Graffiti Bridge spawned several remixes and maxi-singles. The "Thieves In The Temple" maxi featured a remix which was essentially an extended version of the song, as well as a house and instrumental. The "New Power Generation" maxi-single contained several unique remixes and B-sides. The other 3 maxi-singles were from other artists. Tevin Campbell's "Round And Round" and The Time's "Shake!"/"The Latest Fashion" did not feature any mixes with additional lyrics. Mavis Staples' "Melody Cool" maxi-single did feature an extended remix with extra spoken lyrics.

Melody Cool (Extended Remix)

Melody {sampled and repeated}
In my life...
Melody Cool
Long before U
(What?) I'm Melody Cool
Ow!

(Melody) (Oh!) {repeated in background}
They call me Melody Cool
I was here long before U
If U're good I will love ya but I'm nobody's fool
I'm Melody Cool

When I was born there were tidal waves
Whole town went under, nobody saved
At every funeral it rained
Every time I sang - Melody Cool

La da da da da da da da da {x2}
I have been here much longer, longer than U (Longer than U)
I'm Melody Cool (Cool)

Well now, everybody runnin' 'round talkin' 'bout saving souls
When they know good and plenty well
They got enough trouble trying 2 save their own (Well, that's alright!)
(Uh huh, say it, say it, girl)
Don't want it, don't want it

Every woman and every man
One day they just got 2 understand
That if we play in the same key everything would be Melody Cool

(What's your name?)
New Power wave your hand
Everybody sing all across the land
Say hey hey hey (Hey hey hey) {x2}
Everybody say hey hey hey (Hey hey hey)
They call me Melody Cool

Ow! (Hark, Melody!)
Looka here, young'un
Let me give U a piece of good advice
And I do get paid for counseling, huh
But I'm gonna give U this freebie
I've seen a many bridges in my time
And crossed every one of 'em with no trouble at all (yeah {x7})
I had trials and tribulations
Heartaches and pains
Survived 'em all baby
Hmph, I'm still Melody, and I'm still cool
But U see, huh
U ain't nothin' but the children
And U don't want nobody tellin' U nothin'
U think U just know it all
But I... I listened 2 my elders
I listened 2 my mother, my father
I listened 2 the next door neighbor's mother and father
(Huh, what's your name?)
And if U say it right, I could learn something from U (I don't think so)
Said that is why, that's why I'm Melody Cool
That's where I, that's where I got my name, U see
And I'm, I'm, I'm, I travel, I been all over the world, baby
And I'm still humble
It ain't no big I's and little U's in my life
So that's why U see they call me Melody Cool (Melody Cool)
I was here long before U (Long before U)
If U're good I will love U but I'm nobody's fool (What?)
I'm Melody Cool
Ow!

(Melody Cool)
(Long before U)
(Well)

I've seen a many bridges in my time
And crossed every one of 'em with no trouble at all (yeah {x7})
I had trials and tribulations
Heartaches and pains
Survived 'em all baby
Hmph, I'm still Melody, and I'm still cool

© 1990 Controversy Music - ASCAP

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Thieves In The Temple (Remix) "Thieves In The Temple" Maxi-Single © 1990 Paisley Park Records

Thieves In The Temple (Remix)

CHORUS:

Love - come quick
Love - come in a hurry
There are thieves in the temple 2night

They don't care where they kick
Just as long as they hurt U
There are thieves in the temple 2night

Love - if U're there come save me
From all this cold despair
I can hang when U're around
But I'll surely die if U're not there

CHORUS

I feel like they're looking 4 my soul (Soul)
Like a poor man looking for gold (Gold)
There are thieves in the temple 2night

Voices from the sky say rely on your best friend 2 pull U through
But even if I wanted 2 I couldn't really truly cuz my only friend is U
Come on
There are thieves in the temple 2night

Kicking me… kicking me in my heart
Tearing me all apart (Tearing me, tearing me, tearing me all apart)
Cuz me and U could have been a work of art
Thieves in the temple

Baby, don't U know I'm holding on the best that I can
Love - please help me be the better man
Better than the thieves in the temple, in the temple 2night
Oh, thieves in the temple (2night) 2night
Hurt me

CHORUS

(Thieves in the temple) {x4}
U said U loved me!
U said I was your baby!
U was supposed 2 take care of me! (Love - come quick)
U lied! (Love - come in a hurry)
Lied! Lied! Thieves in the temple 2night
Lied!

Thieves in the temple 2night {x4}
Thieves in the temple

I'm holdin' on the best that I can (Holdin' on)
Love - please let me be the better man (Let me be)
Better than the ones that wanna count me out (Thieves, thieves)
Better than the ones that don't know what my love's about
I'm talkin' 'bout the kinda love that could move a mountain
The kinda love that could part the sea
The kinda love that'll last 4ever
(No matter what U say, we should be 2gether)
U should be with me (Thieves in the temple)
Yeah, U should be with me

I said I wanna know one thing (Talk 2 me, talk 2 me)
Said I wanna know, I wanna know one thing, baby (Talk 2 me, talk 2 me)
How come U said that I was your baby
When U and your love was gonna leave?
U led me on, led me on thinkin' U was Moses
Herdin' sheep blindly through a fantasy
U done me wrong and everybody knows it (Thieves in the temple)
Now the sound of my voice is pumpin' in your chest
More or less, I am here 2 tell U that
I am the best, better than the rest
Better than the thieves in the temple 2night
2night, 2night, 2night, 2night… hurt me!

Put it in here
(Thieves in the temple) {x2}
Thieves in the temple 2night

What the…? (Thieves in the temple)

Put your foot on the rock
Let me show U how 2 clock
Put your foot on the rock
Let me show U how 2 clock

(Thieves in the temple)
(Thieves, thieves)
What the...? (Thieves in the temple 2night)

Who got the party, who got the party - who? {x4}
(Thieves in the…)
Hurt me! (Thieves in the temple) {repeat till end}

Thieves in the temple 2night {x2}

© 1990 Controversy Music - ASCAP

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