영국출신의 보컬리스트 ROB BIRCH와 DJ겸 프로듀서를 맡고있는 NICK HALLAM가 만들었던 일렉트로닉 힙합록그룹 STEREO MC'S의 BBC실황 하이라이트를 모은 편집앨범 [LIVE AT THE BBC]!!! 힙합적요소와 일렉트로닉 사운드가 결합된 이들의 최대 히트곡 "CONNECTED"를 비롯 자신들의 존재를 알렸던 첫 히트곡 "ELEVATE MY MIND" 어번스타일의 일렉트로니카 트랙 "SET IT OFF" 업비트 리듬으로 새로운 시도가 엿보였던 "SOFISTICATED"등 총 18곡 수록! .... ....
I want to go higher (x3) I want to go higher (higher baby) (x2)
If I ever get down in the dumps Short of a dollar nothin change for months It seems to rain about every day And all the news seeme kinda grey Its no illusion call it reality So I release more charge from my battery We can rise death defy gravity Bring about a sense of personality So as I walk I look around See some go up , some go down There goes the mayor his nose is brown Guess how he get to wear his crown But his hands are shaking the walls are breakin And one day they will all fall down Sometimes its better that way Makin space for a some day
We're on the ground floor got lots to learn Slip to the basement and you burn First floor and you start to fall Out the bed clothes answer the door On the second I comprehend Positive waves are what I send Third floor and you start to flow Tell me now where d'ya want to go
(higher baby) I want to go higher (higher baby) Were'd you want to go? I want to go higher (higher baby) I want to go higher (higher baby)
So tell me baby kinda shakey We ain't been too friendly lately Things sometimes turn out that way And that is all that you got to say Well that's ok cause time can soothe Like a dentist pulls out a tooth As each new day will bring a new face how can I make my rhyme go someplace
First of all she ask for more I said sure I don't mind at all The waters deep but I'm walking tall It don't matter if you're rich or poor ain't here to score just raise the floor Maximum vibes what I'm aiming for I do my war dance back to the wall Just returning my native call
And that's the way we're getting by ya Always keeping you on the wire Takin you higher - call me a liar But you won't cause you're feeling inspired Work we're going to , jerk you're all through there's no way you'll stop my breakthru Two ways to do it , get in or get out Elevate yourself don't hang about So wherever lies you're latitude Wherever you are we're gaining altitude In all directions starting to climb So come on girl - elevate my mind
I want to go higher (elevate my mind) I want to go higher (higher baby) (Let it reach ya) I want to go higher (higher baby) (Elevate my mind) I want to go higher (higher baby)
So sofisticated I'm such a zero So sofisticated I'm such a zero Don't burn Don't burn Don't burn Don't burn Don't burn Now I'm gettin' relocated Destination zero I'm so dislocated From my real born hero You wanna see me fall What you askin' for I patted your behind And ya givin' me aggro Don't burn Don't burn Don't burn Don't burn Don't burn So sofisticated I'm such a loser She knows how to use me But I don't wanna lose her Baby don't run Baby don't come Don't run Don't come Gonna prove them wrong Find a place a space To rise to now i'm moving on She's so sofisticated I'm such a zero She's so sofisticated I'm such a loser She knows how to use me But I'll never lose her She's so sofisticated So sofisticated Say it to my face Don't burn Now I'm gettin' relocated Destination zero I'm so dislocated From my real born hero You wanna see me fall What you askin' for I patted your behind And ya givin' me aggro Don't burn Don't burn Don't burn Don't burn Don't burn She's so sofisticated I'm such a loser She knows how to use me But I don't wanna lose her Baby don't run Baby don't come Don't run Don't come She's so sofisticated She's so sofisticated She's so sofisticated She's so sofisticated She knows how to use me She's so sofisticated So sofisticated
Ah ah Something ain't right I'm gonna get myself I'm gonna get myself I'm gonna get myself connected I ain't gonna go blind For the light which is reflected I see thru you I see thru you I see thru you I see thru you Ya dirty tricks Ya make me sick I see thru you I see thru you I'm gonna do it again I'm gonna do it again Ah ah I'm gonna do it again Gotta do right 'Cause something ain't right Gotta do right Come on If you make sure you're connected The writing's on the wall But if your mind's neglected Stumble you might fall Stumble you might fall Stumble you might fall Ah ah Ain't gonna go blind I see thru you I see thru you I'm gonna get myself I'm gonna get myself I'm gonna get myself connected I ain't gonna go blind For the light that is reflected Hear me out Can ya hear me out Can ya hear me out Do it again Do it again Do it again Do it again I wanna do it again I wanna do it again I wanna do it again Ya terrified Ain't gonna go blind Ain't gonna go blind Here we go If you make sure you're connected The writing's on the wall But if your mind's neglected Stumble you might fall Stumble you might fall Hear me out Stumble you might fall Interstate 5 Stayin' alive Won't someone try Open up your eyes You must be blind If you can't see The gaping hole Called reality Wanna do it again I gonna gonna do it again I wanna do it again Come on I'm gonna do it again Hear me out Terrified Something ain't right Here we go If you make sure you're connected The writing's on the wall But if your mind's neglected Stumble you might fall Stumble you might fall Stumble you might fall
You're playin' with fire You're playin' with fire You could be one in a million Could be walking down the street, just like any civilian You could be amphibian But it still don't mean that you ain't gonna fall victim to the April showers And the tombstone and the bouquet of old flowers Powers above who be guiding A madman at the wheel is the way we be riding down the line Standing upon corner, selling two at the time You really wanna shock it That's when you make the exchange in you pocket Lord, that's the way it goes That's the way it is That's the way it happens Mister or miss It's a dog eat dog world That's the truth Especially to the youth You're playing with fire You're playing with fire You're playing with fire You're playing with fire (You're playing with fire) You're playing with fire You're playing with fire You're playing with fire You'll end up on the funeral pyre and now you've lost your soul And to all the youngsters, you're a mystery role Ya think ya running the show but you're just being used like a dirty old hole A model of travesty, ya falling thru gravity Ya try to get a grip but you slip on your sanity There's nothing you can do when you realise it's a picture of you Is it something to reach to? Being all boxed up Didn't nobody teach you? They're gonna sell ya Feed you up and swell ya Like a fool in the frying pan I ain't a fortune teller I'm just a realist, a catalyst And if you get the gist, come closer, get it real crisp It's a dog eat dog world That's the truth Especially to the youth,
(Ya playing with fire) You're playing with fire You're playing with fire You're playing with fire You're playing with fire (You're cracked) You're playing with fire You're playing with fire (You're playing with fire) You're playing with fire You'll end up on the funeral pyre
And now we're living in a cage And if you ain't got it made, it's a struggle not to fade It's all part of the game but nobody comes clean or wanna name any names The blame the neighbourhood for something so sad Originated from a diplomatic bag I see a face in an orange haze It's just a phase, a binge but I'd call it a craze Behaviour patterns going sixes and sevens, see? Heaven don't exist but hell's come to get thee Mars bars, soda's, chips all you touch And that's why you ain't looking up too much So come out of your nosedive Stop the music or you'll be dead as you arrive So come out of the nosedive Kill the sound or you'll be dead as you arrive
(Ya playin' with fire) You're playing with fire You're playing with fire You're playing with fire You're playing with fire (You're playing with fire) You're playing with fire You're playing with fire (You're cracked) You're playing with fire You'll end up on the funeral pyre
To the left to the right Step it up, step it up it's alright To the left and to the right Check the new ride out it's alright
Silence ain't in season 'Cause there ain't no good in grief Can't stop my mouth form breathin' Or seein' what I see
Curves with destinations Poetic symmetry Ya 'cause an inflammation In my anatomy, don't you see, oh
Yeah yeah yeah, you can't send a forget-me-not Yeah yeah yeah, but I'll still reach up to the top Yeah yeah yeah, until the last day that I drop Yeah yeah yeah, this is something you can't stop
From infancy I grown The message that I'm givin' You don't have to be alone, no you don't Cos days may come and go come and go
You'll see no sight or sound But when your mind is willing You'll find that I'll be around Hear me sayin', hear me sayin'
Yeah yeah yeah, you can't send a forget-me-not Yeah yeah yeah, but I'll still reach up to the top Yeah yeah yeah, until the last day that I drop Yeah yeah yeah
To the left to the right Keep it goin' keep it goin' it's alright To the left and to the right Step it up, step it up it's alright
We want flesh We want flesh We want flesh Ah, ah, ah
All you gotta do is bounce it To see just what goes where There ain't no way around it So I have come well prepared don't you know
I'm in you form the outset Hip to hip and dome to dome We reach the outer limits Bring the boogie boogie home back home
Yeah yeah yeah, you can't send a forget-me-not Yeah yeah yeah, but I'll still reach out to the top Yeah yeah yeah, we're goin' right around the clock Yeah yeah yeah
To the left and to the right Step it up, step it up it's alright To the left and to the right Check the new ride out it's alright
See how we are livin' See how we are livin' See how we are livin' You'll hear me sayin'
Yeah yeah yeah, you can't send a forget-me-not Yeah yeah yeah, but I'll still reach up to the top Yeah yeah yeah, until the last day that I drop Yeah yeah yeah, this is something you can't stop
Yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah
To the left, to the right Keep it goin' keep it goin' it's alright To the left and to the right Step it up, step it up it's alright, it's alright It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
Gimme no slack and I give it right back Cos the punch I pack's gonna come with a smack Cos I'm like that exactly like that And if I slip there's no excuse for that It gets deep but I can't control The road is steep and full of pit holes Cheap and nasty sophistication But all I seein' is pure creation A solo station for civilization Congregating in another dimension Don't ask me why I don't understand it It's just the way nature planned it
I'm talking 'bout creation I'm talking 'bout relations I'm talking 'bout creation We need some combination
To a hairs breath how we gonna do it You want to look but you knew it you blew it Out of proportion no I don't think so This thing's bigger than both of us so Drop your anchor and weigh your thoughts Like mega ton bombs droppin' on your front porch A real summer breeze that's gonna be When they don't exist and neither do we
I'm talking 'bout creation I'm talking 'bout relations I'm talking 'bout creation We need some combination
So don't lose track when the wall's at your back And you're under attack hold on to your hat As trouble always comes ion sax o' tax Dark blue astras plain clothes slacks Hard facts kept under wraps Scared to risk your neck less your head be axed Cos all the kings horses and all the kings men Ain't gonna put us back together again My friend my brother my foe my ego My mother my father my bride my pride New life I can see it in your eyes Improvise watch the spirit rise
I'm talking 'bout creation I'm talking 'bout relations I'm talking 'bout creation We need some motivation I don't shirk the work Come strong like Hercules Till I seize your heartbeat and make it freeze So you know I'm authentic
And when I said that I don't let up I really meant it I'm full of beans co s I eat my greens I'm like Mr Lean I love the way you scream I see jungles forests rivers streams Grand Canyon mountains seas and livin' beings Sweet dreams are made of these things And the power to raise up my limbs To all these gifts I wanna dedicate Every hour I spend and every second I take
I'm talking 'bout creation I'm talking 'bout relations I'm talking 'bout creation We need some combination