Martina :
The place where... X6
Tricky:
...Where I stand
Martina:
The place where I stand gives way to liquid lino
Underneath the weeping willow lies a weeping wino
The place where I stand gives way to liquid lino
Underneath the weeping willow lies a weeping wino
Tricky:
Uhh...
Martina:
The mighty crowd-
Martina and Tricky:
Search for their spaces
Martina:
And turn around time's gone-
Martina and Tricky:
Take ten paces.
Martina:
Been up ahead -
Martina and Tricky:
Can't make head or tail of it
Martina:
I drink till I'm drunk-
Martina and Tricky:
And I smoke till I'm senseless.
Martina:
You see in black and white
Martina and Tricky:
Feel in slow motion
Martina:
I drown myself in sorrow
Martina and Tricky:
Until I wake up tomorrow.
The illusion of confusion
Martina:
It's not from where I am sat
Tricky :
Recircle recycle resemble me
Martina :
Different levels of the devil's company
Tricky:
Yeah x3
Martina:
They lead us outside-
Martina and Tricky:
Take us out quietly
Martina:
To the cage through the bars-
Martina:
The place where I stand gives way to liquid lino
(gives way to)
Underneath the weeping willow lies a weeping whino
(underneath the...there lies a weeping)
The place where I stand gives way to liquid lino
(the place where...gives...liquid)
Underneath the weeping willow lies a weeping whino
(underneath the...there lies a weeping)
The mighty crowd search for their spaces
(the illusion of confusion...search for...)
And turn around time's gone, I take ten paces.
(turn around...gone, i take ten paces)
Been up ahead - can't make head or tail of it
(can't make head or tail of it)
I drink 'till I'm drunk, and I smoke till I'm senseless.
(I smoke, I smoke, I smoke)
You see in black and white, feel in slow motion,
(feel in slow slow motion, and drown drown myself in sorrow)
I drown myself in sorrow, until I wake up tomorrow
(till i wake up tomorrow, the illusion of, the illusion of)
I drown myself in sorrow, until I wake up tomorrow
(the illusion of, the illusion of)
I drown myself in, I drown myself in
(the illusion of...until I, until I wake up tomorrow)
The illusion of confusion is not from where I am sat
(it's not from where I'm...circle)
The place where... X6
...Where I stand
The place where I stand gives way to liquid lino
Underneath the weeping willow lies a weeping wino
The place where I stand gives way to liquid lino
Underneath the weeping willow lies a weeping wino
Uhh...
The mighty crowd-
Search for their spaces
And turn around time's gone-
Take ten paces.
Been up ahead -
Can't make head or tail of it
I drink till I'm drunk-
And I smoke till I'm senseless.
You see in black and white
Feel in slow motion
I drown myself in sorrow
Until I wake up tomorrow.
The illusion of confusion
It's not from where I am sat
Recircle recycle resemble me
Different levels of the devil's company
Yeah x3
They lead us outside-
Take us out quietly
To the cage through the bars-
The place where I stand gives way to liquid lino
(gives way to)
Underneath the weeping willow lies a weeping whino
(underneath the...there lies a weeping)
The place where I stand gives way to liquid lino
(the place where...gives...liquid)
Underneath the weeping willow lies a weeping whino
(underneath the...there lies a weeping)
(the illusion of confusion...search for...)
And turn around time's gone, I take ten paces.
(turn around...gone, i take ten paces)
Been up ahead - can't make head or tail of it
(can't make head or tail of it)
I drink 'till I'm drunk, and I smoke till I'm senseless.
(I smoke, I smoke, I smoke)
(feel in slow slow motion, and drown drown myself in sorrow)
I drown myself in sorrow, until I wake up tomorrow
(till i wake up tomorrow, the illusion of, the illusion of)
I drown myself in sorrow, until I wake up tomorrow
(the illusion of, the illusion of)
I drown myself in, I drown myself in
(the illusion of...until I, until I wake up tomorrow)
The illusion of confusion is not from where I am sat
(it's not from where I'm...circle)
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Okay, after a little bit of listening to it, I'd say the song's about hedonism and how much it leaves someone empty and unfulfilled. There's a lot of references to drink (drink til I'm drunk) and drugs (liquid lino), and very little positive about them- there's the weeping "wino"- a nice way of saying "drunk"- and she "drowns herself in sorrow". The part where they take her outside with "scars to show my rage" seem to be about her getting off her face and starting fights and getting kicked out. All and all, it's about the people who go out and binge drink and "smoke til I'm senseless" and how it never seems enough.
i don't care about what this song means, it's just so beautiful. This song will definately put an angry beast to sleep or in a good mood.
This song reminds me of the first track of Tom Waits's "Bone Storm" album (a very excellent album by the way), and the fourth track from Beck's album, "Odelay", but this song is one of the masterpeices, i think, of Tricky. It's probably one of my favorites they've done. It's very innovative, and I love the rough-banging-style percussions for the beat.
Phrogex- Bone Machine, man, not Bone Storm. Sorry. :P
I'm just getting into Maxinquaye! I love Martina's voice, she enounces things so uniquely.
Great song, just the right combination of creepy and party. Yes, very Tom Waits-ish.
It's about getting fucked the hell up.
one should note that ponderosa means "heavy" in latin.