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Music is my sanctuary
Music is my blanket
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....
Music is my blanket
Cruel it is, it clouds my eyes
The dull the dark shades on my day
I live inside this place
Always tense and filled with rage
Above the concrete fields below
With you i wanna go, wanna go
Music is my blanket
I'll be only what i wanna be
My blanket covers me, yes
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"
I try to veil away my pain
The dirty grey surrounding me 'round
And now I hear no sound...
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 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....
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Full lyrics are:
Music is my sanctuary Music is my blanket
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....
The meaning is fairly self-explanatory, but I love the idea of the blanket as her emotional comfort. She can't get it from the people around her, so she finds it in her music. Beautiful.
Just some background on the song:
It was originally an Urban Species song featuring Imogen Heap, released on an album of the same name in 1998. This was, of course, before she'd done any solo work, before Frou Frou, and before The O.C., etc. At the time, she was pretty much unknown. It was only included as a B-side to iMegaphone on the international re-issue. Though it was co-written by Imogen, it was not written exclusively by her.
Pretty straightforward, and I love this song ^^ Music almost sounds like a kind drug here, that they can lose themselves in when times get hard.
Music is my sanctuary Music is my blanket MUSIC IS MY DRUG.... That's all!
So BEAUTIFUL