Emotionless the city lies Cruel it is, it clouds my eyes The dull the dark shades on my day I live inside this place
Locked up inside my metal cage Always tense and filled with rage Above the concrete fields below With you i wanna go, wanna go
Music is my sanctuary Music is my blanket
I see only what i wanna see I'll be only what i wanna be My blanket covers me, yes
"Yeah, check it Now as a yout man I was body poppin breakin on the lino Traded in my lino for a pad and a biro Used to stand in line just so as I could sign my giro But now my ends meet in the best way that I know (Hat, snare, kick) and the beats that go boom See the music I consume to escape the doom and gloom All the beats and melodies keep realities at bay But what happens when the records done and starts to fade away"
Alone within myself again I try to veil away my pain The dirty grey surrounding me 'round And now I hear no sound...
"I feel like Melle Mel from way back in the days As i wonder how i keep from going under I got trouble on my mind like my name is chuck d And like marvin gaye it makes me wanna holler When the music hits me I feel no pain That's why i gotta put you on again and again I take the needle off the technics and put it in my vein All my troubles get crushed as the rush hits my brain And away goes trouble down the drain"
I see only what I wanna see I be only who I wanna be My blanket covers me Music is my sanctuary Music is my blanket I see only what I wanna see I be only who I wanna be My blanket covers me Music is my sanctuary Music is my blanket You are my living world You are my living world You are you are you are my My only living world....
Emotionless the city lies Cruel it is, it clouds my eyes The dull the dark shades on my day I live inside this place
Locked up inside my metal cage Always tense and filled with rage Above the concrete fields below With you i wanna go, wanna go
Music is my sanctuary Music is my blanket
I see only what i wanna see I'll be only what i wanna be My blanket covers me, yes
"Yeah, check it Now as a yout man I was body poppin breakin on the lino Traded in my lino for a pad and a biro Used to stand in line just so as I could sign my giro But now my ends meet in the best way that I know (Hat, snare, kick) and the beats that go boom See the music I consume to escape the doom and gloom All the beats and melodies keep realities at bay But what happens when the records done and starts to fade away"
Alone within myself again I try to veil away my pain The dirty grey surrounding me 'round And now I hear no sound...
"I feel like Melle Mel from way back in the days As i wonder how i keep from going under I got trouble on my mind like my name is chuck d And like marvin gaye it makes me wanna holler When the music hits me I feel no pain That's why i gotta put you on again and again I take the needle off the technics and put it in my vein All my troubles get crushed as the rush hits my brain And away goes trouble down the drain"
I see only what I wanna see I be only who I wanna be My blanket covers me Music is my sanctuary Music is my blanket I see only what I wanna see I be only who I wanna be My blanket covers me Music is my sanctuary Music is my blanket You are my living world You are my living world You are you are you are my My only living world....
Listen to the rhythm, listen to the rhyme Listen to the clock tick tock the hands of time Ticking, tocking, constantly revolving Listen to the problems of the world who need solving Listen to the child crying in the crib And listen to the sick act that the Daddy did See Daddy turned his back on all of his responsabilities Listen how Mummy copes to the best of her abilities Listen to the cliche rapper that's bragging Listen to the mother who is always nagging Her son to get up and do something with his life Listen to the vows when ya marrying ya wife Listen to the scream of a mother giving birth Listen to the sorrows of our Mother Earth Listen to the beggarman begging in the street Please can you spare some change so I can get some food to eat Listen to the plight of the homeless And if you listen to the pessimists everything's hopeless Listen to your heart, listen to your soul Listen to your conscience, let it take control And just listen
Listen...
Ecoute la palombe, paisible dans le ciel Ecoute aussi la balle qui lui dechire les ailes Qui est l'animal, l'oiseau ou le tireur Ou celui qui vend l'arme, qui lui dechire le c½ur ? Ecoute le dernier 'pff' d'un soldat inconnu Ecoute tomber les larmes d'une femme que l'on fait cocue Ecoute le consensus dans son entourage Il etait consciencieux quelle force et quel courage Ecoute plutot le 'bzz' des ailes de l'abeille Elle se fout du bizz, l'essentiel est le miel Ecoute aussi le 'pshit' que fait l'insecticide Comme dans le monde actuel elle a choisi le genocide Le Pen traine sa haine malsaine Ecoute plutot ton c½ur pas la flamme de la haine Ecoute plutot le bon, pas la brute ou le truand Ecoute ce qui apaise Ecoute moi ce son
Ecoute...
Listen to the fascists looking for your vote Listen how he gets some with a scapegoat He sees your tears and plays on your fears Till his promises become music to your ears
Ecoute le clic-clac d'une paire de menottes Le systeme est malade mais est-ce bien l'antidote ? Ecoute la sirene qui file dans le domaine La haine est la meme, meme dans ce domaine
Listen to the horrors my people saw Listen to the politics of the gulf war Place all the blame and name Hussein insane Listen how he said two can play the same game
Ecoute le chant du coq, le solfege s'en moque Ecoute le chantage des rois du bavardage Ecoute le tonner, pres vert, guerre a la guerre Ecoute le croyant quand il fait sa priere.
Listen to the rhythm, listen to the rhyme Listen to the clock tick tock the hands of time Ticking, tocking, constantly revolving Listen to the problems of the world who need solving Listen to the child crying in the crib And listen to the sick act that the Daddy did See Daddy turned his back on all of his responsabilities Listen how Mummy copes to the best of her abilities Listen to the cliche rapper that's bragging Listen to the mother who is always nagging Her son to get up and do something with his life Listen to the vows when ya marrying ya wife Listen to the scream of a mother giving birth Listen to the sorrows of our Mother Earth Listen to the beggarman begging in the street Please can you spare some change so I can get some food to eat Listen to the plight of the homeless And if you listen to the pessimists everything's hopeless Listen to your heart, listen to your soul Listen to your conscience, let it take control And just listen
Listen...
Ecoute la palombe, paisible dans le ciel Ecoute aussi la balle qui lui dechire les ailes Qui est l'animal, l'oiseau ou le tireur Ou celui qui vend l'arme, qui lui dechire le c½ur ? Ecoute le dernier 'pff' d'un soldat inconnu Ecoute tomber les larmes d'une femme que l'on fait cocue Ecoute le consensus dans son entourage Il etait consciencieux quelle force et quel courage Ecoute plutot le 'bzz' des ailes de l'abeille Elle se fout du bizz, l'essentiel est le miel Ecoute aussi le 'pshit' que fait l'insecticide Comme dans le monde actuel elle a choisi le genocide Le Pen traine sa haine malsaine Ecoute plutot ton c½ur pas la flamme de la haine Ecoute plutot le bon, pas la brute ou le truand Ecoute ce qui apaise Ecoute moi ce son
Ecoute...
Listen to the fascists looking for your vote Listen how he gets some with a scapegoat He sees your tears and plays on your fears Till his promises become music to your ears
Ecoute le clic-clac d'une paire de menottes Le systeme est malade mais est-ce bien l'antidote ? Ecoute la sirene qui file dans le domaine La haine est la meme, meme dans ce domaine
Listen to the horrors my people saw Listen to the politics of the gulf war Place all the blame and name Hussein insane Listen how he said two can play the same game
Ecoute le chant du coq, le solfege s'en moque Ecoute le chantage des rois du bavardage Ecoute le tonner, pres vert, guerre a la guerre Ecoute le croyant quand il fait sa priere.