The Baby Namboos Complete Lyrics Archive

B i o g r a p h y
(by Heather Phares)

The trip-hop group Baby Namboos consists of programmer/songwriter Mike Porter, vocalists Claude Williams, Leo Coleing and Aurora Borealis, drummer Mad-dog and bassist Julian Brooke. Porter began the band in 1998, when he went to New York City to visit his cousin Tricky, who encouraged his musical explorations. Soon after, Porter and his friend Coleing began recording in a Manchester studio, adding band members along the way. Tricky continued to provide guidance and encouragement, performed on a few tracks, and released the Baby Namboos' debut album Ancoats 2 Zambia on his own Durban Poison imprint.

Ancoats 2 Zambia

Intro

My name's Anthony
And I am Tony Guest
I live in Manchester
I go to Bristol now and again
To see the skinheads
Oh stop laughin' now
You keep me alone so
'Cause one night you're found
'Cause I see
I see me cousin
I'm out there now and again
Goin' up and behind me the high cliff
He jumps all over the tables and that
Shows me around town
Meet a few girls
Ahaha you wish

Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me
Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me
Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me
Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me
Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me
Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me

You're movin' in hard times
Your cravings are not mine
When you shake like you do
Tell me who's gonna help you
When you weep like you do
Tell me who's gonna rescue you

You're movin' in hard times
Your cravings are not mine
When you shake like you do
Tell me who's gonna run for you
When you weep like you do
Tell me who's gonna hear you

What you chasin'
Who you racin'
I watch the race crashing
I see you falling

You're movin' in hard times
Your cravings are not mine
When you shake like you do
Tell me who's gonna help you
When you weep like you do
Tell me who's gonna rescue you

Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me
Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me
Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me
Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me
Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me
Your inner scream haunts me
Your tantalizing taunts me

You're movin' in hard times
Your cravings are not mine
I can't help you
'cause you don't want me to
Who's gonna run for you
Who's gonna rescue you
You're movin' in hard times
Your cravings are not mine
Who's gonna run for you

If you are born with it
It's a gift you won't miss
It's like breathing
So if you're offered free new tricks
Accept it with open arms
'Cause there ain't no four leaf clovers
Or no gypsy lucky charms

Keep knocking on the walls
And I'll blow off your...

Turn in seven hundred hours
Turn in circles again
To raise our clan
Life in the pen
My brain is mangled,sanity too
Countin' the days
I won't do any listenin'

Keep knocking on the walls
And I'll blow off your balls
Knock on the door
You're asking for more
Come in the room
Gettin' sent your doom

As the waves roll in
My five senses wearin' prim
Waves of tiny people
Trapped in a Russian tin
People all over the world are screamin'
For the love of a young child will be fadin'
A taste of water and corruption
While faith and religions all over the world
Self-destruction
Many controllin' the place of a dollar
Or it's a creator on the streets flippin' collars

A bomb with a snake
In both of your fists
While a hurricane was blowin'
Breathing,just around the corner from you
A bomb with a snake
In both of your fists
While a hurricane was blowin'
Breathing,just around the corner from you

Party's empty
While I'm havin' to shave
It doesn't smell good
Beginning to fade
Stimulation I need
Some positive feed
It's time to create,don't anticipate
Put this all behind
Try to look through
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do

Keep knockin' on the walls
And I'll blow off your...

A bomb with a snake
In both of your fists
While a hurricane was blowin'
Breathing just around the corner from you

Ancoats 2 Zambia

Go as a luxury pass on to the middle class
While the poor play in parks filled with broken glass
And as we point our fingers we turn our backs
We can't accept each other and that's a matter of fact
Indoctrinated you since you were a boy
Ever since the day you've seen the rich kids
Told within a year you'd be a part of them
Broke away from the grape and this all started it
So you won't stay or take a drug at all
'Cause you know you're so susceptible
They turn against you, now you're full of hate
You can't accept it, now you're in an irate state

This is Wrecks-N-Effects and i shake up their flex
They got techs break their necks
And their building their reps
Who the Boos
Who to choose how they wearin' the shoes
In army I enlist and takin' a piss
Certain things I have seen
So i'm lookin' to grieve
Powers usually runnin'
They're buyin' the buildings
And then they sell
At least a bell and they're breakin' 'em down
My life to the rocks
Livin' in a shoebox
Social security
They like the poor in me
Bring out the whore in me
Then knock the door on me
Cheap tricks don't like chicks
And I'm rubbin' their hips
Who the Boos
Who to choose how they wearin' the shoes

It was a long time ago and started to grow
Forest fire earned and sent me afrocentric negroes
So i juxtapose
This goes out to those
Who turned up their nose a long time ago
Now i flex upon a rhythm cushion tempo
I flex upon a rhythm cushion tempo
So open your mind
If you feel you could go
Clean out your ears well
While i clear my throat
The vital ingredient, the antidote
Willy Wee flex like some other one

It's a feelin' that I get sometimes
When I'm lyin' in my bed sometimes
Black cloud in my head sometimes
Intoxicating my mind, my mind
It's not that I wanna die
Baby just that I wanna fly
But this feelin' that I get sometimes
I could sever all ties, all ties

Hate the color of my skin sometimes
Hates to see what I see sometimes
So how can i ever win my time
I was sold on the other side

'Cause a wasted life is no such thing
There's no such thing as a wasted life
'Cause life is death and death is life
And these here thoughts are not a crime
One day is forever, forever is a day
It's so fucking easy to throw it all away

Provoked

For all those who wanna analyze me
For all those who wanna analyze me
It starts off in the hips
Move to the lips
For all those who wanna analyze me
My mother committed suicide when I was four or five
I love Mike-O was killed by a psycho
But I'm not sad or sorry
'Cause we be tomorrow
'Cause we be tomorrow
For all those who wanna analyze me
For all those who wanna analyze me
My mother committed suicide when I was four or five
I love Mike-O was killed by a psycho
But I'm not sad or sorry
'cause we be tomorrow
Next month, next week
I guess I'm weak
I guess I'm weak
But I'm not sad or sorry
'Cause we be tomorrow
Suicide when I was four or five
Mike-O killed by a psycho
Sad or sorry
I be tomorrow
For all those who wanna analyze me
Starts off in the hips
Move to my lips
Starts off in the hips
Move to my lips

Train passes where they prosecute
So be careful where you tread
It's a land mine baby
Don't go losing your head
Just remember our love
so you won't give up
If you remember our love
So you won't give up

Long gone are the proper sleeves
to walk by our side
Long killed are the visionary souls
Now we're walking blind
The lies are meant to hypnotyze
and put you in a spell
Wake up you sleepy heads
Release yourselves from hell
You won't give up
You can't give up

They made us drink salt water
Then sell us liberty
Tell me how can you sell somebody
what's supposed to be free
You know the non-contender for the derelict mind
You starved us baby
and you're gonna shine
You starved us baby
and you're gonna shine
You starved us baby

Fuck creation
Fuck creation
Fuck creation
There is no relevance with my life
All I mean
is how to fight
Producing the goods
I'm fit to make sense
Built with more right
Especially a thing
Self-defense
A wasted office in my mind
All the time I've been blind
Race- an objective
Difficult at times
Don't know what to do
Name your baby Namboo
Mine's far and away
The rest is up to you

Politicians are destroying
the dreams of the many
One can inform our country
So they don't spend a penny
Less than our future
On some posh adventure
Driving along Concord Lane
they're looking for adventure
Pick out the homes and count the best bids
Pick out the homes and count the best bids
There's only so much to go around
and they took the life
It's not what you're savin'
It's how much you got
Pick out the homes and count the best bids
Hunt the homes and pick out the best bids

You're on his high and you won't give up
Your tongue is torn and you won't give up
Your back is broke and you won't give up
You're all alone but you're so tough
You won't give up
You won't give up
You starved us baby
and you cannot shine
You starved us baby

Persist to reminisce

Hear soft echoes
The drums in the distance
Like buried treasure
I'm measuring my persistence
True-a-view, I pursue
Now that my conscience is free
Open the claim
The Durban Poison diva tree

Now off my leash I'm free to roam
And I give up all this load for some stones
Take me back to a time
When I was less of a man
Had no plan and my mind was driftin'
Movin' along into an unsettled future
So many distractions
I'm anxious as I mature
Things were so much easier back then
Left my goals on paper- should have, but when

Now we got something for you, oh yeah
Show you the way to the door and I don't care

I hear soft echoes
The drums in the distance
Like buried treasure
I'm measuring my persistence
True-a-view, I pursue
Now that my conscience is free
Open the claim
The Durban Poison diva tree
And to my new dimensions of ability
Hard like the building blocks of stability

Now off my leash I'm free to roam
And I give up all this load for some stones
Take me back to a time
When I was less of a man
Had no plan and my mind was driftin'
Movin' along into an unsettled future
So many distractions
I'm anxious as I nuture

Now we got something for you, oh yeah
Show you the way to the door and I don't care
Now we got something for you, oh yeah
Show you the way to the door and I don't care

And to my new dimensions of ability
Hard like the building blocks of stability
Now off my leash I'm free to roam
I'd give up all this load for some stones
I hear soft echoes
The drums in the distance
Like buried treasure
I'm measuring my persistence
True-a-view, I pursue
Now that my conscience is free
Open the claim
The Durban Poison diva tree

Take me back to a time
When I was less of a man
Had no plan and my mind was driftin'
Movin' along into an unsettled future
So many distractions
I'm anxious as I mature

Now we got something for you, oh yeah
Now we got something for you, oh yeah
Show you the way to the door and I don't care
Now we got something for you, oh yeah
Show you the way to the door and I don't care

I am a whore so I sleep with boys
It isn't nice I chose this life
They're all suckers
I live the life I pay the price
I live the life I pay the price
Ask my mother

But there you stand morally unscathed
Telling me how to behave
I'm the sinner
I'm not the girl I used to be
I'm not the girl I used to be
But I am holy

I don't need to go to church
'Cause I am holy
I don't need to preach your dirt
'Cause I am holy
I don't need to go to school
'Cause I am holy
I don't need to read your rules
'Cause I am holy
'Cause I am holy

Call me sinner I don't care
'Cause I am holy
I won't let you take me there
'Cause I am holy
I'm not the girl I used to be
I'm not the gilr I used to be
I am holy

I am a whore so I sleep with boys
It isn't nice I pay the price
But there you stand morally unscathed
Telling me how to behave
I am holy

Life's a see-saw, see-saw
It's a see-saw, see-saw
It's a see-saw, see-saw
What the hell do you take me for
God's out still throwing stones
All your man-made gods and your guilded thrones
I am holy
'Cause I am holy

Under no illusion
I reserve the right to be incorrect sometimes
Under no illusion
I reserve the right to be incorrect sometimes
(Taking part)
Teach my future what you want
(Ah, can't slow me down)
Money would cease when I was sleepin' in the early morn
When they were plannin' out my destiny
(Ah, can't bring me down)
Money was saved to see what they'd invest in me
Next step is all beginning
Save us from our sins
(Here I am)
As I'm lookin' toward the prison yard
Old school, Bell's Hell
This reminds me of the smell
(I am holy)
I'm the guarantee of the whole think-up
Takin' newer heights
New heights lose attention
(Yes I am)
You're thinkin' you need another dimension
I'm just here to let you know
How to plant your seeds
And watch them die, then grow
Starts off a brash talk inside
(And there you stand morrally unscathed)
as they put the razzes on the tunnels around
(Telling me how to behave)
I was lookin' for a little hope
When he was livin' a dream
and the others smote
So don't point your fingers at me
(I am holy)
Take a look at yourself
When you was sinnin' I was climbing trees

Yes we are holy
Sinners you don't know me
So don't tell me I'm not holy
It's a see-saw, see-saw
It's a see-saw, see-saw
It's a see-saw, see-saw
It's a see-saw, see-saw
It's a see-saw, see-saw
Life's a see-saw, see-saw
It's a see-saw, see-saw
It's a see-saw, see-saw
What the hell do you take me for

*** Thanx to Elliot for this one ! ***

Late night antics

We're coming
They're going
They're smoking their hash
Spending your address
We've only got to look around
To know these boys are sound
We're here looking at sights
We're not here for the fights
Fights, fights
Keep trying to bring me down
I'll go out
And I'm chilled out
As life is still living
I'm staying around
Looking for a life
Listening to sounds
Things going off, all around
Kids getting shot
Turn your face to the ground
Hey kids, hey kids stay around
We're not here
We're not here
We're not here to live
Live life for the brawl
Hey kid, we've all got to die
Pick yourself up
Reach for the sky
Hearts full of power
Hearts full of power
Blood's running in and out of my veins
In and out,in and out of my veins
The love, the love comes from inside
The girl is so lovely
So this is for you babe
I'm going to stay true
Because of my love, that's here for you

Sneaking out of school
Looking for something to do
Caught up with the law
You think I'll make it through?
Two kids sitting in local
With my back against the wall
Center of this
It's Mister Behavior
Waiting to have a brawl

Sneaking out of school
Looking for something to do
Caught up with the law
Do you think I'll make it through?
Sitting in a local
With my back against the wall
Back against the wall
It's Mister Behavior
Waiting for the brawl

I wake up in the morning
I'm looking at you
I wake up in the morning
I'm looking at you

Playing your love
Knowing I'm there to live life for you
Babe, keep staying true
We're flying through
It will be sad
Living life here without you

We have another toll check
While my DJ plays the house decks
See I like the hard age underground
But we're looking for our own sound
Exclude us from the street
We're against what they usually beat
I think it's just a load of drivel
That keeps me hungry and living
Keeping up with a fast pace
Is like some crazy race
I never thought that having a go
I take pistols in the snow
He thinks he's gonna take me
I don't think so

Late night antics
Here we go again
Moving as neighbors
'Cause moving is them
Tight T-shirt boys
On their wheels,jeans with those
Forget the cheap thrills
Just walk, just walking the streets
Kids having a go
See it in the face no more
They see us guests,look love

Late night antics
Here we go again
Move these neighbors
'Cause moving is them
Tight T-shirt boys
Hollow wheels,jeans with those
Forget the cheap thrills
Just walking the streets
Kids having a go
Can't see your face no more
They see us guests,look love

Trials and tribulations

You're like the missing piece
Of a day's old puzzle
Try to shut me up
I won't wear your muzzle
Nobody's got my back
I keep it our visual
It's the only way, seems you wanna ridicule
Trials and tribulations
Cross the border through the nations
With your juvenile intentions
Things like our idle expectations
Could you blame us like the famous
We just wanna live like you too
Do what you did to get you through

Devious intentions but its a money making habit
Just a hand to hand transaction
So you might as well just grab it
Station to station 'cause the city never sleeps
Your rhythm driven hard, skips a beat

The weekend's like some kind of Mecca
Slow to come round those lips so wait quicker
48 hours there ain't nothin' much better to do
Than to mess up and get back together
You drink your poison for personal pleasure
Anticipation to arouse your own pleasure
But my force remains the same
Over a billion in making change

( Aurora Borealis Scatting )

The weekend's like some kind of Mecca
Slow to come round those lips so wait quicker
48 hours and nothin' much better to do
Than to mess up and get back together
You drink your poison for personal pleasure
Anticipation to arouse your own pleasure
But my force remains the same
Over a billion in making change

( Aurora Borealis Scatting )

Well introducing myself well I'm just too much
The MC on the mic with the magical touch
Can turn silver into gold, fat into grass
When I rock the microphone
I'm bound to pass
I got no oral levels, but massive degrees
The reason for that is plain and easy
'Cause when I went to school
They said I was the weapon
They stand up in the place with the D on my cap
Yes sir
Right about now you're shaking out the original-
Willy Wee
It goes

Don't wanna be a hit or part of your clique
About the present situation
Seems that some are in a mission
Tricky you got
You gotta drink to drive
You gotta go a lot
Don't wanna drink from your trough
To the top, but nothing less
While you'd be bidding in your staple nest
You're just bugging so why don't you give it a rest

Don't wanna be a hit or part of your clique
About the present situation
seems that some are in a mission
Tricky you got
You gotta drink to drive
( Aurora Borealis Scatting )
You gotta go a lot
Don't wanna drink from your trough
To the top, but nothing less
While you'd be bidding in your staple nest
You're just bugging so why don't you give it a rest

Play with me

One-Two-Three-Four-Five-Six-Seven . . .
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
A,B,C,D,E
B-A-D D-A-Y
Spells bad day forseen
Ouiji board, jump aboard
It's calling our sweet name
The souls we woke have made the law
And now they've come to play

Down,down
Coming around
As in sounds, so be down
Coming around
Down,coming around
Play with me

Resistance is futile
Corporation is a must
You see the streets are paved with gold
While you see me through the dust

Resistance is futile
(Down)
Corporation is a must
(Coming around)
You see the streets are paved with gold
While you see me through the dust

1,2,3,4,5,6,7
A,B,C,D,E
B-A-D D-A-Y
Spells bad day forseen
Ouiji board, jump aboard
It's calling our sweet name

Run, you can't run
(Down)
Run, you can't run
Run, you're in trouble
Run, you shouldn't meddle

Ouiji board, jump aboard
Ouiji board, overboard
It's calling our sweet name

Resistance is futile
(1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
Corporation is a must
(A,B,C,D,E)
You see the streets are paved with gold
(B-A-D D-A-Y)
While you see me through the dust
(Spells bad day forseen)

B-A-D D-A-Y
Spells bad day forseen
Ouiji board, jump aboard
It's calling our sweet name
The souls we woke have made the law
The souls we woke have made the law
And now they come to play

He said, he said, who said, he said-who?
(He said that way, not forever)
He said, who said, he said, he said-who?
(He said that way, no not forever)
He said, he said, who said, he said-who?
(He said that way, never ever)
Who said, he said, he said, he said-who?
(Who said that way, never ever)
Who said, he said, he said, he said-who?
(Who said that way,no no never)
Who said, he said, who said, he said-who?
(Who said that way, no no forever)

Resistance is futile
Corporation is a must
(You can't run)
You see the streets are paved with gold
(Run, you're in trouble)
(Ouiji board, jump aboard)
While you see me through the dust
(Run, you can't run)
(Ouiji board, jump aboard)

Resistance is futile
(Run you shouldn't meddle)
(It's calling our sweet names)
Corporation is a must
(The souls we woke have made the law)
You see the streets are paved with gold
(And now they've come to play)
While you see me through the dust
(Run, you can't run)

Run, you're in trouble
Run, you shouldn't meddle