Daydreaming – English Lyrics

• By: Massive Attack
• Album: Blue Lines

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the introspective soundscape of Massive Attack's 'Daydreaming,' a seminal track that captures the essence of urban life and the power of inner reflection. This song offers a rich opportunity to delve into the language of trip-hop while contemplating themes of hope and escapism.

[English]

I quietly observe standing in my space

Daydreaming

I quietly observe standing in my space

Daydreaming

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 wiping out the negative songs

'Cause brother it's relative

The pass is picking up all the lyrics on the dance floor

That raise your spirit level 'cause it demands for

Attitude is cool degrees below zero

Up against the wall behaving like De Niro

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

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 you use my tongue to lick with

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 light my fire and

Together we'll grow forever watch my AKAI rig go

Because my AKAI rig goes boom boom

My AKAI rig goes boom

Yeah rhymin' 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

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

Don't make sound

'Cause the dancefloor'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

Well I'm floating on air when I'm daydreaming

I quietly observe standing in my space

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-changin' the storms be shakin

The love that you take is equal to the love you're makin

Here comes the sun little darlin here comes the sun

It's alright

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

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 trying to play the fool again

Caught you in the lost and found

When your posse weren't around

No crowd

So you're going for you tool again

Daydreaming

I quietly observe standing in my space

Daydreaming

Well I'm floating on air when I'm daydreaming

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
observe /əbˈzɜːrv/ B1	verb - to watch carefully
daydreaming /ˈdeɪdriːmɪŋ/ A2	noun - the act of having pleasant thoughts while awake verb - to have pleasant thoughts while awake
space /speɪs/ A1	noun - an area that is empty or available
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	noun - a violent physical or verbal assault verb - to take aggressive action against someone or something
strong /strɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - having physical power; able to exert great force
songs /sɔːŋz/ A1	noun - a short musical composition with words
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B2	noun - the nonphysical part of a person, the soul
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionable or impressive
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - a series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of music verb - to move your feet and body in time with music
beats /biːts/ B1	noun - the main rhythm of a piece of music
trouble /ˈtrʌbl/ A2	noun - problems or difficulties
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ A2	noun - the light and heat that come from the sun
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ A2	noun - the amount of space between two things or people
heat /hiːt/ A1	noun - the quality of being hot or warm
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
devious /ˈdiːviəs/ C1	adjective - showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
weather /ˈweðər/ A1	noun - the state of the atmosphere at a particular time
storms /stɔːrmz/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere
natives /ˈneɪtɪvz/ B2	noun - a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not
territory /ˈterɪtɔːri/ B2	noun - an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state