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Umm

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Umm was released on August 2, 1999 by Rough Trade as a part of the album Anomie & Bonhomie

Song Details

AlbumAnomie & Bonhomie

Release DateAugust 2, 1999

LabelRough Trade

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM127

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Scritti Politti

Scritti Politti

Performer

Green Gartside

Vocals

Lee Majors

Vocals

Abe Laboriel Jr.

Abe Laboriel Jr.

Drums

Allen Cato

Guitar

Jimahl

Musician

Meshell Ndegeocello

Meshell Ndegeocello

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Green Gartside

Songwriter

Lee Majors

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

David Gamson

Producer

Bob Power

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

God damn, body slam, program a JAM (just push the button)

Now this is a warning, yeah

But you're not listening (no)

Just watch where you walk

Or these footsteps will be your last (you hear?)

I didn't know if the sun was shining

I don't know if it's night or day

I didn't care 'bout the dark clouds, baby

I'm watching Salome

I took a blade to the Vale of Galen

I cut out, baby, I shut down

I took a vow to be true to someone

Who watched my sorrow drown

All of us start, the moon and stars above

Oh all of that hurt, girl, I got to stay in love

All of us heard that nothing else will do

All of the girls say it's gotta be:

I wrote you a letter and I told you "you were dead"

Ooh la la laa, ooh la la laa

Oh shit, it don't quit, so don't trip (just push the button)

Now all soundboy

When you set out on this journey

Make sure you step with surety

I'm cuttin' down on the stuff I'm thinking

Too much 'umm' drives a man insane

Promised my world to a girl forever

Now she can't take the blame

I should have gone where the sun was shining

Green can't come to the 'phone right now (my baby)

I could have shone like a dark star, baby

Like baby won't allow

All of us start, the moon and stars above

Oh all of that hurt, girl, I got to stay in love

All of us heard that nothing else will do

All of the girls say it's gotta be:

I wrote you a letter and I told you "you were dead"

Ooh la la laa, ooh la la laa

I wrote you a letter and I told you "you were dead"

Ooh la la laa, ooh la la laa

How many times have I loved you?

How many times have I said I'm thinking of you?

When you was hurting, how many times did I rub you?

Hug you and I dug you, thought nobody's above you

Laugh if you want to or you can even

Walk past if you want to, want to (I warned you, haunt you)

And in ya dreams I'm a stalk you

I taught, look at everything you gone through

When you spoke of walk through, so sick

And I'm a sick man (man)

Inna sick land (land)

With no plan, same old shit, man

Same old quicksand taking me under

Same old nightclub, same old number

Same uncertainty making me wonder

Same old lightning (quiet) thunder

I'm enda my rope, girl, there's nowhere to run to

I can't stop (stop), don't stop (stop)

Don't stop (stop), can't drop

And I'm getting to my roadblock

I can't let it go to my head

So I wrote you a letter, it said:

You was dead

Yeah

Written by: Green Gartside, Lee Majors

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