B i o g r a p h y (by John Bush)
Long before Bristol had become a recognized stronghold for downtempo trip-hop and spy-soundtrack dubs, the duo of Rob Smith and Ray Mighty teamed in the late '80s for two early breakbeat tracks, "Walk on By" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart." The anachronistic fusion of sophisticated Burt Bacharach productions with laidback hip-hop prefigured trip-hop's later fascination with the more polished end of '60s adult-pop. The pair also produced the Top Ten hit "Wishing on a Star" for the Fresh Fours, then signed with ffrr Records (who were looking for a production team with crossover abilities similar to Soul II Soul). The label later rejected both Smith & Mighty's debut album and several subsequent recordings — claiming they were unsuitable for release — so the duo formed their own label, More Rockers. Five years after their initial brush with major-label shenanigans, they released Bass Is Maternal. Smith & Mighty also worked on production for More Rockers signee Marxman, and released a volume in the DJ Kicks series in 1998. Big World, Small World followed two years later. Smith has also recorded with the trip-hop trio Jaz Klash.
Hold On (Strange Mix) Jungle Man Corner Closer Walking Evolve Drowning Accept All Contrasts Bass Is Maternal Down in Rwanda Higher Dub Maybe for Dub Time U Dub Yow He Koh Odd Tune for Piano
Intro (Instrumental) Move you run No justice Year 2000 That woman Small world Believers Seeds The way we feel Same Rescue me pt.II
Life has a way Run come Flash of joy Rise Maybe it's me Sea Live and learn B-line fi blow I saw you 1.2 mic check You said always Try (Instrumental) Life is so eventful
Big World Small World
*** Thanx a lot to Craig from the Official S&M Homepage who sent me the lyrics ***
Move you run Let's go You should learn to hang around Something might happen If you stood still and listened Something might speak to you You move, you run You move, you run You move, you run Oh you move but I can see the tracks They go in circles It takes a big strong noise to reach you Something to penetrate your walls That you built when you went up high And even from there you could see that I I wanted to try I wanted to try I wanted to try I know you could see that I wanted to try If you stop moving things around Something might move you If you stop moving people around Something might move you You move, you run You move, you run You move, you run Oh you move but I can see the tracks They go in circles All of the new stuff you bring you brought it before But you don't even know Because you're floating on another high But even from there you could see that I I wanted to try I wanted to try I wanted to try I know you could see that I wanted to try I've got visions of you in my head I've got visions of you in my head I've got visions of you in my head I've got visions of you in my head You move, you run You move, you run You move, you run You move You move You move You move You move You move, you run Let's go... No Justice Oh yeah ee... Alright ah ah ah ... oh GOD Knows No justice ... tice ...tice .. Oh yeah X2 The reason why our lives they are so rough Because the system is unjust And the reason why the system is unjust Because it's not made for us (repeat) Many they flight for equal rights, no end in sight Some hold the power so tight, and live alife that's nice Who pays the price ? You've got to fight, with all your might for what is right It is your life, you have a choice you've got a voice No justice no peace if equal rights and justice is what you seek No justice no peace the power to the people they must be released (repeat) No justice ... tice ...tice No justice ... tice ...tice No justice no peace if equal rights and justice is what you seek No justice no peace the power to the people they must be released (repeat) (repeat first verse X2 ) The reason why our lives they are so rough Because the system is unjust And the reason why the system is unjust 'Cause it's a fraud and a bogus Fraud and a bogus, fraud and a bogus No justice ... tice ...tice Year 2000 Strange thingsare happening but don't be amazed Be conscious of those devious ways The type of shit we see everyday In the year two more problems to face Year 2000 you have to focus now is the time to get serious there's money to be made But you must be conscious The terrorists, they're getting anxious Millitant dark and damned dangerous Tra la la ... there's money to be made There's no one you can trust Mind out for the one devious Tra la la .... Come listen boy if you get curious Built my lyrics on the damned minibus Hotter that the coffee in your thermous Ninja is getting serious Smith & Mighty, D.Rose dem a bust Tra la la ... Strange thingsare happening but don't be amazed Be conscious of those devious ways The type of shit we see everyday In the year two more problems to face That Woman You don't know where you're going to turn You squirm when the sweetness comes, you turn it into ammunition With the use of a cynical smile, a typical defence i can see you getting cold, so cold In the sweetness it could clothe you In the sweetness it turns yellow for your soul In the sweetness it could hold you But you stay blue with cool She's there inside you, that woman And she wants to let the heavens in Softly now softly now Inside you, that woman Come on, let her bring the heavens in Softly softly now But you stand strong and here it comes That something that you can say To keep the tenderness at bay Can't suck feeling from all that It just stands up hard and strong like an aimless gun, like a loveless cum You put armour on hte music in your soul You put a maze into your garden You put a spike inside your smile And only your dreams can know that love is your aim She's there inside you, that woman And she wants to let the heavens in Softly now softly now Inside you, that woman Softly now, softly softly softly softly now I know she will be calling you One day teh snake's going to charm you All the way to paradise Make sure she doesn't bite you first You'll know when she's done this You will feel a great divide You will think that she is danger You won't even know theway to say hello You will think she means invader When all the time she could have charmed you out of all this She's there inside you, that woman And she wants to let the heavens in Softly now softly now Inside you, that woman Come on, let her bring the heavens in Softly now Softly now Softly now 'Cause don't you know the boys will appreciate her too 'Cause she's been sleeping, sleeping It's been a long long sleep Kiss her she's your princess She's your princess
Small world All I hear is entity Open wide feel the breeze All I hear is entity Open wide all to see How far shall I look I look all around How far shall I look I look all around All I hear is entity Open wide feel the breeze All I hear is entity Open while Closely feel the wheel of emotion Closely feel the wheel of evolution All I see is a small world Inside a big world What I see is a small world Inside a big world Which doesn't know which way to look at all Which doesn't know which way to look at all How far shall I look I look all around How far shall I look I look all around I look all around I look all around I look all around Believers Look to the believers They sleep beneath the stars Oh how can I join them When I have come this far Once upon a time If we stared up at the sun for long enough We just became one with all But as we grew we just became me and you And all the pieces that we are Give me something special Give to me a shrine So that in the morning I'll rise And get to me what's mine Once upon a time If we stared up at the sun for long enough We just became one with all But as we grew we just became me and you And all the pieces that we are So I'm here with pieces of A dream that can never be sewn to make a whole I want to and I need to get out of here I want to get out of here I want to get out of here Look to the believers They sleep beneath the stars Oh how can I join them When I have come this far Once upon a time If we stared up at the sun for long enough We just became one with all But as we grew we just became me and you And all the pieces that we are So the feeling still remains I'm fired some say madness I say i'm inspired i want to and I need to get out of here So the feeling still remains I'm fired some say madness I say i'm inspired i want to and I need to get out of here Seeds Gimme the reason why it was brother season Within Easton yo I strive to survive to kill the feeling Yeah some brothers buggin' money mad trying to look dappa Selling shit giving out licks or pimping out the slappa's So for the first chapters I reminisce for a deceased Who died for one lve balling our peace! Or my brother who got blast in his chest for fate Shakespeare said life is a stage I call it fate Well anyway I kinda watching my front cause certain friends are full of crap yeah It's a damn shame with their mind games Plus no life aims here this rudeboy I dis em out like cocaine They got crap aims and crap reason's to fight me Because they like.. Move yourself I ain't no patzie Yeah.... Its kinda strange how some people change While societies spitting faster than a Terry's chocolate orange Chuh cause someone once said life ain't fair i care for my brothers but brothers don't care So yo I live by God and not he gun And get ready for the forth coming talking with my son about the seeds Seeds have got to grow Seeds have got to know Seeds have got to grow Seeds have got to know Seeds have got to grow Seeds have got to know Seeds have got to grow Seeds have got to know Blunted on reality meditate to the system But when he's born like Kuntah Kenteh watch me lift him To the stars and the panets and not tha phallic's Just sun, stars and talks about Mars I got to have it The only bit of innocence that I ever had From my a semen from my father from my grandads Grandson in London to educate one not just books I travelled the world like lisa not dumb While sucker sippah's living life for face value Think yourbrand new but you ain't changing so damn you Lost souls who never moved on with their shoes on In a situation that they can't improve on Kinda sad situation bad if you live like that shit can send you mad So yo I don't because I won't so watch me buss This power in perception rudeboy and not justice That's why I love this documentary on reality Within society my principality is To live by God and not the gun And get ready for the forth coming Talking with my son about the Seeds Back on street guying off phony person's Leave me alone as the spirituality dead smelling aroma's of frauds Got caught in the ego and didn't see the cloud On that robert de niro mate talking out loud Acting to put the fear right back in Your cerebellum but first I tell 'em facts And certain heads are swelling Because they don't like the rythm For some it's easier to tell than to listen so listen Realism and truth ain't the same wave Within the brainwave check the difference the order is to maintain Throughout the struggle and the strife Because if is the middle word within the word Life wordlife So I live by God and not the gun So I live by God and not the gun So I live by God and not the gun And get ready for the forth coming Talking with my son about the Seeds The way we feel I see it from my window And taste t in my food it happends all around I slowly watch it happen The way we feel it should be Has a right to emerge Sitting by the water Is just another place The comfort to be found It will not go away The way we feel it should be Has a right to emerge Living life in cycles Reaping what you sow For love we have to give If love we want to glow The way we feel it should be Has a right to emerge The way we feel it should be Has a right to emerge The way we feel it should be Has a right to emerge Same Bits of other people keep running into me They say you know just who you are I am getting pulled into shadows that surround I see you sitting on your cold star Help me I'm merging into all I used to dream I was this tall My new eye is opening up to black and gold Everything is turning out the same Everything is turning out the same When I'm coming down there are buzzes in my ears I can feel them floating around All the walls are shaking 'Cause they were never real Sweet to see things falling apart Help me I'm merging into all I used to dream I was this small And my new eyes opening up to black and gold Everything is turning out the same Same same same same same same same same... All the walls are shaking 'Cause they were never real Help me I'm Same same same same same same same same... Rescue me Rescue me, help me Won't you reach for me, hold me Lead the way for me, show me How to love Much to learn, now I've lost my love Teach me how to forgive When all seems lost for us Patience means nothing I've lost that virtue now I have no reasons left in this world To haste for now Rescue me, help me Won't you reach for me, hold me Lead the way for me, show me How to love Develop me, from this waste that I am Only flesh with no meaning, each breath without feeling Each heart a lie Draw from me what little goodness is left And mould it to a form that fits your purpose best Rescue me, help me Won't you reach for me hold me Lead the way for me, show me How to love Rescue me, help me Won't you reach for me hold me Lead the way for me, show me How to love Much to learn, now I've lost my love Teach me how to forgive When all has been lost for us Surely you know and you only may care That a love that is lost has mademe its heir In limbo waltz I, in sorrow I lie Only flesh with no meaning, each breath without feeling Each heart beat a lie Rescue me, help me Won't you reach for me, hold me Lead the way for me, show me How to love lead the way, help me, hold me, show me How to love, take me, teach me I've so much to learn, how to love
Life is
Life has a way
( feat. Louise Decordova & Rudy Lee )
We're living in a serious time Life has its way of showing you a new day, new day, yeah Life has its way of showing you a new day, new day, yeah New day, new day, yeah, new day, new day We're living in a serious time We're living in a serious time Life has its way of showing you a new day, new day, yeah Life has its way of showing you a new day, new day, yeah Life has its way of showing you a new day, new day We're living in a serious time You've got to try and make it right
Run Come ( feat. Rudy Lee & Mc Bunx )
Yeah everyone know say the dancehall a di best Place in the world where you can release some stress, yeaaah Run and come, run and come, run and come Run and come, run and come, run and come Run and come, run and come now Run come people forget your worries and troubles and Dence to the drum and the bass come on now and get A taste, so run come hurry forget yourtroubles and Worries and dance to the bass and the drum 'Cause Tonight we're gonna have some fun I can't wait to reach the session (aah ah) I'm gonna dance and release some tension (ooh oh) Cause everyone knews the dance is the best (aah ah) Place in the world where youc an relieve your stress For the life we have we're giving praise (aah ah) And gaining strength for the next seven days (ooh oh) So leave your problems at the front door (aah ah) 'Cause we're fonna dance on the dance floor Run come people forget your worries and troubles and Dence to the drum and the bass come on now and get A taste, so run come hurry forget yourtroubles and Worries and dance to the bass and the drum 'Cause Tonight we're gonna have some fun Ooh ooh ahh ah I said run a run a come ooh ooh ahh ahh And dance to the bass and the drum 'cause tonight We're gonna have some fun I said to run a run a come ! I said run come people
Flash of joy ( feat. Tammy Payne )
I'm on a motorway, a subway I'm on ever last fuel I've got love and light in my pocket And I am not afraid to use I'll just sprinkle A handful When you need There's a red speed demon Taking over your mind Your highway goes to forever now There's no rewind I'll just sprinkle A handful When you need In a flash of joy I'm taking over In a flash of joy I'm all you need In a flash of joy I'm taking over In a flash of joy It's all worth while
Rise ( feat. Caroline )
Pathways to the sun Rise like brothers, shine like sisters To these hands we hold, to these hands we hold Through colors of the minds Rise like brothers, shine like sisters To these arms of mine, to these arms of mine Don't don't don't hold back Don't hold back, don't don't don't Don't hold back, don't hold back Pathways to the sun Rise like brothers, shine like sisters To these hands we hold, to these hands we hold Rise like brothers, shine like sisters Through colours of the minds Rise like brothers, shine like sisters To these arms of mine, to these arms of mine Don't don't don't hold back Don't hold back, don't don't don't Don't hold back, don't hold back don't Rise like brothers, shine like sisters To these hands we hold Rise like brothers, shine like sisters To these hands we hold Rise like brothers, shine like sisters To these hands we hold Rise like brothers, shine like sisters To these hands we hold Rise like brothers, shine like sisters Rise like brothers, shine like sisters Rise like brothers, shine like sisters Maybe it's me ( feat. Hazel Jayne )
Maybe it's me who is to blame When I try to read it spells my name Maybe it's me who is to blame The web that I weave is always the same I get lost when I try to analyse When events start to familiarize I know I have patterns you see And that they are all coming from me Self fullfilling prophecy is running my life Maybe it's me who is to blame When I try to read it spells my name Maybe it's me who is to blame The web that I weave is always the same Oh how I try to listen to the sounds of the heavens With my head to the sky I forget to keep my feet On the ground, need to come back down I know I have patterns you see And that day are all cominf from me Self fullfilling prophecy is running my life Maybe it's me who is to blame When I try to read it spells my name Maybe it's me who is to blame The web that I weave is always the same It spells my name... Maybe it's me who is to blame When I try to read it spells my name Maybe it's me who is to blame The web that I weave is always the same Sometimes I feel crazy, sometimes I feel good Sometimes I feel so lonely, sometimes I feel like I could Maybe it's me who is to blame When I try to read it spells my name Maybe it's me who is to blame The web that I weave is always the same
Sea Sky reflected ocean, submerged in blue Reflecting me and you and everybody Sea of sparkling sunlight we wash away Begin another new day, we wash away Begin another new day, we wash away Sky reflected ocean, submerged in blue Reflecting me and you and everybody Sea of sparkling sunlight we wash away Begin another new day, we wash away Begin another new day, we wash away Begin another new day, we wash away
Live & learn
( feat. Rudy Lee ) Yes we live and we learn Yes we live and we learn That's why I say In this lesson called life Give what you can before you say goodbye In this lesson called life You see what you must before you have to fly In this lesson called life To conquer fear we've all got to try In this lesson called life Learn how to live and not how to die Everyone we meet it is for a reason And the lessons we've learned we exchange We all have our own destinies but the decisions We make in life can cause them to change Yes everyone who lives lives for a purpose Some live their whole live's never knowing what this is Listen to the voice of the creator within you Try to always do this as you live In this lesson called life Give what you can before you say goodbye In this lesson called life You see what you must before you have to fly In this lesson called life To conquer fear we've all got to try In this lesson called life Learn how to live and not how to die Experience is learning So we're bound to make mistakes, yes We've all got to lean our lessons And we can't wait until it's too late Righteousness exalts a nation And sin it is a reproach Let's make the creator be our teacher Let Him be our trainer and our coach In this lesson called life Give what you can before you say goodbye In this lesson called life You see what you must before you have to fly In this lesson called life To conquer fear we've all got to try In this lesson called life Learn how to live and not how to die Yes we live and we learn Oh yes we live and we learn Yes we live and we learn Oh yes we live and we learn You've got to learn what youmust And share what you can in this lesson You're got to learn what you must And share what you can in the school of life Yes we live and we learn... B-Line FI Blow
( feat. Niji 40 ) Me ago give dem som e nigs 40 style scene Me a go play Dem some 40 style Blessed, straight up Yeah the wickedest sound Blessed are the meek For they shall inherit the earth B line Fi blow speaker bow Selector drop De needle watch the jumping Jacks B line Fi blow speaker bow Selector drop De needle watch the jumping Jacks Sound get drop daddy mighty do dat Look how Dem Ram the dance up with the speaker box Natty in a corner, Ham a do the hop scotch B line Fi blow speaker bow Selector drop De needle watch the jumping Jacks B line Fi blow speaker bow Selector drop De needle watch the jumping Jacks Sound get drop daddy mighty do dat Look how Dem Ram the dance up with the speaker box Natty in a corner, Ham a do the hop scotch Natty in a corner, Ham a do the hop scotch 16 down a bottom 16 uppa top A so dem a talk in a de barbah shop Man in a trouser and girls in a frock Look Por Jackieline how her knee dem a knock Bragga dagga Dat sound system get drop a daddy mighty do dat Bragga dagga Dat sound system get drop a daddy mighty do dat B line Fi blow speaker bow Selector drop De needle watch the jumping Jacks B line Fi blow speaker bow Selector drop De needle watch the jumping Jacks Come and get your lyric, get your lyric non stop Sound FI get drop, smith & mighty do dat Sata dem, sata dem, sata dem, sata dem, sata dem Sata dem, sata dem, sata dem, sata dem, sata dem Sound get drop, a smith & mighty do dat Look how Dem ram de dance up with de speaker box 16 down a bottom, and 16 uppa top B line Fi blow speaker bow Selector drop De needle watch the jumping Jacks B line Fi blow speaker bow Selector drop De needle watch the jumping Jacks Dis ya one design fe lick you flat Pon your back Whether you de jill or you be jumping Jack Mash up de session, and dem pat me pon me back Mash up de session, and dem pat me pon me back Promoter wants the next date fe di almanac Producer beg you mix me pon de 16 track My people, crowd a people Tell me people, bound to keep you shankin My people, crowd a people Tell me people, bound to keep you shankin
I saw you
( feat. Chantelle ) What's on your mind What's on your mind Won't you tell me what's on your mind What's on your mind Won't you tell me what's on your mind I saw you looking at me That friday night at the club And i saw you looking mighty fine Looking at you wasn't enough I saw you looking at me That friday night at the club And i saw you looking mighty fine Won't you tell me what's on your mind What's on your mind What's on your mind What's on your mind Tell me do you feel the same Tell me do you feel the same Won't you tell me what's on your mind Won't you tell me what's on your mind Won't you tell me what's on your mind Won't you tell me what's on your mind Won't you tell me what's on your mind Won't you tell me what's on your mind What's on your mind
1 2 mic check
( feat. Mc Kelz ) 1,2 mic check, hold tight as we connect 1,2 mic check, hold tight as we connect 1,2 mic check, hold tight as we connect Connect select my lyrical lecture Man I bet ya built it like a architecture While I crept to get you ride it like abus inspector Gwan operator cause you are the selector Leave you horizontal like it's bruce lee You stepped to right inna the dance I look you right inna your retina I don't play Jah know as I would say SMith & mighty sound system lyrical DJ Take it in, feel riddim come in like ginseng Flinging the beats to make you rock while Your neck dipping your chin I'm ready, DJ's ready, are you ready Devastating out lyricism Futuristic reggae chuh! Futuristic reggae texture, inna the center Smith & mighty sound just enter We just enter, so just enter We just enter, so just enter What happen, while jamming to this beat pattern We followed through distinctive beats Speakers attacking to your eardrum with some Fearsome heavyweight line This time with beats and rhymes To make you feet fine We leave you hollow, you see mylead Run come and follow Exploding like a pulp you gulp but Never swallow like Tai chi Our stylee is melodies in frequencies They call dubwise know what I mean Futuristic reggae texture, inna the center Smith & mighty sound just enter Futuristic reggae texture, inna the center Smith & mighty sound just enter Futuristic reggae texture, inna the center Smith & mighty sound just enter Futuristic reggae texture, inna the center Smith & mighty sound just enter We just enter, so just enter, we just enter So just enter, just enter, just enter 1,2 mic check, hold tight as we connect 1,2 mic check, hold tight as we connect 1,2 mic check, hold tight as we connect That's the way that we connect
You said always
( feat. Hazel Jayne ) You said always if you didn't mean it Then you really shouldn't say Then you really shouldn't say My love for you feels like Feels like the rain Falls down to the ground soft Feels like you again And through I still pretend That I'm not in love with you It's plain to see We try just to be friends But it's impossibility yes It's plain to see And through I still pretend That you will fall in love with That you will fall in love with That you will fall in love with It's plain to see, it's plain to see It's plain to see, it's plain to see You said always if you didn't mean it Then you really shouldn't say And though I still pretend That you will fall in love with me It's plain to see That you and your new friend Already getting busy It's plain to see And through I still pretend That you will fall in love with That you will fall in love with That you will fall in love with It's plain to see, it's plain to see It's plain to see, it's plain to see Life is so eventful
( feat. Louise Decordova ) Life is so eventful Life is so eventful How could we complain There is nothing to explain I feel the same And if your looking to further your mind Don't try to reassemble the past too quickly And don't forget the time that it takes to make a change And if your looking to further your mind Life is so eventful, life is so eventful How could we complain There is nothing left to say, just face the day Andif your looking to further your mind Don't think it's not a problem for some to get ?? And try to find the time the time that it takes communicate And if your looking to further your mind Life is so eventful, life is so eventful How could we complain