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Coalition by Tricky

TRACK

Tricky

Coalition

Release date: 4th July 2008

From Knowle West Boy
Track 8
4:01
AlternativeMusicRockAdult Alternative
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About This Track

"Coalition" is a track by Tricky, from the album Knowle West Boy, released 4th July 2008. The track is 4:01 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Tricky

Tricky

Lyrics

Coalition

The revolution will be televised in Iran
And the Holy Koran
You can go on to the Internet, log in to your local war
You can read your paper

Receive a mental scar
Get your happy meal in your happy car
You can make more money, more money
But still here you are

You can hate, hate 'til you waste away
You could come back tomorrow
Jesus is not here today
He's gone missing

Lost in this place called religion
I'm a Muslim, I'm a Jew
I'm a conquest clan, I'm nigger too

Wait for the crash, we're not built to last
Won't you go on and on
Like Duracell
Durex, no effects, yeah

Sex on a sale
You can read and read
Until your eyes fucking bleed
Either you give or you like to receive

The revolution will be televised in Iran
And the Holy Koran
You can go on to the Internet, log in to your local war
You can read your paper

Receive a mental scar
Get your happy meal in your happy car
You can make more money, more money
But still here you are

And still here you are
More money, more money

You can get killed by friendly fire
You could get killed by friendly fire
You could get killed by friendly fire
You can get killed by friendly fire

I wanna be the Pope, I'm no hope
I'm a desire
You can do what you like
Competition is none

You can get it, come get it
Yeah, here you come
You can watch Clark Gable, honey, cable
You can build and build

Yeah, take MySpace
You can digest, digest
You never see me place
I've been here, I've been there
I'll be your teddy, teddy bear

I don't care, I won't share
By the way, what sex are you?
If you're a man, be a man
But if you wanna be a woman
I guess you do, do what you can, can

You say you like girls, girls
So why you're with boys?
And when I talk, talk, talk
Just becomes noise

When I'm surrounded by people
How come I'm still lonely?
I guess, it's my ego
Thinks it's one and only

I guess, it's my ego
I guess, it's my ego, yeah, yeah
I guess, I guess it's my ego, yeah, yeah

I guess, I guess, I guess it's my ego, yeah, yeah
I guess, I guess, I guess it's my ego, yeah, yeah
Thinks it's one and only, yeah, yeah
Do we go on and on?

When I talk, talk
Just becomes noise, noise
How can I be surrounded by people
And still be lonely?

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Track details

From Knowle West Boy

4:012008
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Album
Knowle West Boy
Knowle West Boy
Tricky
5th July 2008
Track number
8
Release year
2008
  1. 1Puppy Toy
    3:37
  2. 2Bacative
    3:53
  3. 3Joseph
    2:31
  4. 4Veronika
    3:02

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5C'mon Baby
3:06
  • 6Council Estate
    2:41
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    4:01
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  • Credits

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