SUGABABES: JUNGLE
KEISHA / MUTYA / SIOBHAN
ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES Sugababes brit lánycsapat második stúdióalbuma. 2002. augusztus 26-án az Island Records adta ki az Egyesült Királyságban, 2002 szeptemberére pedig a legtöbb európai területen. Az album a zenekar debütálása volt az Island kiadónál, miután 2001-ben szakítottak a London Records-szal, és ez volt az első rendszeres kiadványuk, amelyet a második felállásban vettek fel, beleértve az új tagot, Heidi Range-et, aki az alapító tagot, Siobhán Donaghyt váltotta fel.
Az album Lucas Secon és Xenomania produkcióit tartalmazza, és a második helyen végzett az Egyesült Királyság albumlistáján, háromszoros platina státuszt érve el. Az album a legjobb albumnak járó díjat is elnyerte a 2002-es Smash Hits Poll Winners Party-n.
GYÁRTÁS ÉS KIADÁS
Nem sokkal azután, hogy megjelent a banda bemutatkozó albumának, a One Touch-nak az utolsó kislemeze, a csoport tagja és társalapítója, Siobhán Donaghy a bandán belüli személyes nézeteltérések miatt távozott. 2001-ben hivatalosan új tag, Heidi Range váltotta fel. Miután korábbi kiadójuk, a London Records kiszállt, a banda új lemezkiadó után kezdett keresni. Miután már elkezdték írni az anyagot a banda második stúdióalbumához, végül aláírtak az Island Records-hoz. Az album végül 2002. augusztus 26-án jelent meg belföldön, nagy várakozással, az első két kislemez sikerét követően, amelyeket a „Freak like Me” és a „Round Round” albumról emeltek ki, mindkettő az 1. helyezést érte el az Egyesült Királyságban. Az album kedvező kritikákat kapott a kritikusoktól, az AllMusic 3,5/5 csillaggal jutalmazta.
Majdnem egy hónappal az album brit megjelenése után 2002 szeptemberében Európa-szerte és Új-Zélandon is megjelent, ahol jelentős sikert aratott. Az album elnyerte az IFPI Platina Európa-díjat az egymillió példányt meghaladó európai eladások elismeréseként.
Az album vinylen jelenik meg először az Egyesült Királyságban, 2024. október 19-én, a National Album Day keretében.
DALLISTA
MÁS DALOK
KISLEMEZEK
FREAK LIKE ME 2002-ben az angol Sugababes lánycsapat felvette a "Freak like Me" feldolgozást. A Richard X angol producer ötlete és producere a borító az 1979-es „Are „Friends” Electric? Gary Numan és a Tubeway Army. 2001-ben Richard X készített egy bootleg mashup-ot a "Freak Like Me" és az "Are "Friends" Electric?" eredeti felvételeiből "We Don't Give a Damn About Our Friends" címmel, amelyet Girls on Top álnéven adott ki. Ez a dal sikeres underground táncszám lett. Richard X kereskedelmi forgalomba akarta bocsátani a mashup-ot, de nem kapott engedélyt Howardtól az énekének használatára, ezért felkérte a Sugababes-t az ének újrafelvételére.
A "Freak like Me" 2002. április 22-én jelent meg második stúdióalbumuk, az Angels with Dirty Faces (2002) vezető kislemezeként. Ez volt az első Sugababes kislemez, amelyen Heidi Range szerepelt, aki Siobhán Donaghy 2001. augusztusi távozása után csatlakozott. A Sugababes verzió az eredeti felvétel mintáit egy R&B és rock számba keveri.[40] A dal ezen verziója Howard dalának rádiószerkesztési szövegét használta (a "nigga" helyett a "brotha"-t használják). Numan most a dal társszerzőjeként szerepelt. A videóhoz a dal remixét használták, amelyet "We Don't Give a Damn Mix" néven emlegettek, és szerepel Richard X 2003-as, Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. című albumán is. 1.
ROUND ROUND Egy dal a brit Sugababes lánycsapat előadásában. Írták a csoport tagjai, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena és Heidi Range, valamint Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler és Lisa Cowling. A német Dublex Inc. produkciós csapat "Tango Forte" című dalát mintázza, így ennek a számnak a dalszerzőit is feltüntetik. A Kevin Bacon és Jonathan Quarmby által készített dal a csoport második stúdióalbumának, az Angels with Dirty Faces (2002) második kislemezeként jelent meg.
A 2002. augusztus 12-i megjelenést követően a "Round Round" az Egyesült Királyság kislemezlistájának első helyére ért, és ezzel a csoport második első számú kislemeze lett itthon. 2022 augusztusában a British Phonographic Industry (BPI) arany minősítést kapott. A "Round Round" többek között Ausztriában, Írországban, Olaszországban és Új-Zélandon is bejutott a legjobb 10 közé. 2003-ban ez lett a csoport első kislemeze, amely felkerült a slágerlistákra az Egyesült Államokban, és a Billboard Dance Singles Sales listán a hetedik helyet érte el. A Girls Aloud "Sound of the Underground" című dala mellett ez a dal a 2000-es évek brit popzenéjének átformálásában is szerepet kapott.
STRONGER A brit Sugababes lánycsapat dala második stúdióalbumukról, az Angels with Dirty Faces (2002) címmel. A Sugababes Jony Rockstar, Marius de Vries és Felix Howard közreműködésével írta a dalt; ezt a csoporttag Heidi Range tapasztalata ihlette, amikor elszakadt családjától és barátaitól. A „Stronger” egy downtempós pop és R&B ballada, önmegerősítő témájú. Ez az Angels with Dirty Faces harmadik kislemeze, és dupla A-oldalként adták ki az album címadó dalával. A dalt általában pozitív kritikusok fogadták, akik dicsérték a szöveget és a csoport énekhangját, bár néhányan ambivalensek voltak a kompozícióval kapcsolatban.
A "Stronger" elérte a hetedik helyet a brit kislemezlistán, és bekerült a top 10-be a kislemezlistán Hollandiában és Norvégiában. Ausztráliában, Új-Zélandon és több európai országban a legjobb 40-ben tetőzött. Alison Murray rendezte a dal videoklipjét, amelyet egy londoni uszodában forgattak, és minden csoporttagot más-más személyiségként ábrázol. A kislemezt a Sugababes a 2005. júliusi Edinburgh 50,000 – The Final Push koncerten adta elő, és a Three, Overloaded: The Singles Collection and Change támogatására felkerült turnéik szettlistájára. Lee Mead feldolgozta Lee Mead stúdióalbumának balladáját.
ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES Sugababes brit lányegyüttes dala az azonos nevű második stúdióalbumukról. A Sugababes a Xenomania tagokkal, Brian Higginsszel, Bob Bradley-vel, Tim Powell-lel és Matthew Del Gray-vel együttműködve írta. Higgins, Bradley, Powell és Gifford Noel készítette a dalt. Egy felkapott pop és R&B lemez táncos hatásokkal, 2002. november 11-én jelent meg dupla A-oldalként a "Stronger"-vel, az album harmadik kislemezeként. A dalt általában kedvező kritikák fogadták, akik dicsérték kompozícióját, és az album egyik jobb számaként emelték ki.
A dupla A-oldalas megjelenést követően a dal a hetedik helyet érte el az Egyesült Királyság kislemezlistáján és az első negyven között az ausztrál és új-zélandi slágerlistákon. Az "Angyalok piszkos arcokkal" nagy népszerűségnek örvendett a Cartoon Network The Powerpuff Girls című animációs televíziós sorozatán keresztül. A Merchandise a sorozaton alapuló mozifilm megjelenésének elősegítésére jött létre, míg a Cartoon Network Studios készítette a dal videoklipjét, amely az eredeti sorozat negyedik évadának „Nano of the North” epizódjának feldolgozása. A Sugababes a londoni Scalában, valamint a liverpooli Royal Court Theatre-ben és a King's Dockban adták elő a dalt.
SHAPE A Sugababes angol lánycsapat dala, amely a negyedik és egyben utolsó kislemezként jelent meg második stúdióalbumukról, az Angels with Dirty Faces-ről (2002). A dal producere Sting, Dominic Miller és Craig Dodds szerezte. A középtempós pop és R&B ballada Sting 1993-as „Shape of My Heart” című felvételének egy mintáját tartalmazza, amelynek énekhangja szerepel a kórusban. Vegyes értékeléseket kapott a kritikusoktól, akik ambivalensek voltak a "Shape of My Heart" mintájával kapcsolatban.
A kislemez közepes sikert aratott, és a top húsz közé jutott Írországban, Hollandiában, Norvégiában és az Egyesült Királyságban. A dal klipjét Michael Gracey és Pete Commins rendezte, és az ausztráliai Sydney-ben forgatták. A videót cenzúrázták, majd később újraforgatták a meztelenség ábrázolása miatt. A Sugababék egy kastélyban rendezett álarcosbálban szerepelnek benne. A Sugababes a "Shape"-t a GMTV-n, az V. Fesztiválon és a turnén adta elő albumaik támogatására. Ez volt a Sugababes utolsó kislemeze, amelyet Compact Cassette-en adtak ki.
DALSZÖVEGEK
SUGABABES KEISHA MUTYA HEIDI
FREAK LIKE ME
Let me lay it on the line
I got a little freakiness inside
And you know that the man, Has got to deal with it
I don't care what they say
I'm not about to pay nobody's way
Cause it's all about the dog in me, Mm-hmm
I wanna freak in the morning, a freak in the evening, just like me
I need a roughneck brother, that can satisfy me, just for me
If you are that kind of man, 'cause I'm that kind of girl
I got a freaky secret, everybody sing
'Cause we don't give a damn about a thing
'Cause I will be a freak, until the day until the dawn
And we can pump, pump all through the night till the early morn'
Come on and I will take you around the 'hood on a gangsta lean
'Cause we can pump, pump, any time of day it's all good for me
Boy, you're moving kind of slow
You got to keep it up now, there you go
There's just one thing that a man must do
I'm packing all the flavours you need
I got you shook up on your knees
'Cause it's all about the dog in me
I wanna freak in the morning, a freak in the evening just like me
I need a roughneck brother, that can satisfy me, just for me
If you are that kind of man, cause I'm that kind of girl
I got a freaky secret, everybody sing
'Cause we don't give a damn about a thing
Cause I will be a freak until the day until the dawn (Freak in me)
And we can pump, pump all through the night till the early morn
(You'll bring out the freak, yeah, yeah)
Come on and I will take you around the 'hood on a gangsta lean
(Taking you around the hood)
Cause we can pump, pump, any time of day it's all good for me
(It's all good for me, good for me!)
I wanna freak in the morning, a freak in the evening, just like me
I need a roughneck brother, that can satisfy me, just for me
I wanna freak in the morning, a freak in the evening, just like me (good for me)
I need a roughneck brother, that can satisfy me, just for me
I wanna freak in the morning, a freak in the evening, just like me
I need a roughneck brother, that can satisfy me, just for me
BLUE
I guess I saw through you, I've seen your colors, blue
Trying to join me when I'm on top, observing what I do
But then you weren't around, I was down and in the ground
Do you remember? Shut your mouth, don't wanna hear your sound
Don't you try it, I'm not so forgetful, your colors are rather dull
It's never gonna be, that picture that you want of being seen
(Blue) That's all you do, play with people's minds, two-faced, I wasn't blind
(Blue) You are a fool cause you lost me, I thought that we were cool
Blue and that is deep, I can't be asked, blue and that is you, and that's too long
Blue, don't you see your color's wrong
You've been there for too long, I see it going on
You've been faking trying to be my friend
When all along you're out there trying to set a trend
I've, I've only got one word for you
And every word is true, the color that suits you is blue (Yeah, oh)
You're sleazy and two-faced, I can't believe I missed what you were all about
Trying to use me, but your game run out, you can't take advantage of me
My eyes are open now, trying to use me to get in my crowd
You're all about the hype cause you see me on TV
Two weeks later, taking my name, you are the one to blame
Then you try and dress like me, talk like me; are you crazy?
Why are you trying to claim, for you, I've got one name
(Blue) That's all you do, play with people's minds, two-faced, I wasn't blind
(Blue) You are a fool cause you lost me, I thought that we were cool
Blue and that is deep, I can't be asked, blue and that is you, and that's too long
Blue, don't you see your color's wrong
You've been there for too long, I see it going on
You've been faking trying to be my friend
When all along you're out there trying to set a trend
I've, I've only got one word for you
And every word is true, the color that suits you is blue
You think you're too heavy, trying to mess, don't fuck with me
Can't you see that your game's run out, in the beginning, all you did was doubt
Didn't know that I'd catch your game, couldn't fit in my crew, anyway
Now if you don't know, I may give you a clue
You're lame, you're broke, let the fellas take a stroke of the skit that you are
Use the fellas for the car, use me for my bra, and she thought you would scar
Hell no, I'm selling records, got no time for the haters
Got them shook up with my lyrics, when I'm fluffn' with my digits, wanna hate me, wanna be me
Got me vexed, got me so angry, xause I'm doing my dream, don't screw so blue
Blue and that is deep, I can't be asked, blue and that is you, and that's too long
Blue, don't you see your color's wrong
You've been there for too long, I see it going on
You've been faking trying to be my friend
When all along you're out there trying to set a trend
I've, I've only got one word for you
And every word is true, the color that suits you is blue
Blue and that is deep, I can't be asked, blue and that is you, and that's too long
Blue, don't you see your color's wrong
You've been there for too long, I see it going on
You've been faking trying to be my friend
When all along you're out there trying to set a trend
I've, I've only got one word for you
And every word is true, the color that suits you is blue
ROUND ROUND
Round round baby, round round, spinning out on me
I don't need no man, got my kicks for free
And we'll ride, still fired on the beat down low
I don't need nobody but my honey's when I go
Round baby, round round, spinning out on me
I don't need no man, got my kicks for free
When you stare at my face, you're messing with my brain
If you try to convince me, then you better think again
If you move to the music, the music's got to give
If it's too complicated, that's the way I wanna live
(If you hate me, I will show you
How to break me into something new
If you want me, run away now
If you stop me, then I'll hit the ground (Harmony))
And we go, and we go
Round round baby, round round, spinning out on me
I don't need no man, got my kicks for free
And we'll ride, still fired on the beat down low
I don't need nobody but my honey's when I go
Explanations? No, you don't need one, having a good time, getting down to fun
And it's your time, just tonight he'll be mine, then he's gone, yeah, yeah
People movin', bodies groovin', never ending players are changing
(Don't you worry 'bout a thing, all you need is a fierce sting (Harmony))
All my girls are here with me, whiling out they've got their needs
(Do you feel me, do you feel me, do you feel me, do you feel me? (Harmony))
Round round baby, round round, spinning out on me
I don't need no man, got my kicks for free
And we'll ride, still fired on the beat down low
I don't need nobody but my honey's when I go
Round baby, round round, spend the night on me
I don't need no man got my kicks for free
And we'll ride, still fired on the beat down low
I don't need nobody but my honeys when I go
Does it hurt when you see how I've done without you?
You thought that I couldn't belong
(Never thought that you could be so cruel (Harmony))
All you need is some friends (won't be by yourself)
Let's go round and round, and round and round and round
Round round baby, round round, spinning out on me
I don't need no man, got my kicks for free
And we'll ride, still fired on the beat down low
I don't need nobody but my honey's when I go
Round baby, round round, spend the night on me
I don't need no man, got my kicks for free
And we'll ride, still fired on the beat down low
I don't need nobody but my honey's when I go
Round baby, when I go (when I go) when I go (when I go) when I go (when I go)
When I go round baby, when I go (when I go) when I go (when I go) when I go (when I go)
When I go
STRONGER
I'll make it through the rainy days
I'll be the one who stands here longer than the rest
When my landscape changes, rearranges
I'll be stronger than i've ever been
No more stillness, more sunlight, everything's gonna be alright
I know that there's gonna be a change
Better find your way out of your fear
If you wanna come with me, then that's the way it's gotta be
I'm all alone and finally, I'm getting stronger
You'll come to see, just what I can be, I'm getting stronger
Sometimes I feel so down and out
Like emotion that's been captured in a maze
I had my ups and downs, trials and tribulations
I overcome it day by day
Feeling good and almost powerful, a new me, that's what i'm looking for
I know that there's gonna be a change
Better find your way out of your fear
If you wanna come with me, rhen that's the way it's gotta be
I'm all alone and finally, I'm getting stronger
You'll come to see, just what I can be, I'm getting stronger
I didn't know what I had to do, I just knew I was alone
People around me, but they didn't care, so I searched into my soul
I'm not the type of girl that will let them see her cry
It's not my style, I get by, see I'm gonna do this for me
I'm all alone and finally, I'm getting stronger
You'll come to see, just what I can be, I'm getting stronger
I'm all alone and finally, I'm getting stronger
You'll come to see, just what I can be, I'm getting stronger
SUPERNATURAL
Love comes and love goes, and who knows what life holds
Love is as love does, so don't ask for too much
Don't sit back and let your heart just break
'Cause what you give is what you take
Love is as love was before, so you ought to know
All the universe is looking to fall in love
But you gotta first find yourself, to love someone else
Supernatural, international, unstoppable, that's just how it goes
It's practical, It's actual (It's a fact that everybody wanna be loved)
Supernatural, international, unstoppable, that's just how it goes
It's practical, it's actual (It's a fact that everybody wanna be loved)
Everybody, everybody wanna be loved
Love stays and love leaves, love can get ugly
I trust you, you trust me, love can be trust free
Don't sit back and let it pass you by
'Cause you don't miss the water 'till the well is dry
So love me, I'll love you, before we do, you ought to know
All the universe is looking to fall in love
But you gotta first find yourself, to love someone else
Supernatural, international, unstoppable, that's just how it goes
It's practical, It's actual (It's a fact that everybody wanna be loved)
Supernatural, international, unstoppable, that's just how it goes
It's practical, it's actual (It's a fact that everybody wanna be loved)
Supernatural, international, unstoppable, that's just how it goes
It's practical, It's actual (It's a fact that everybody wanna be loved)
Supernatural, international, unstoppable, that's just how it goes
It's practical, it's actual (It's a fact that everybody wanna be loved)
Hurts so good, it hurts so bad
Love is better when you feel passionate
Tastes so good, just how it should be
Love is better when it's bittersweet
Do you think that you control, how love should go?
Supernatural, international, unstoppable, that's just how it goes
It's practical, It's actual (It's a fact that everybody wanna be loved)
Supernatural, international, unstoppable, that's just how it goes
It's practical, it's actual (It's a fact that everybody wanna be loved)
Supernatural, international, unstoppable, that's just how it goes
It's practical, It's actual (It's a fact that everybody wanna be loved)
Supernatural, international, unstoppable, that's just how it goes
It's practical, it's actual (It's a fact that everybody wanna be loved) yeah
ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES
Keisha, Mutya, Heidi
I'm confused, gotta know, which way do I really go?
This guy is fly, but another one pass me by
Stuck in the middle, in this spot that is too damn hot
Shall I choose the one with the heavy car or not?
'Cause nothing ain't serious
See, I'm only seventeen and I wanna be mysterious
Naughty, sexy on the creep
Never sleep, won't reveal the sneaky side of me
All day and night and I creep out
I think about who I'm gonna go and link up, don't think that I'm innocent, baby
'Cause this is driving me crazy, tell me, what do you see? I'm not an innocent girl
You don't know where we go, you don't know
That we're angels with dirty faces in the morning
You don't know, keep it on the down low
You don't know that we're missing 'till the morning
I'd say that I'm the kinda of girl you'd say is shy
But I don't think that's the answer you'd hear, if you asked my guy
I'm just a girl who likes to let it go
Party with my ladies 'till dawn, just let it go
"Move your hands to the beat"
"And shake it down like you never did before", "move a little closer, come with me"
"I'll show you the place to be" that's what he said to me
You don't know where we go, you don't know
That we're angels with dirty faces in the morning
You don't know, keep it on the down low
You don't know that we're missing 'till the morning
You don't know where we go, you don't know
That we're angels with dirty faces in the morning
You don't know, keep it on the down low
You don't know that we're missing 'till the morning
We're the type of girls, don't think, just say everything we want
We know we'll get our own way
Sexy, classy, don't think you'll put it past me
Angels in the day, but at night we could be nasty
(Keisha) Wanna have the fellas locked on ice
(Mutya) Wanna play around with them like dice
(Heidi) Bet he didn't know I was a freak
Until he met me after dark, he thought this girl was chic
"Move your hands to the beat"
"And shake it down like you never did before", "move a little closer, come with me"
"I'll show you the place to be", that's what he said to me
You don't know where we go, you don't know
That we're angels with dirty faces in the morning
You don't know, keep it on the down low
You don't know that we're missing 'till the morning
You don't know where we go, you don't know
That we're angels with dirty faces in the morning
You don't know, keep it on the down low
You don't know that we're missing 'till the morning
You don't know just where I go (You, you don't know, you don't know)
'Cause you don't know just where I go (You, you don't know)
VIRGIN SEXY
Come on, come on baby, come on, come on baby
She wants to be beautiful, feeling kind of sexual (getting it on)
Hips moving walking down the street
Lips talking saying something sweet, she doesn't know
Strobe lights, I'm looking tight in my snake skin boots
Feeling lucky tonight (come on)
Hormones raging, I wanna turn the pages
Take a look inside, it's amazing (woo)
How do I know if, I'm ready to take it? (how do, I know if, ready)
There, just thinking, about it really scares me (about it, ow!)
Like Freddy, cause I'm virgin, virgin sexy (sexy)
If you want me, just text me (text me)
'Cause I'm having a chemical reaction, come on, baby (come on)
(Sexy, sexy, sexy, sexy, sexy, sexy)
All she sees is lust in his eyes, like he wants to be the first one
She ain't ready for the surprise, he just wants to get the job done
Heading straight for the danger zone, daddy wants to keep her ass home
Wants to explore the unknown, roaming like a little cellphone
Strobe lights, I'm looking tight in my snake skin boots (oh)
Feeling lucky tonight (come on) (oh)
Hormones raging, I wanna turn the pages (oh)
Take a look inside, it's amazing (woo) (oh)
Strobe lights, I'm looking tight in my snake skin boots (oh)
Feeling lucky tonight (come on) (oh)
Hormones raging, I wanna turn the pages (oh)
Take a look inside, it's amazing (woo) (oh)
How do I know if, I'm ready to take it? (how do, I know if, ready)
There, just thinking, about it really scares me (about it, ow!)
Like Freddy, cause I'm virgin, virgin sexy (sexy)
If you want me, just text me (text me)
'Cause I'm having a chemical reaction, come on, baby (come on)
How do I know if, I'm ready to take it?
There, just thinking, about it really scares me
Like Freddy, cause I'm virgin, virgin sexy (sexy)
If you want me, just text me (text me)
'Cause I'm having a chemical reaction, come on, baby (come on)
She wants to be beautiful, deeling kind of sexual (oh)
Hips moving walking down the street (oh)
Lips talking saying something sweet (oh)
Da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da (gettin' it on)
Da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da (sexy, sexy, sexy)
Da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da (gettin' it on)
Da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da (sexy, sexy, sexy)
How do I know if, I'm ready to take it? (how do, I know if, ready)
There, just thinking, about it really scares me (about it, ow!)
Like Freddy, cause I'm virgin, virgin sexy (sexy)
If you want me, just text me (text me)
'Cause I'm having a chemical reaction, come on, baby (come on)
SHAPE
I live my life in chains, got my hands in chains
And I can't stick with the cards, that I got with a deal like this
I must insist, that a girl's got more to do
Then be the way you think a woman should, I'm taking it into my own hands
In this man's land I can understand, why I'm taking command
I've had enough of stuff, and now it's time to think about me, me yeah
And you can easily gamble your life away
Second after second and the day by day
You play the game, or you walk away, it's a new turn on a blue day
And a cool deal of life for me, and it's all good
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
I've always played it safe nothing's ever safe
Give me the courage to back my own convictions
Every decision I make I pay it back and more
Now turn the cards and let them fall to me
I don't need to play on with the hand that they have given me
I'll give it back cause it's not the way it has to be
And you can easily gamble your life away
Second after second and the day by day
You play the game, or you walk away, it's a new turn on a blue day
And a cool deal of life for me, and it's all good
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart
That's not the shape of my heart
And you can easily gamble your life away
Second after second and the day by day
You play the game, or you walk away, it's a new turn on a blue day
And a cool deal of life for me, and I'm feeling good
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
But that's not the shape of my heart
JUST DON'T NEED THIS
Look across the room, I see some guy, steaming over me
He's smirking sleazy, probably be older than daddy
Since you smiled, ,y expression has changed
Come any closer, things will be constrained
I walk pass looking good, doesn't give you the right
To put that hand where you think that you should
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this
I don't want any man to tell me what to do
Anyone to say to me my feelings are not true
For your information, I maintain my station
Feel so incredible, don't need no man to tell me where to go
Cos this is all you know
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this (I Just don't need this)
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this (ah, I just don't need this)
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this (ah)
I just don't need this, I just don't need this, I just don't need this
I'll go wherever I know that you won't go
I don't have to tango with your ego
And it's just because I said so
They way I'm feeling now is mental
The problem first starts in your dental
I can't believe they let you in 'dis place
But have they seen the look on your face
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this (I just don't need this)
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this (I just don't need this)
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this
Not this girl, not this world, just step off, had enough
You're no good, I'm no fool, I just don't need this (I just don't need this)
NO MAN NO CRY
No man no cry (No man no cry)
I've had enough of all your lies and your silly games
I'm running out, can't you see what you're doing?
I never thought that you'd treat me so cruel
But you proved me wrong and now you know I'm just a fool
Don't keep me guessing always stressing all the time
You want a play this game, true love is hard to find
And if I walk there won't be no more coming back
In fact, you'll be missing this wish you should be kissing this, baby check my rhyme
No man no cry, no man that's all right
No we won't be played
Listen all you ladies 'cause the 'babes are taking over this place
No man no cry, no man telling me lies
No we won't be played
We're here to tell you fellas that the 'babes are taking over your place
I'm feeling angry by the way that you treat me lately
Do you see me as some fool, remember what I'm worth boy
No disrespecting me or upsetting me with talk, or this lady's gonna walk
And while I'm thinking, baby, tell me what did you do
Just interrupt good times that should have been with my crew
I bring you, down when I tell your boys
I won't be sitting here now waiting for your call
I ain't some little girl, baby you know the score
Don't want to feel like I'm not the only one
Baby you did me wrong, I'm not your bitch don't trip, I'm moving on
No man no cry, no man that's all right
No we won't be played
Listen all you ladies 'cause the 'babes are taking over this place
No man no cry, no man telling me lies
No we won't be played
We're here to tell you fellas that the 'babes are taking over your place
I'm moving on, I said I'm moving on, I'm moving on and on, on
Moving on, moving on, moving, on, on, on, said I'm moving on
No man no cry, no man that's all right
No we won't be played
Listen all you ladies 'cause the 'babes are taking over this place
No man no cry, no man telling me lies
No we won't be played
We're here to tell you fellas that the 'babes are taking over your place
No man no cry, no man that's all right
No we won't be played, be played no more
No man no cry, no man telling me lies
No we won't be played
SWITCH
He's nothing special, don't need his dough
Settling down? What is that, a joke?
You're feeling his best friend, your ex bores you
'Cause he started to ignore you
He starts his speech, tell him not to preach
Always talking out of his ass, what's the point of that?
He's not on your level like the new man, the fly man
The man who really understands
Remember a good way to get out of an old thing
Is to jump into a new thing and
Switch, if he don't deliver, you just ditch, grab another lover
Scratch your itch from dusk 'till dawning
Until that new guy has you yawning
Switch, if he don't please you, you just ditch, find someone to tease you
Makes you itch, freaks you 'till the morning
Until this new guy has you yawning
Same old thing the TV, the video, he's got to know
Conversations growing old
You've heard those jokes, they're cold
Could he think that the kiss on the text
Means a pizza, then action, attraction, he's got it all wrong
Remember a good way to get out of an old thing
Is to jump into a new thing and
Switch, if he don't deliver, you just ditch, grab another lover
Scratch your itch from dusk 'till dawning
Until that new guy has you yawning
Switch, if he don't please you, you just ditch, find someone to tease you
Makes you itch, freaks you 'till the morning
Until this new guy has you yawning
Hanging around on borrowed time
One strike out, you ain't mine
So just get your style in check
I move one ex to the next
Everything he does beats you
So I'm jumping another queue
Please just get your style in check
I move one ex to the next (oh yeah)
Switch, if he don't deliver, you just ditch, grab another lover
Scratch your itch from dusk 'till dawning
Until that new guy has you yawning
Switch, if he don't please you, you just ditch, find someone to tease you
Makes you itch, freaks you 'till the morning
Until this new guy has you yawning
Switch, if he don't deliver, you just ditch, grab another lover
Scratch your itch from dusk 'till dawning
Until that new guy has you yawning
Switch, if he don't please you, you just ditch, find someone to tease you
Makes you itch, freaks you 'till the morning
Until this new guy has you yawning
Switch, if he don't deliver, you just ditch, grab another lover
Scratch your itch from dusk 'till dawning
Until that new guy has you yawning
Switch, if he don't please you, you just ditch, find someone to tease you
Makes you itch, freaks you 'till the morning
Until this new guy has you yawning
MORE THAN A MILLION MILES
You and I we belong, if we choose to get along
Still we always bring our bullshit home
Time is passing us by, holding onto you tight
I ain't letting go, I just want you to know
You and me together it should work
But your mind is in another universe
Your ambition is a thing I like to see
Let me know, let me know, if you can find some time for me
How can we be strong
When the road is more than a million miles long
When the song is done, will the love be gone, or should we forget it
Get it, don't sweat it, regret it, I ain't with it, let's quit it, quit it
Is it red, is it green, am I stuck in between
It ain't black or white, just ain't feelin right
But it ain't what it seems, can you say what you mean
Tell me why this always happens to me
You and me together it should work (it should work)
But your mind is in another universe
Your ambition is a thing I like to see
Let me know, let me know, if you can find some time for me
How can we be strong
When the road is more than a million miles long
When the song is done, will the love be gone, or should we forget it
Get it, don't sweat it, regret it, I ain't with it, let's quit it, quit it
How can we be strong
When the road is more than a million miles long
When the song is done, will the love be gone, or should we forget it
Get it, don't sweat it, regret it, I ain't with it, let's quit it, quit it
Missing you lately, all of the time
All you seem to do is argue, make up your mind
Come to my yard, bring all the man dem
The broke ass niggas, with all the fake gems
Communication, that's what we need
All the silence makes my heart bleed
All you wanna do, sit and burn weed
No R E S P E C T
Tell me what happens to our quality time
Everytime we meet, you're bringing trouble to my mind
A good man is hard to find
Maybe we should dead this, come back rewind
How can we be strong
When the road is more than a million miles long
When the song is done, will the love be gone, or should we forget it
Get it, don't sweat it, regret it, I ain't with it, let's quit it, quit it
How can we be strong
When the road is more than a million miles long
When the song is done, will the love be gone, or should we forget it
Get it, don't sweat it, regret it, I ain't with it, let's quit it, quit it
BREATHE EASY
Oh-oh, oh yeah
I don't know how many times, we've walked the streets
Talkin' for ages about the people we're gonna be
We've been waiting for a change
But I don't mind if it don't change, baby
Though it might seem crazy, but I'm happy with you this way
And don't you know that you're a part of my heart
And these emotions that I got from the start
Are still with me, babe
And I'm trippin' above my words to say
No one ever told me life could be this sweet
Breathin' easy, breathin' easy (It's time we should be givin' in)
No one ever told me life could be this sweet
Breathin' easy, breathin' easy
We talk about the places that we intend to be
But if we were there, would you be you, and baby would I be me?
I don't wanna be somewhere, and realize this feeling's gone
I'm lost in these tenses, confusing my senses, tomorrow is taking too long
And don't you know that you're a part of my heart
And these emotions that I got from the start
Are still with me, babe
And I'm trippin' above my words to say
No one ever told me life could be this sweet
Breathin' easy, breathin' easy (It's time we should be givin' in)
No one ever told me life could be this sweet
Breathin' easy, breathin' easy
If I was a little wiser maybe
I wouldn't leave this road 'cos I've been
Out of this moment too long
I gotta find my way home
No one ever told me life could be this sweet
Breathin' easy, breathin' easy (It's time we should be givin' in)
No one ever told me life could be this sweet
Breathin' easy, breathin' easy (It's time we should be givin' in)
No one ever told me life could be this sweet
Breathin' easy, breathin' easy (It's time we should be givin' in)
No one ever told me life could be this sweet
Breathin' easy, breathin' easy
GROOVE IS GOING ON
Say S-U-G-A-B-A-B-E-S, Sugababes, yeah, come on, come on
Yeah (yeah, yeah) oh (come on, come on) say we got it goin' on
Stepping out with my girlfriends, going to a party, looking kinda fine
In the corner of my eye, I see this nice smooth cutie, with a tight booty (nice)
So I'm grooving with my girls, just doing my thing
Not particularly looking for a fling, nuff man's got it goin' on
While the beats just rolling, rolling
Grooving on, to another place where I can be myself and dance (I can dance)
Grooving on, to a different situation (Gotta be myself on my own track)
Cause the groove is goin' on, we got it goin' on
Cause the groove is goin' on, we got it goin' on, oh, yeah, yeah
Cause the groove is goin' on
We wanna have some fun, yeah, yeah
We're still having fun, feeling kinda numb, musics still bumping, the crowd still jumping
See the haters give me screw face (But that don't phase me)
Cause I'm swazy, the mood was right, I'm getting high, slow down, we got it groovin' on
I need some space tonight, so I can do this certain move
I need a breath to hold me tight
Looking right, to keep me dancing all night
Grooving on, to another place where I can be myself and dance (Wanna dance)
Grooving on, to a different situation (Gotta be myself on my own track)
Cause the groove is goin' on, we got it goin' on
Cause the groove is goin' on, we got it goin' on, oh, yeah, yeah
Cause the groove is goin' on
We wanna have some fun, yeah, yeah
Cause the groove is goin' on, we got it goin' on
Cause the groove is goin' on, we got it goin' on, oh, yeah, yeah
Cause the groove is goin' on
We wanna have some fun, yeah, yeah
Cause the groove is goin' on, we got it goin' on
Cause the groove is goin' on, we got it goin' on, oh, yeah, yeah
Cause the groove is goin' on
We wanna have some fun, yeah, yeah
KILLER
So you want, to be free
To live your life, the way you want to be
Will you give if we cry?
Will we live, yeah, or will we die?
Jaded hearts (hearts) heal with time
Shoot that love, do we can, dtop the bleeding
Solitary brother (solitary brother)
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister (solitary sister)
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Solitary brother (solitary brother)
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister (solitary sister)
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
If we try, and live your lives
The way you wanna be, yeah, yeah, yeah
Solitary brother (solitary brother (Harmony))
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister (solitary sister (Harmony))
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Solitary brother (solitary brother (Harmony))
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister (solitary sister (Harmony))
Is there still a part of you that wants to give? (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Racism in amongst the future kings can only lead to no good and
Besides, all our sons and daughters already know how that feels
Yeah, yeah, yeah, love, love, love, yeah