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Tucked it in
Dropped a lie
Turn me off
(I travel I travel)
We never leave each other 'cause we leave each other so cold
It makes a madder way

The easy part is taking yourself in
it's wartime every time
A shot away

Wipe the smile from your face
It's getting in the way
It's wartime every time
She caught me on a lie and she turned me off
She made it cold
You couldn't do it if you wanted to
(Believe me believe me)

It's wartime every time
Small talk every time
It's my favourite chloroform
It's pillow talk every time
Get it out the way
Friction war
Shot away

Ricochet
We're like identical twins
Sucking on the same teat
Spitting out the same things
(I travel far, I travel far)
It's wartime every time
Small talk every time
It's my favourite chloroform
It's pillow talk every time
Getting out the way
Friction war
Ricochet

Line'em up and knock'em down
A shot away
A shot away
A shot away
A shot away
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fieroavian On May 20, 2004
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its very obviously about shooting up & the relationship between two drug users. their relationship to the drugs their relationship to each other.

im not sure how to submit corrections but the song actually goes: Took her in Dropped a line Turn me on

&rather than "it makes a madder way"- Makes it melt away

&its not "She caught me on a lie and she turned me off/She made it cold". it is: She cut me a line and she turned me on She made it cool

&the second time it says "its pillow talk every time", thats correct, but the first time it simply says "its pill talk every time". And its not "friction war" its "Friction wound".

instead of "getting out the way", its "Get it out the way".

That's exactly what I think! Wow, this was posted in 2006! 6 Years have passed.

Nostalgia.

I hope you are living a wonderful life.

Cover art for Small Time Shot Away lyrics by Massive Attack

Yeah. . . so I just realised it might help if I actualy posted the right lyrics. headdesk

Took her in Dropped a line Turned me on (I travel, I travel) We never leave each other 'cause we leave each other so cold It makes it melt away

The easy part is taking yourself in It's wartime everytime Shot away

Wipe the smile from your face It's getting in the way It's wartime everytime She cut me a line and she turned me on She made it cool You couldn't do it if you wanted to

It's wartime everytime Small talk everytime It's my favourite chloroform It's pill talk everytime Get it out the way Friction wound Shot away

Ricochet We're like identical twins Sucking on the same teat Spitting out the same things

It's wartime everytime Small talk everytime Its my favourite choloroform It's pill talk everytime Get it out the way Friction wound Ricochet

Line them up, and knock 'em down Shot away

Cover art for Small Time Shot Away lyrics by Massive Attack

Not a clue what this song means because its so complicated, but awsome song.

Cover art for Small Time Shot Away lyrics by Massive Attack

Sorry to say this, but many of these lyrics are wrong -they're all in the album booklet.

Awesome song, but.

Cover art for Small Time Shot Away lyrics by Massive Attack

Its about someone's struggle with heroin or cocaine.

Cover art for Small Time Shot Away lyrics by Massive Attack

It's about a relationship and how it protects him from the outside world, also about denial and how you can life a normal live with your partner when there's war everywhere and your conscious about that. And it's pillow talk, not pill talk. But maybe there are some drugs involved, because of the "She cut me a line and she turned me on"-Line.

"It's wartime everytime Small talk everytime It's my favourite chloroform" is just great. It's like a life motto for me.

 
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