Hello Dad Remember me? I'm the man you thought I'd never be I'm the boy who you Reduced to tears Dad, I'd been lonely for 27 years Yeah, that's right My name Rob I'm the one Who landed the popstar's job I'm the one who You told look, don't touch I'm the kid Who wouldn't amount too much I believe in the senses that I sound I have always been too loud Won't you help me drown it out? And When I feel What I'm feeling is so real I'm a massive spinnin' wheel Always digging in my heels Now I got the faith to Fall back again Crawl from the warm water Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again
RIP Maxi Jazz. Just learned of his passing. Loved him on this song, been playing this for years. One of my favorites from the 2000s and brings such great feelings and wonderful energy.
I’ve been a Robbie Williams fan for a long time and this is the first time I listen to this song, thanks for sharing it, Robbie looks really young and full of life. His voice sounds nice too 👍
I'm the sub-total of my ancestors I carry their DNA We are representatives of a long line of people And we carried them around either with This long line of people That goes back to the beginning of time And when we meet, they meet other lines of people And we say bring together the lines of me When I look back over the years At the things that brought tears to my eyes Papa said we have to be wise, to live long lives Now I recognize what my father said before he dies Vocalize things I've left unsaid Left my spirit unfed for too long I'm coming home to my family Where I can be strong Be who I planned to be Within me my ancestry Givin' me continuity Would it be remiss to continue in this way Would you rather I quit Come with that other shit Making people's hips sway Lip service I pay, but I'm nervous I pray for all the mothers who get no sleep Like a lifeline, I light lines 'Cause my compassion is deep For the people who fashioned me, my soul to keep And this is who I happen to be And if I don't see that I'm strong, then I won't be This is what my daddy told me I wished he would hold me A little more Than he did But he taught me my culture And how to live positive I never want to shame The blood in my veins and bring pain to my sweet grandfather's face In his resting place I made haste to learn and not waste everything my forefathers earned in tears For my culture Fall back again Crawl from the warm water (For my culture) Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again Hello dad Remember me? I'm the man you thought I'd never be I'm the boy who you Reduced to tears Dad, I'd been lonely for 27 years Yeah, that's right My name`s Rob I'm the one Who landed the popstar's job I'm the one who you told look, don't touch And the kid who wouldn't amount too much. I believe in the senses that I sound I have always been too loud Won't you help me drown it out? And When I feel What I'm feeling is so real I'm a massive spinnin' wheel Always digging in my heels Now I got the faith to Fall back again Crawl from the warm water Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again. Ha, lace up your booty Going back to the roots, continue my interlude Feed freakin' for loot And my spell's been to check what your future brings is now And your forefathers further know how But now, what happened to the world without the hatred Use your head, if the needle is wise, be the thread And weave ancestral wisdom, yours by best Spreading the Lord's word over this broad Earth This is what my daddy told me I wished he would hold me A little more than he did But he told me my culture And how to live positive I never want to shame The blood in my veins and bring pain To my sweet grandfathers face in his resting place I make haste to learn and not waste everything my forefathers earned in tears For my culture Fall back again Crawl from the warm water Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again (For my culture)
I never wanna _shame the blood_ in my veins, and bring pain to my sweet grand father's face.... And not waste everything my forefathers *earned in tears* for my culture. ( _This song still rocks after so many years_ :-) )
From a time went not only the kin that were still walking around were respected, but for those who came before. Not "shaming the blood in your veins" is akin to wanting to be on your best behavior & obey your parents in the Lord. Aretha didn't invent respect (not saying anyone claimed she did); it's simply that my O.G. ass can recall the importance of respect & demanded it of our children, not just for family but that includes neighbors...who is my neighbor?🤔💥💘
I came across this song one time when I was in Brazil watching MTV at 2 or 3 in the morning honestly I was blown away with this song and had to rush to write down this songs name so I can get it.
I knew RB did a kind of gritty grungy song. I kept forgetting to look it up. Pretty much a mash up isn't it? Pretty boy meets hard rap and comes out respect. Respect, respect.
This song introduced me to Maxi Jazz and Faithless and all their music. The whole One Giant Leap album concept was incredible. Great listening! The original of this song on the album has another set of Maxi Jazz rapping at 2:57, which makes the song even better. Find it and give it a listen.
Spoken: I'm the sum total of my ancestors I carry their DNA We are representatives of a long line of people And we carried them around either with This long line of people That goes back to the beginning of time And when we meet - they meet other lines of people And we say bring together the lines of me When I look back over the years At the things that brought tears to my eyes Papa said we have to be wise To live long lives Now i recognize What my father said before he dies Vocalize things I've left unsaid Left my spirit unfed for too long I'm coming home to my family Where I can be strong Be who I planned to be Within me my ancestory Givin'me continuity Would it be remiss to continue in this way Would you rather I quit Come with the other @!#$ Making people's hips sway Lip service I pay but i'm nervous I pray for all the mothers who get no sleep Like a lifeline I light lines cause my compassion is deep For the people who fashioned me my soul to keep And this is who I happen to be And if I don't see that I'm strong than I won't be This is what my Daddy told me I wished he would hold me A little more Than he did But he taught me my culture And how to live positive I never wanna shame The blood in my veins and bring pain To my sweet grandfathers face In his resting place I made haste to learn and not waste Everything my forefathers earned in tears For my culture Fall back again Crawl from the warm(?) - water For my culture Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again. Hello Dad, Remember me? I'm the man you thought I'd never be. I'm the boy who you Reduced to tears Dad I'd been lonely for 27 years Yeah, that's right My name's Bob I'm the one Who landed the popstar's job I'm the one who You told look, don't touch I'm the kid Who wouldn't amount to much. I believe in the senses sight and sound I have always been too loud Wont you help me drown it out? I'm what I feel What I'm feeling is surreal I'm a mass of spinnin' wheels Always digging in my heels Now I got the faith to Fall back again Crawl from the warm(?) water Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again. Lace up your boots we're going back to the roots Speaking to my ghetto youths freak freaking for loot And nice things, better check what your future brings It's now and your forefathers for the knowhow Go now into the world without hatred Use your head If the needle is wise be the thread And weave ancestral wisdom, yours by birth Spreading the Lords word over this broad earth This is what my Daddy told me I wished he would hold me A little more Than he did But he told me my culture And how to live positive I never wanna shame The blood in my veins and bring pain To my sweet grandfathers face In his resting place I make haste to learn and not waste Everything my forefathers earned in tears For my culture Fall back again Crawl from the warm(?) water Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again For my culture Fall back again Crawl from the warm(?) water Water to air Your on your feet again Your feet again For my culture
finally found this groove again after easily 12+ years a fter losing the CD and the files in my music collection some how .... classic groove and song I had on many mixes and on repeat for years thru the early 2k's..
Desde hace varios años he escuchado el álbum triple de faithless donde se incluye este track pero nunca tuve la curiosidad de saber quien acompañaba en la canción a Maxi Jazz, lo supe hasta ahora... WOW! Me gusta aun mas.
