Dan Bull《Roots》[MP3_LRC]

[00:00.00]90听音乐网 www.90T8.com  [00:01.77][Verse 1] [00:02.84]At eight or ten I wondered why my voice wasn't breaking yet [00:05.41]I was impatient to get from A to Z [00:08.00]so I'd break a sweat, play cassettes in my tape deck [00:10.62]waiting for the day I could step to a stage [00:12.94]and get paid respect, paid a cheque [00:15.91]maybe the other kids would even play with me then [00:18.05]It's great to pretend the tune was written for you [00:20.50]that's why you sing with the radio while it ignores you [00:23.20]You perform awful but feel a lot better [00:25.88]Boom Boom Boom, Here Come the Hotstepper [00:28.11]Even back then my preference was funky [00:30.83]but less funky house than House in the Country [00:33.46]Syncopation, soul, anybody ill with it [00:36.09]other kids had Whigfield, I was feeling Bill Withers [00:38.57]and to this day I'm still with him [00:43.40]because nothing beats a sweet voice on distilled rhythms [00:47.08]I'm digging up my roots for you [00:53.60]Cooking up a little tuneful food [00:58.81]Come to the garden for a barbecue [01:03.99]and chill with me [01:05.43]Before I even saw South Park on TV [01:07.16]I knew by heart the South Park CD [01:11.68]Return of Django, Skinhead Moonstomp [01:14.18]music of Jamaican origin liberating my boom box [01:17.04]Too young for Appetite for Destruction [01:19.29][WAS 3] [01:19.76]so The Offspring were my rock introduction [01:22.27]That was all I needed to be free [01:24.58]a CD with some power chords shredding like a power saw [01:27.47]"**** me, wow" I thought [01:29.75]how can plucked strings be this powerful? [01:32.39]But then I found another source of auditory debauchery [01:34.70]this naughty teen thought was sweet [01:37.21]I bought a CD by an emineMC [01:39.77]called "Hi! My Name Is Slim Shady" [01:42.23]I played it in my hi-fi daily [01:44.82][Verse 3] [01:45.31]it never seemed to cease to amaze me [01:47.71]He'd say some crazy things [01:50.07]that were great for a teenager that needed danger [01:52.79]I'd replay the lyrics amazed [01:55.13]at the way the images would flicker in my brain so vividly [01:57.81]An outsider, a country bumpkin [02:00.27]sitting inside with the Outsidaz bumping [02:02.97]There's something about rhymes [02:05.68]nothing else quite does as well, I love it [02:10.58]I'm not going to lie, that film was raw [02:13.61]Each rap I heard, each film I saw [02:15.61]inspired me to build my skills some more [02:19.98][Chorus] [02:20.63]so I bought more CDs to imitate [02:23.45]Believe me, back in the day it was great [02:25.94]I'm digging up my roots for you [02:31.39]Set the mood and feel those soothing grooves [02:36.07]Come to the garden for a barbecue [02:40.89]and chill with me [02:45.91]I had piano lessons after every last school day [02:48.87]but my patience was thinner than an anorexic [02:51.38]I didn't want to play ballads anyway [02:53.81]I had a daydream of breakbeats and a pen and paper [02:56.39]So I said I'd make the make believe real [03:01.83]and make some real reel to reels like B-Real [03:06.41][Verse 2] [03:06.83]But the magic's made on computers today [03:09.96]so I used Magix Music Maker [03:11.94]Read the instructions, learnt all the book [03:14.40]taught myself big beats like Norman Cook [03:16.77]Always cooking up a new track [03:19.36]though with no microphone I couldn't actually do rap [03:21.83]That was too bad, but it wasn't too bad [03:24.34][Imayer] [03:25.31]'cause I'd already forgot and had a new fad [03:27.15]Threw away The Source, bought a new mag [03:29.58]made new mates, talked in new slang [03:32.11]I was a punk rocker now, proper loud [03:34.71]would you believe I grabbed any opportunity to f**k about? [03:37.47]But what about the music? I've gone and lost it now [03:39.76]So I grabbed a guitar and started rocking out [03:42.40]Made a band with my mates called MatronsApron [03:44.95]We played around, made some tapes it was great fun [03:47.48]full of belly laughs [03:48.65]even recieved a brief mention in the Telegraph [03:50.57][Outro] [03:51.04]Just a couple of kids, played a couple of gigs [03:52.56]and then my mates moved on but f**k if I did [03:55.07]Obviously too late, got a copy of Cubase [03:57.79]a lot of tunes made, now it's today [04:00.26]I've innovated, took my inspirations in and made them [04:02.62]into an original addition to your playlist [04:05.19]So now I meditate about how to elevate [04:08.08]'cause Safe was the safety net to let me levitate [04:12.69]I'm picking my best fruit for you [04:17.72]You're the one, and I'd like tea for two [04:20.08][VERSE 4] [04:20.58]Come to the garden for a barbecue [04:22.65]and chill with me