,
Say what you want, gonna do
Say what you want,
Say what you want, feel powerless
Say what you want to
Say say say, do what you wanna do
Life is too short, just for you
Feel powerless, gonna do
2019 ???
Mine gf is so obsessed too...
I used to have a crush on her.
Man, time really flies..
Beautiful song
I really miss her a lot! u.u
Grande Nelly ... October 2019
Portugal, Noruega,Dinamarca, República Checa Europa es tan Hermoso, Bello y Extenso..
Something tells me this gonna be real relevant in a few years
Was listening in 2004 and still listening in 2019 😊 from high school boy to office going adult came long way.
Me too. You are born around 87 right?
24 de sep 2019 😢
Whose is here listening it in 2019? Hit like if you are..
2019!!!!?????!!!
This song has such a powerful message that’s so relevant today.
2019 Fuck
Still one of the best ❤️ 2019 ----- Decades to go !!
Her voice is awesome.... video, music Awesome
I am searching this song from 4 years, Finally today I got this song with help of my Friend.... I love this song from my school time
say what you want
sjw: am I a joke to you?
me: yes, you are.....you a fucking joke and you are ruining the fun for everyone
Si hubiera hecho un video de la version en spanglish con Juanes, Tambien hubiera sido un exito. Ojo, version spanglish. No Spanish
Nell was so beautiful
My gf is obsessed with this song,
Anyone 2019 ?
from 2003
me too :)) !
Yupp absolutely nostalgic
yes all those who are fkng your gf in 2019
2019 Good humans?
Agosto 2019 ?
JESUUUUS MY TEENAGE!! How many years have passed!!
Nostalgic
I love her ...she’s gorgeous
Damn she was really adorable
No sé porque, pero esta canción me hace recordar a Michael Jackson. ✌🏼🌻
Thank you for posting this video.
gracias por subirlo, me gusta más esta versión que la que hace con Juanes!!
Portugese, talented and FIERCE!!!!
Memories flows in my mind when I hear this song I. 2019 woooooaah!!!!
Recuerdo ser niño menos de 10 años y bailaba sin parar y me gusto mucho el video ahora ya casi 25 años .. sigo bailando como niño cuando escucho esta canción, pero a diferencia con algunas lagrimas de nostalgia al recordar mi niñez ..gracias nelly desde Perú
1:25 Ain't no one gonna comment on how beautiful those folk costumes are? It looks.awesome
Beautiful song. Beautiful rhythm... People WILL remember this song FOREVER... 💓💓💓💓💓
2019? Anyone?
I'm still listening this song damn I wish never to get old
Mi niñez!
Simplemente bellísima
Beautiful singer with powerful voice.
I don't what I would do. Oh well. I'll watch the game unfold and wait on the outcome. :(
shit I just remembered about this song after years and I keep crying at the chorus every time I try to listen wtf
miss this song
2000s kids wont understand
Dieses Lied erinnert mich an meine Jugendliebe . Das war unser Lied und sie war einfach nur perfekt . Wir sind aber leider beide den falschen Weg gegangen . Sie ist jetzt ein Junky und prostituiert sich . Und ich bin ein "Gangster" geworden . Kalt und Herzlos und hab auch fast nur mit wenigen Ausnahmen mit solchen wenn nicht sogar kapputeren Leuten zu tun . Aber es gibt Momente wie zum Beispiel dieses Lied wo ich mir denke ich es hätte besser machen können . Egal aus welchem Viertel man kommen . Aber ich hab den leichten Weg gewählt was ich zu tiefst bereue . P.S für alle die ihr Leben noch vor sich haben , kümmert euch um eure Familie den sie ist noch da wenn andere es nicht mehr sind . Und geht den richtigen Weg helft Menschen den sonst keiner hilft . Seit keine Mitläufer sondern trefft eure eigenen Entscheidungen auch wenn es manchmal schwer ist . Man lebt nur einmal . Mfg
I'm still playing this song on July 1st 2019 and I like it a lot. I remember when I listened to this song for the first time, I was in school , it was 2003 or 2004 , I don't remember exactly the date
when i finally read the lyrics that she's saying that on photos they're making her look whiter than she's, i was shocked. i didn't know that magazines do that. i'm white but i like other skin complexions, they're beautiful, even jealous of them bc for me it's so hard to get a nice even tan
and this is what i don't understand, white people sunbathe to make their skin darker but people who are naturally darker are discriminated against because of their skin color. makes no sense
So ein schönes Lied!
Un gran disco que pasó inadvertido
Pero que vale la pena escuchar