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Massive Attack – Flat of the Blade (2010) | Track profile | Dork

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Heligoland
Flat of the Blade

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Flat of the Blade

Release date: 3rd February 2010

From HeligolandTrack 65:30

Electronic Music Jazz Bop

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About This Track

"Flat of the Blade" is a track by Massive Attack, from the album Heligoland, released 3rd February 2010. The track is 5:30 long. It's filed under Electronic. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Massive Attack.

About the Artist

Massive Attack

Massive Attack

Lyrics

Flat of the Blade

I'm not good in a crowd
I've got skills I can't speak of
Things I've seen will chase me to the grave

I'm not good in a crowd
I've got skills I can't speak of over there
Things that I've seen will chase me to the grave

Led with your hands tied, fed to the sand flies
Stumble the dunes, complain to the moon
Backs to the wheel, there's granite to shove
Take it, they give it, so rivet for rivet
I will build for my family a bulletproof roof

How does it feel, the weight of the steel
The weight of the steel of the flat of the blade
How does it feel to kneel at the feet
To kneel at the feet of the choices you've made

I'm not good in a crowd
I've got skills I can't speak of
Things I've seen will chase me to the grave

Backs to the wheel, there's granite to shove
Take it, they give it, and rivet for rivet
I will build for my family a bulletproof roof

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Track details

From Heligoland

5:302010

Listen

Album

3rd February 2010

Track number

6

Release year

2010

1Pray for Rain
6:44
2Babel
5:20
3Splitting the Atom
5:17
4Girl I Love You
5:27

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Massive Attack — Paradise Circus (from Heligoland) [4:58]
Massive Attack — Splitting the Atom (from Heligoland) [5:17]
Massive Attack — Babel (from Heligoland) [5:20]
Massive Attack — Atlas Air (from Heligoland) [7:49]
Massive Attack — Rush Minute (from Heligoland) [4:51]
Massive Attack — Saturday Come Slow (from Heligoland) [3:44]
Massive Attack — Girl I Love You (from Heligoland) [5:27]
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Massive Attack — Bulletproof Love (Van Rivers & the Subliminal Kid Remix) (from Splitting the Atom) [6:43]
Massive Attack — Psyche (Flash Treatment) (from Splitting the Atom) [3:46]
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Massive Attack — False Flags / United Snakes
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Massive Attack — What Your Soul Sings (from 100th Window) [6:39]
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