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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Shara Nelson
Vocals
Adrian Thaws
Vocals
Massive Attack (Del NajaMarshallVowlesNelsonSharp)
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Grantley Marshall
Songwriter
Wally Badarou
Songwriter
Robert Del Naja
Songwriter
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws
Songwriter
Andrew Vowles
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robert Del Naja
Producer
Andrew Vowles
Producer
Grantley Marshall
Producer
Johnny Dollar
Producer
Adrian Thaws
Producer
Massive Attack (Del NajaMarshallVowlesNelsonSharp)
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Tick-a-tick-a-tick
Boom
[Verse 2]
I quietly observe standing in my space
(Yes, darling)
Daydreaming
(Massive, massive, massive)
I quietly observe standing in my space
(Boom chick-a-chick-boom-chick-a-chick)
Daydreaming
[Verse 3]
Way that we say 'em in, style that we write 'em in
Massive Attack, we keep it strong just like a vitamin
Going for the positive and wiping out the negative songs
'Cause brother, it's relative
The past is picking up all the lyrics on the dance floor
And raise your spirit level 'cause it demands for
Attitude is cool, freeze below zero
Up against the wall behaving like DeNiro
Tricky's performing, taking his phono
Making a stand with a tan, touch it like cocoa
Smooth to keep you moving at the back now
Free is the needle, it's moving through the track now
[Verse 4]
Dance to the drummer's beats, we need new sticks
Bounce around the vibes like acoustics
No drugs or pharmaceuticals, for the body ain't suitable
Stick with liquid, me and trick, we've drop a paper
Which I use my tongue to lick with
[Verse 5]
Trouble and strife ain't no sunshine in my life
Wiseguys get protection when they carry a knife
They shouldn't have been born, they're making me yawn
But I just take it easy, it's a Sunday morn
So you come on and light my fire and together
We'll grow forever, watch my AK rig go
Because my AK rig goes boom boom
My AK rig goes boom
[Verse 6]
Yeah, rhyming the jam and uh, we got the stamina
In case you never know us if we don't give a damn and, uh
And it's hard to handle, keep your distance
Resist and the posse gets the pleasure of this dance
The cool breeze that you welcome in the heat
You don't see it, but you feel it when it's blowing on the street
If I was a rich man, (da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
[Verse 7]
I quietly observe standing in my space
It's the devious days they call the rat race
It's a concrete jungle, evil in the town
Weebles wobble, occasional squabble
But what happen when the bomb drops down?
[Verse 8]
Don't make a sound
Yes, 'cause the dance floor's a desert and the dancers are parched
Do a rain dance and your brain's still marsh
My heavy, my brother get lighter than helium
Float above the world to break the tedium
Living in my headphones, Sony's what I say to 'em
The surreal boom of the Budokan stadium
[Verse 9]
Well, I'm floating on air
When I'm daydreaming
I quietly observe standing in my space
[Verse 10]
Well, I'm Tricky, kid, don't deal with sadness
Can't be with the one I love, I love the one that I miss
I'm very down to Earth, but brain sits on top floor
Don't need another lover just need, I'm insecure
The weather is a-changing, the storms be shaking
The love that you take is equal to the love you're making
Here comes the sun, little darling
Here comes the sun, it's all right
Yes, Tricky kid, I check my situation
Maggie this, Maggie that, Maggie means inflation
Hip-hop, you don't stop, 'cause I'm not sloppy
I like the beat so we need another copy
[Verse 11]
We're natives of the massive territory and we're proud
Get peaceful in the dance, adapt the glory and the crowd
The problem ain't a different kind of skin tricks
I love my neighbor, I don't wait for the Olympics
See, you go hooligan, you're tryna play the fool again
Caught you in the lost and found
When your posse weren't around
No crowd, so you're going for your tool again
[Verse 12]
Daydreaming
I quietly observe standing in my space
Daydreaming
Well, I'm floating on air
When I'm daydreaming
Written by: Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, Andrew Vowles, Grantley Marshall, Robert Del Naja, Wally Badarou