Neneh Cherry

Released: October 26, 1992

Songwriter: Booga Bear Neneh Cherry

I've got a little piece of mind
From the comfort of a stranger
Like vulture love does
We took from eachother
Justify desire with a verdict that comes empty
When we exist
In the air that we breath in

Acoustic
Loneliness
Incidental
Relationships

Nothing in this time is done
With peace in mind
So I claim a piece of this world
To get peace in mind from
Memories I took to heart
That left me colorblind
So I'm taking daily bread and wine
To keep me cool inside

I had a home
Inside of me

Acoustic
Acoustic loneliness

I knew a young girl by the name of Suzie
Now she sleeps with her arm on a Uzi
Cause she sleeps giving up what she's got for free
Acousticly trained in love
She talks in mono monologues

Nothing in this time is done
With peace in mind
So I claim a piece of this world
To get peace in mind from
Memories I took to heart
That left me colorblind
So I'm taking daily bread and wine
To keep me cool inside

Tomorrow's promisses
They have all just past away
They slip through my fingers
Now their all
Just history

Nothing in this time is done
With peace in mind
So I claim a piece of this world
To get peace in mind from
Memories I took to heart
That left me colorblind
So I'm taking daily bread and wine
To keep me cool inside

Nothing in this time is done
With peace in mind
So I claim a piece of this world
To get peace in mind from
Memories I took to heart
That left me colorblind
So I'm taking daily bread and wine
To keep me cool inside

Keep me cool inside
Like the wind on me
My memories
Coming to me
Come on honey
Aaw baby
Let's take it slow
Let's some bread
Let's take some wine
Let's spend some time

Neneh Mariann Karlsson was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and a father from Sierra Leone. Her mother raised her in a commune with her stepfather, jazz musician Don Cherry (father of Eagle Eye Cherry).

She moved to London in the 1980s and immersed herself in the Bristol music scene (where Massive Attack and Portishead would form), getting involved with bands such as The Cherries, The Slits, New Age Steppers, Rip Rig + Panic and Float Up CP.

But it was her collaboration with the duo Morgan-McVey, who released only the one single “Looking Good Diving”, that would be the springboard to launch her into international stardom. The single’s B-side featured Cherry rapping over the A-side’s instrumental tracks with what later became the lyrics to her 1988 debut breakout single “Buffalo Stance” (its music reworked by Bomb The Bass' Tim Simenon) – which reached the top 10 in eleven countries.

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