Tricky – Excess

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I believe in 
I deceive in 
Bottom weaving 
I can breathe in 
Make a wish in 
Flower fishing
Moving vibration 
Mild relation 
I'm jamaican on your radio station 
Got a curse in 
Could be worse in 
You first 
In a hearse in 
Good as dead in 
Nothing left in 
Nothing left in 
Some be heading 
I need a head rest in 
And a feed from a warm breast 

And man making hits
From my childbearing hips
Underground like 
Who's it sound like 
You all sound the same 
But you don't know my name

I believe in people lying 
I believe in people dying 
I believe in people trying 
I believe in people crying

Ah

I believe in people balking 
I believe in people talking 

Ah

I believe in people breathing 
I believe in people being 

We all sound the same 
You don't know my name 
Rearrange and
Things don't change 
Things remain
Feel the strain 
Stress 
Catch my breath 
(There'll be a new tale of)
Get some rest 
(He and I)
From the mess 
(In fact any time)
I couldn't care less 
(Every day)
Sugar cane
(Write fictional stories)
Is like smack to my vein 
Shook fame 
(If you want to)
But I don't complain 
(On the street)

I believe in different reasons 
I believe in breath through seasons 
I believe when snow flakes fall 
I believe in buildings tall 

Ah

I believe in people bombing 
I believe in people warring 
I believe diseases coming 
I believe that's why I'm running 

Ah

Keep living 

Ah

Keep living 


(Alanis Morissette in the background) 
You gotta ask 
(There'll be a new tale of)
Before he attacks 
(He and I)
You got the flats 
(In fact any time)
Dub my sacks 
(Every day)
You've got the city 
(Writing fictional stories)
Move out of the country 
I'm scrunching 
(If you want to)
Friends that are punchy 
(On the street)

I believe in people falling 
I believe in people warring 
I believe diseases coming 
I believe that's why I'm running 

Ah

Stephanie McKay: 
I believe in people balking 
I believe in people talking 

Ah

I believe in people breathing
I believe in people being

Ah

Keep living

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Lyrics submitted by nicole

Track duration: 04:45

"Excess" as written by Adrian Nicholas Matthew Thaws

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:These lyrics have been butchered...
    Flag iconofsinon September 22, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Yeaaahh. The song completely freaks me out to death everytime I hear it. It was in Thirteen Ghosts soundtrack and ever since I've heard it, I relate it to evil things like murder, demons, etc.
    Flag V1NYLon May 22, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I always thought it was:
    "A man making hits
    From his childbearing hips"
    Flag xdvron June 13, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:to me the song is about the fact that everone is different and we all go through a few disasters now and then society and this world just keeps getting worse and there are only two choice...in this song they express the choice to keep living.
    Flag C301626on June 18, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:you know, being pop means you gotta believe in lots of things. so the man gets the pen and adds various bullshit after lots of "i believe in"s... and a happy? tune... that's it...
    Flag deliibrahimon May 16, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:"I believe that's why I'm running"

    Isn´t it about "keep living" in society through all the nasty habbits humans, inheritly have?
    Flag albotrindadeon January 06, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:tricky is singing to some whore chick who's trying to ruin his life.
    Flag xquisite_corpseon January 08, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:its also on Queen of the Damned soundtrack
    its a great song love it:D
    Flag mintie2on July 23, 2002   Link
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    General Comment:I heard it once and couldn't get it out of my head. Then I heard it again on 13 ghosts and i started singing with it. lol. yep good song.
    Flag *DeadInside*on July 17, 2002   Link
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    General Comment:this song is wicked, i herd it off of 13 ghosts and im all about the dead!! no clue what he is getting at in this song tho, its definatly excess at its best, if anybody no's what he is getting at please do explain. other then to keep living.
    Flag CarpetCleaneron July 17, 2002   Link

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