Risingson – English Lyrics

• By: Massive Attack
• Album: Mezzanine

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ I SEEN YOU GO DOWN TO A COLD MIRROR ♪

♪ IT WAS NEVER CLEARER IN MY ERA SO ♪

♪ YOU LICK A SHINE UPON YOUR FOREHEAD OR ♪

♪ CHECK IT BY THE SIGNS IN THE CORRIDOR ♪

♪ YOU LIGHT MY WAYS THROUGH THE CLUB MAZE ♪

♪ WE WOULD STRUGGLE THROUGH THE DUB DAZE ♪

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♪ I SEE MYSELF IN THERE UPON MY LOVER ♪

♪ IT'S HOW YOU GO DOWN TO THE MEN'S ROOM SINK ♪

♪ SAD WE TALK OF HOW MADMEN THINK ♪

♪ I SEE MYSELF IN THERE UPON MY LOVER ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW HER FROM ANOTHER MISS ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW YOU FROM ANOTHER ♪

♪ SEE ME RUN NOW YOU'RE GONE...DREAM ON ♪

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♪ WHY YOU WANT TO TAKE ME TO THIS PARTY AND BREATHE ♪

♪ I'M DYING TO LEAVE ♪

♪ EVERY TIME WE GRIND WE KNOW WE SEVERED LINES ♪

♪ WHERE HAVE ALL THOSE FLOWERS GONE ♪

♪ LONG TIME PASSING ♪

♪ WHY YOU KEEP ME TESTING, KEEP ME TASKING ♪

♪ YOU KEEP ON ASKING ♪

♪ TOY-LIKE PEOPLE MAKE ME BOY-LIKE ♪

♪ TOY-LIKE PEOPLE MAKE ME BOY-LIKE ♪

♪ THEY'RE INVISIBLE, WHEN THE TRIP IT FLIPS ♪

♪ THEY GET PHYSICAL, WAY BELOW MY LIPS ♪

♪ AND EVERYTHING YOU GOT HOI-POLLOI LIKE ♪

♪ NOW YOU'RE LOST AND YOU'RE LETHAL ♪

♪ AND NOW'S ABOUT THE TIME YOU GOTTA LEAVE ALL ♪

♪ THESE GOOD PEOPLE...DREAM ON ♪

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♪ NICER THAN THE BIRD UP IN THE TREE TOP ♪

♪ CHEAPER THAN THE CHIP INSIDE MY LAP TOP ♪

♪ ALL THE VARIATIONS YOU COULD DO WITH ME ♪

♪ NICER THAN THE GIRL UP IN A MIND YOU FREE ♪

♪ AUTOMATIC CRYSTAL REMOTE CONTROL, ♪

♪ THEY COME TO MOVE YOUR SOUL ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA FADE INTO THE BACKGROUND ♪

♪ LIKE A BETTER SMOKE'LL BRING YOU BACK ROUND ♪

♪ LIKE A MAN SLIDE INSIDE YOU MY DEAR ♪

♪ YOUR CHEAP BEER'S FILLED WITH CROCODILE TEARS ♪

♪ SEE 'EM RUN NOW YOU'RE GONE...DREAM ON ♪

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♪ TOY-LIKE PEOPLE MAKE ME BOY-LIKE ♪

♪ TOY-LIKE PEOPLE MAKE ME BOY-LIKE ♪

♪ I FOUND A REASON ♪

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♪ I FOUND A REASON ♪

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♪ DREAM ON ♪

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♪ DREAM ON ♪

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♪ DREAM ON ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
seen /siːn/ A2	verb - past participle of see; to perceive with the eyes
clearer /ˈklɪərər/ A2	adjective - easy to see through; transparent
lick /lɪk/ B1	verb - to pass the tongue over
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
struggle /ˈstrʌɡl/ A2	verb - to make a great effort to do something
severed /ˈsɛvərd/ B2	adjective - separated or divided by cutting
testing /ˈtɛstɪŋ/ B1	verb - to try the quality or effectiveness of something
invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbəl/ A2	adjective - unable to be seen
physical /ˈfɪzɪkəl/ B1	adjective - relating to the body
lethal /ˈliːθəl/ B2	adjective - causing death
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to become less bright or intense
smoke /smok/ A1	noun - a visible suspension of particles in the air
variation /ˌvɛəriˈeɪʃən/ B2	noun - a change or difference in condition, amount, or level
automatic /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/ B1	adjective - operating by itself
crystal /ˈkrɪstəl/ A2	noun - a clear mineral
remote /rɪˈmoʊt/ B1	adjective - far away in distance
dear /dɪər/ A1	adjective - beloved or valued