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Sketch

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Dance

Sketch was released on January 1, 1992 by Island Records as a part of the album Connected

Song Details

Release DateJanuary 1, 1992

LabelIsland Records

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM100

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ian Rossiter

Percussion, Drums

Cath Coffey

Additional Vocals

Gal Costa

Sampled Artist

Nick Hallam

DJ

Rob Birch

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

T. De Abreu

Songwriter

Nicholas Edward J. Hallam

Nicholas Edward J. Hallam

Songwriter

Rob Birch

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Stereo MC's

Producer

Veronica Davis

Producer

Andrea Groves

Producer

Nick Hallam

Producer

Al Stone

Engineer

Elliot Singerman

Elliot Singerman

Assistant Engineer

Neil Douglas

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

Feel that

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Through and through

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Are you having problems tuning in?

Are the truths that you're seeing deceptively thin?

I've come to clear up and pull you out of your spin

Don't adjust your set, just let me begin

I wanna tell you about the daily barrage, commercial breaks

Living in a mirage, seeing stars that are fake

They make you sedate as your thoughts gestate

They're like "can't wait", now it's too late

And I see my mistakes

Don't love and hate, it ain't what you make of life

Don't you see I buckle at the knee?

The pressure round, it won't let you be

I wanna know why we ain't conversing

I wanna know why we're always reversing

Fodder me off with a web of diversion

Check the artist sketch if you want a true version

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Through and through

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true, to miss or mister

If you don't, we won't get the picture

Lies and deception is a terrible mixture

When you speak from the heart it'll uplift you

Don't be afraid when you don't understand

'Cause your life span's only just began

And every step you take is as good as a stand

First impressions don't count like a sleight of hand

A sudden move, the stride of a cheetah

The sound of a drum beater

Woman to woman, breast to breast

If you want the rest check the artist sketch

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Through and through

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

So check the sketch, no dust collects

Never fades, degrades, soul mate to make you stretch

Agile, worthwhile, nothing come from a vial or capsule

I got a natural smile

Turn out the lights, tell me can't you see

What difference exists now between you and me?

I'm at a bus stop waiting on a 33

I see for miles 'cause my mind is free

Don't take a genius to know about Venus

No misdemeanours, I'm taking it serious

The flesh is weak, you must protect it

If you forget, check how the artist sketch it

Now, paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Through and through

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Through and through

Paint it true

Paint it true

Check the sketch

I chose this time to relate to you

A state of mind, come habitual

Like a ritual, instinctual

Like you don't know how but you know you will

Instilled on the in, to will to the outside world

Sleeping in pure formaldehyde

Crystal ball, mirror on the wall

What is the fate of it for us all?

'Cause I remember days I swear

You wore flowers in your hair

And I wore cloth on my limbs, all bare

We was there

But now nothing is as was intended

Can't walk the street without being apprehended

I feel so wretched and so perplexed

So I flex the real in the artist sketch

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Through and through

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Me to you, me to you

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

You can feel whatever you wanna feel

When you're painted true

Check the sketch

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Me to you

Through and through

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

Paint it true

And that is all that you got to do

Written by: Nick Hallam, Rob Birch, T. De Abreu

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