Tricky
Blowback lyrics



 
 
 

   
Excess
   
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Tricky:
I believe in 
I deceive in 
Bottom weaving 
I can breathe in 
Make a wish in 
Flower fishing 
moving vibration 
Mild relation 
I'm jamaican on your radio station 
Got a curse in 
Could be worse in 
You first 
In a hearse in 
Good as dead in 
Nothing left in 
Nothing left in 
Some be heading 
I need a head rest in 
And a feed from a warm breast 

A man making hits 
For the childhood of hicks 
Underground like 
Who's it sound like 
You all sound the same 
But you don't know my name 

Stephanie McKay:
I believe in people lying 
I believe in people dying 
I believe in people trying 
I believe in people crying 
I believe in people balking 
I believe in people talking 
I believe in people breathing 
I believe in people being 
Keep living 

Tricky: 
(Alanis Morissette in the background)
You all sound the same 
But you don't know my name 
Rearrange and things don't change 
Things remain feel the strain 
Stress 
Catch my breath 
Get some rest 
From the mess 
I couldn't care less 
Sugar cane 
Is like smack to my vein 
Shook fame 
But I don't complain 

Stephanie McKay:
I believe in different reasons 
I believe in breath through seasons 
I believe when snow flakes fall 
I believe in buildings tall 
I believe in people bombing 
I believe in people warring 
I believe diseases coming 
I believe that's why I'm running 
Keep living 
Keep living 

Tricky:
(Alanis Morissette in the background)
You gotta ask 
Before he attacks 
You got the flats
Dub my sacks 
You've got the city 
Move out of the country 
I'm scrunching 
Friends that are punchy 

Stephanie McKay:
I believe in people falling 
I believe in people warring 
I believe diseases coming 
I believe that's why I'm running 
I believe in people balking 
I believe in people talking 
I believe in people breathing 
I believe in people being…. 

Keep living 
Keep living 

from:_blowback
source: Anti press release
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Evolution Revolution Love
   
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Tricky:
Now that you got it right 
Bring love and it'll make it alright 
Bring love and we'll take it tonite 
Now that you got it right 

Who wants the sinner 
Coming round for dinner 
Who needs effects 
Who needs to pay for sex 
When they drop the bomb? 
Who will stay calm 
Blood would spill 
Who would you kill? 

Ed Kowalczyk:
Now that I understand this right
Let me take it to the mike 
This revolution has just begun
(2x)

Hawkman:
Walking down the road with my little rude gun 
Top of my gun cock it for fun 
Block on my tongue 
Top of my earth 
Tip of my birth 
Top of my death 
Tip of my breast 
Top of my chest
Tip of my guess 
I've got the singles 
I got the jingles 
Bet you ate Springles 
Walking on the road with my little rude gun

Ed Kowalczyk:
Now that I understand this right 
Let me take it to the mike 
This revolution has just begun
(2x)

Tricky:
Stepping on the street with my little rude girl 
Tip of my toes 
Top of my world 
Top of  my earth 
Top of my rock 
Tip of my block

Now that you got it right 
Bring love and I'll make it alright 
Bring love and we'll take it tonite 
Now that you got it right

Ed Kowalczyk:
Now that I understand this right 
Let me take it to the mike 
This revolution has just begun
(2x)

Hawkman:
She was born in the ghetto 
Outside the bronx 
In a project blocks 
Where time stands still 
It don't tick it don't tock 
Top of my sun 
Tip of my land 
Top of my chest 
Tip of my breast 
Top of my earth
Tip of my rock

Walking on the road with my soul in my hand 
Tip on my toes 
Top of my span 

Ed Kowalczyk:
Now that I understand this right
Let me take it to the mike 
This revolution has just begun 
(2x)

Just begun
Just begun
Just begun

Now that I understand this right 
Let me take it to the mike 
This revolution has just begun
(repeated)

from: blowbackevolution revolution love
source: Anti press release
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Over Me
   
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Hawkman:
Boy take man F clune 
Ya fool boy think say more 
A comearound yo! 
Let's take the downtown 

Me have me gone in a me yard 
A me guard so if a boy want 
Me seen of a the scene 
And come back without a clue 
Take me feel afraid 
Me pop off and ease off 
To me want the marathon crew 

Ambersunshower:
When love is lost
All I hear are gunshots over me 
When love is drawn 
It soaks and floats all over me 
All over me 
Over me 
Over me 

Hawkman:
When you think a one or two 
Do and ya 
They ready to kill them couldn't cross the border 
Shot a lick them right middle left to center 
Like sunshine they shot them over and over
The make sure them dead their body in a corner 
Blood run down like some stagnant water 

Ambersunshower:
When lonely 
It gives and gives all over me 
When love is strong 
It goes on and on 
All over me 
Over me 
Over me 

Hawkman:
Will ever since then they get me blood warm 
I never come so I'd wish I wasn't born 
Another punk guys ring the alarm 
Now what's left is CPR but he already gone 

Ambersunshower:
When love is lost 
All I hear are gunshots over me 
When love is drawn 
It soaks and floats all over me 
Over me 
Over me 

When lonely 
It gives and gives all over me 
When love's strong 
It goes on and on 
All over me 
Over me 
Over me

from:_blowback
source: Anti press release
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Girls
   
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Tricky:
Girls, Boys 

Girls wish you never had boys 
They grow up to be bad boys 
Cry I've never had boys 
Never seen your dad boy 
I've never seen my dad boy 
Without the Roy 
And when my career stops kicking 
I'm gonna stick him 

Anthony Kiedis:
Rock-a-dub now let me show you where it's at boy 
Just a puppet and you grew into a fat boy 
Make a dog and you chase another cat boy 
Blow it up and let me show you where its at boy 

Tricky:
Girls wish you never had boys 
They grow up to be bad boys 
Cry I've never had boys 
Never seen your dad boy 
I've never seen my dad boy 
Without the Roy 
And when my career stops kicking 
I'm gonna stick him 

Anthony Kiedis:
Staring through the sun tell your devil beware 
I am not the son of your family affair 
Baby breaks away and I've got my face in my hand 
Genetics from my gun, trust me I don't care 

Tricky:
I don't need no man 
Little boys 

Anthony Kiedis:
Rappa rouser, bappa bouser 
Shake it for me baby let me step into your trousers 
I allow this 
Come on baby let me take to the houses 
I allow this 
This is now and you better bow this 
This is now and you better bow this 
This is now and you better bow this 

Anthony Kiedis & Tricky:
Staring through the sun tell your devil beware (jamaica's skirts and blouses) 
I am not the son of your family affair (he didn't rob his houses) 
Baby breaks away and I've got my face in my hand (fuck the biological) 
Genetics from my gun, trust me I don't care 

Tricky:
I don't need no man 
Little boys

Tricky:
I'm not a fire starter 
Cause I'm a little smarter 
Smarter than the average bear 
I don't care family's there 

Anthony Kiedis:
Rock-a-dub now let me show you where it's at boy 
Just a puppet and you grew into a fat boy 
Make a dog and you chase another cat boy 
Blow it up and let me show you where it's at boy

Anthony Kiedis & Tricky:
Staring through the sun tell your devil beware (jamaica's skirts and blouses) 
I am not the son of your family affair (he didn't rob his houses) 
Baby breaks away and I've got my face in my hand (fuck the biological) 
Genetics from my gun, trust me I don't care 
I don't care
(repeated)

from:_blowback
source: Anti press release
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You Don't Wanna
   
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Ambersunshower:
You want to estimate 
The distance that it takes 
To find a lover lover 
You want to rectify 
This mad look in my eyes 
Then find your other lover 

I found out how to be perfect for you 
My dear 
While I was bumping around bumping around 
You want to estimate 
The distance that it takes 
To find a lover lover 
Come on let's rectify 
This mad look in my eye 
Come on yes let's discover 

You don't wanna face me when you 
You don't wanna make me when you 
You don't wanna take me when you 
You don't wanna face me when you 
You don't wanna make me when you 
You don't wanna take me when you fail 

One day you'll hold your head 
So dark and withered dead 
Wish you were here
A simple task to feed 
Of unforgiven greed 
Wish you were here 

I found out how to be perfect for you dear 
While I was bumping around bumping around. 

You don't wanna face me when you 
You don't wanna make me when you 
You don't wanna take me when you 
You don't wanna face me when you 
You don't wanna make me when you 
You don't wanna take me when you fail 

from: blowbackyou don't wanna
source: Anti press release
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Wonder Woman
(written by Charles Fox & Norman Gimble, originally performed for the TV series 'Wonder Woman')
   
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Tricky:
She's so malicious and so delicious 
Superstitious super suspicious 
Wonder woman under woman 
Only woman lonely woman 
You just rewind and we'll just be fine 
We'll just be fine you just be mine 
You just rewind and we'll just be fine 
You just be mine you just be mine 

John Frusciante:
You show me everything 
You fill me everywhere 
Your preaching that you care 
Do you care 

I'll fix to fall through time 
I knew your weren't mine 
I'll shine right through the sky 
Floating I try and try 
Captured by what I lose 
That' when I forced the flew 
Being will never be 
Have her remembering me 

Tricky:
Tuck your hair behind you ears 
Your tears and your silly fears 
I'll be your teddy bear 
You chose the clothes I wear 
For you I suffer much pain 
Sharp glass migraine 
For you I'd lose my focus 
For you I'd swim a swarm of locusts 

John Frusciante:
You show me everything 
You fill me everywhere 
Your preaching that you care 
Do you care 

Everytime I am you 
I feel forever new 
Posing along the beat 
You feel like I me 
If I were myself right now 
I wish I never found 
I'm holding on so tight 
Feeling like not feeling right 

You show me everything 
You fill me everywhere 
Your preaching that you care 
Do you care 

Tricky:
Here I remain 
She don't know my name 
Would she love me 
If I had real fame 
I feel bad pain 
Here come that rain 
I don't complain 
She's too complex 
Tell me your name 
Is that your real sex

from:_blowback
source: Anti press release
originally performed for the TV series
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Your Name
(written by Rob Cole, originally performed by Judy Garland & Margaret O'Brien)
   
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Tricky and Ambersunshower:
If you like-a-me, 
like I like-a-you 
And we like-a-both the same, 
I like-a say, 
this very day, 
I like-a-change your name.

'Cause I love-a-you 
and love-a-you true 
And if you-a love-a-me. 
One live as two, 
two live as one 
Under the mango tree. 
(repeated)

from: _blowback
source: Anti press release
originally performed by Steve Martin & Sissy Spacek
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Diss Never (Dig Up We History)
   
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Hawkman:
A yes a little boy come try and diss way 
I must say one little different and case 
And with so little force right now try and come this way 
A marathon a go put it to waste 
Them want no more 
They shoulda dug up we history 
Cause war them live them shoulda now 
That it no safe 
Ex amount a body da is unsolved mystery 
It just a phone call close the case 

But when them missing 
Them can hold bad man responsible 
But a true that a bad man job is invisible 
But when them missing them can hold marathon responsible 
But a true that a bad man job invisible 

But after me da pan me corner chill 
Here so little boy a injured and killed 
They must want issued and feel well 
Well so little boy don't even have no will 
Unfortunately we take care of them bill 
Then never have a find them information skill 
Now no batty boy find that ill 

But when them missing 
Them can hold bad man responsible 
But a true that a bad man job is invisible 
But when them missing them can hold marathon responsible 
But a true that a bad man job invisible 

A yes a little boy come try and diss way 
I must say one little different and case 
And with so little force right now try and come this way 
A marathon a go put it to waste 
Them want no more 
They shoulda dug up we history 
Cause war them live them shoulda now 
That it no safe 
Ex amount a body da is unsolved mystery 
It just a phone call close the case 

But when them missing 
Them can hold bad man responsible 
But a true that a bad man job is invisible 
But when them missing them can hold marathon responsible 
But a true that a bad man job invisible


from:_blowback
source: Anti press release
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Bury The Evidence
   
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Tricky:
(Hawkman in the background)
I can picture it now 
You in your car 
Left the bar 
Playing Big Part 
Keep up complainin' 
It's probably rainin' 
Keeping complaining 
It's probably raining 
You're gonna visit your car 
It's one of my peeps 
With a blow to your head 
Is that what you need 
You're probably bleeding 
Is that what you needed 
You're probably bleeding 
Just like a movie 
Just like a movie 
Just like a movie 
Life doesn't move me 
Life doesn't move me 

I keep with you now 
Here in your car 
Left the bar 
Playing the Big Part 
Keeping complaining 
It's probably raining 
It's one of my peeps 
With a blow to your head 
Is that what you needed 
What you needed 
What you needed 
You caught me breathing 
It's just like a movie 
Life's just like a movie 
It's like a movie 
Just like a movie 
It doesn't move me 
Move me 
Move me 
It doesn't move me 
Life doesn't move 
It doesn't move me 
Move me 
It's like a blow to the head 
It's like a blow to my head 
It doesn't move me 
Move me 
Move me 
Move me 
It doesn't move me 
It's like a movie 
Just like a movie 
Blow to the head 
Life's like a blow to the head 
What you needed what you needed what you needed 

Life's like a blow to the head 
It's that what you needed 
Is that what you needed
What you needed 
A blow to the head 
Move Me 
Move me 
It doesn't move 
It doesn't move 
It's like a movie 
Movie Movie 
Just like a movie 
It doesn't move me 
It's like a movie


from:_blowback
source: Anti press release
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Something In The Way
(written by Kurt Cobain, originally performed by Nirvana)
   
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Hawkman & Tricky:
Underneath the bridge 
The tarp has sprung a leak 
And the animals I've trapped 
Have all become my pets 
And I'm living off of grass 
And the drippings from the ceiling 
But it's ok to eat fish 
Cause they haven't any feelings 
Something in the way

from:_blowback
source: Anti press release
originally performed by Nirvana
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Five Days
   
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Cyndi Lauper and Tricky:
The five to fours can't take it no more 
The five to fours can't take it no more 
The five to fours can't take it no more 
The five to fours can't take it no more 

Five days 
I ran a wolf across highways 
In the early spring (don't stop you're gonna break my heart) 
The rest of my days 
Should I stay should I pray 
That I'm here now clear now 
Live with the fears 
To extend my tears 
Shed no have no 
Undecided 
Five days in which I can't wait now (I need you) 
Can't wait now (you needed me) 
Bet you can't wait now (whatever happened to compatible two) 
Making you wait now 

I ran a wolf across highways in the early spring 
The five to fours can't take it no more 
The five to fours can't take it no more 
The five to fours can't take it no more 
The five to fours can't take it no more 

Have I the meanings 
I don't think I'm cheating 
I create like the windy city (Don't go) 
But the drums spread (I told you so) 
Here we go with the games now 
Maintain now 
Might as well have you down now 
Five days that you can't wait now (no need to smile) 
Making you hate now 

The five to fours can't take it no more 
The five to fours can't take it no more 
The five to fours can't take it no more 
The five to fours can't take it no more 

Bet you can't wait now 
Making you wait now 
Don't go I told you so 
After what you've had 
That look on your face you rat 
When you talk like that 
I just want to get you back

from:_blowback
source: Anti press release
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Give It To 'Em
   
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voice:
(next message)
Yo, Rick, what kind a message you leave over the phone sky
…shut up shut up.. murder. 
(end of message)

Hawkman:
Bad man give it to them anywhere 
From a badness them go program 
Them better prepare 
I'm the Hawk with the eagle we no have no fear 
Them no have so read ma lips or pull up a chair 
(Repeat 3 times)

Tell them when shot a tear 
Me tell so punk prepare 
Having nuclear what we have up in gear 
Nuff liquor shot up
....

Bad man give it to them anywhere 
From a badness them go program 
Them better prepare 
I'm the Hawk with the eagle we no have no fear 
Them no have so read ma lips or pull up a chair 
(Repeat 3 times)

Tricky:
(next message)
Stress for free (?)
They wanna stretch to see
They wanna see the dark
They wanna leave a mark
Don't wanna hear them scream
I wanna lie in my wet dream
Don't wanna go too far
Don't wanna drive my car
Don't wanna die too soon
So I like people to provide with room (?) 
Don't wanna move too quick
You won't suck my ....
Don't wanna see strip bars
Don't wanna live in cars
You love to live in large
Live in credit cards
I'd like to talk and walk
I'd like to move walk (?)

Hawkman:
Bad man give it to them anywhere 
From a badness them go program 
Them better prepare 
I'm the Hawk with the eagle we no have no fear 
Them no have so read ma lips or pull up a chair 
(Repeat 3 times)

(end of message)

from: _blowback
source: Anti press release
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A Song For Yukiko
   
   
Yukiko Takahashi: 
(in Japanese)
I'll wear this dress on for you
Otherwise I'll be under pressure
Stroke my hair back
Let's hide your tears and silly fear
I'll be your teddy bear
Please chose a dress for me
I can stand any pain for you
A splinter of glass, and headache too
You are out of focus
You are swimming in a swarm of grasshopper
You are swimming much to your relief
Save the earth
Leave the forest
[read the Japanese here!]

John Suzuki:
(in Japanese)
Slowly, slowly, as you know
Tricky:
Slowly, act like you know me
John Suzuki:
(in Japanese)
Slowly, slowly, as you know
Tricky:
Slowly, I like you lowly
[read the Japanese here!]

Tricky:
So if you would put a dress on
Unless you put the stress on
Tuck your hair behind your ears
Your tears, your silly fears
I'd be your Teddy bear
You'd choose the clothes I wear
For you I'd suffer much pain
Sharp glass migraine
For you I'd put a stress on
For you I'd put a dress on
For you I'd lose my focus
I'd swim in swarms of locusts
For you I'd swim with ease
Save the planet
Leave the trees
For you I'd put a dress on
A dress to impress on

John Suzuki:
(in Japanese)
Slowly, slowly
As you know
Slowly, slowly
As you know
[read the Japanese here!]

[Big Thanks to Chikako for the Japanese writing and translation!!!]


from:_blowback
source: translation by Chikako
lyrical quotes: Slowly
 
   
 

 


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