Mezzanine

Produced by

Andrew “Mushroom” Vowles, Robert “3D” del Naja &

The title track from the album Mezzanine, went through many changes (roughly about five different variations that differed majorly from each other, none of which have ever… Read More

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Mezzanine Lyrics

[Verse 1: 3D]
I'm a little curious of you in crowded scenes
And how serene your friends and fiends
We flew and strolled as two, illuminated gently
Why don't you close your eyes and reinvent me?

[Verse 2: 3D & Daddy G]
You know you've got that heart made of stone
You shoulda let me know
You coulda let me know
We'll go till morning comes
And traffic grows
And windows hum
Spending all week with your friends
Give me evenings and weekends
Evenings and weekends

[Refrain: 3D]
I could be yours
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors

[Verse 3: 3D & Daddy G]
You'd agree it's a typical high
You fly as you watch your name go by
And once the name goes by
Not thicker than water, nor thicker than mud
And the 8K thuds, it does

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[Verse 4: 3D]
Sun set so thickly
Let's make it quiet and quickly
Don't frown
It tastes better on the way back down

[Refrain: 3D]
I could be yours
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine

[Bridge: 3D & Daddy G]
We are the curious
While I roam, stick me down
Stick me, stick me down

[Outro: 3D]
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We'll see to
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
We'll see to
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We can unwind all our floors
We can unwind all our floors
We can unwind all our floors

About

The title track from the album Mezzanine, went through many changes (roughly about five different variations that differed majorly from each other, none of which have ever been heard) throughout the production and mixing stages of the album. Gradually, Massive Attack became frustrated with the song during the mixing process and settled on the way it sounds now, not ultimately been satisfied with it but being forced to stop working on it. This also makes it probably the last song to be completed for the album.

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What did Massive Attack say about "Mezzanine"?

3D on both the naming and recording process behind Mezzanine [Mezzanine Interview Disc – March 1998]:

The track we called “Mezzanine” [was named] quite a long time ago but it changed shape quite a lot over the last six months. In fact, we completely reinvented it about five times, out of frustration.

3D on the meaning behind “Mezzanine” [Vox Magazine – May 1998]:

Slightly confusing when you feel like you’re in two places at once, one is an altogether more exotic place and the other is the reality where you struggle to find a grip.

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