Private Press

DJ Shadow Private Press Lyrics
1.Letter From Home

451 Commercial Avenue,
Apartment K, Richmond, California
September 9th 1951

Dear Lester,
I'm sorry I didn't write before,
And because this record wasn't sent,
Which I intended doing before this,
Everything went wrong.

Tonight, we got together and kept the kids up,
And decided to have a little fun making this record.

Well of course, coming up,
We didn't have a lot of trouble, we had a lot of fun.
Momma slept all the way, and I didn't get tired driving.
Was over anxious.
We got in about 12:45,
Got to Richmond, woke the family up.
And there are so many things I could say,
I just can't get them together...
I'll let you hear from somebody else.


2.Fixed Income

(Instrumental)


3.Un Autre Introduction

Hello Mr DJ!
Avec votre DJ ?la Sono
Ecoutez le show-musical! Yeah!
Music machine!
Prez dans cet univers musical
Attention! Attention! Attention! Attention!
C'est ?vous vous vous vous
Pour la danse danse danse danse!
Dansez sur cette musique folle
Soyez aussi marteau que lui
Super!


4.Walkie Talkie

Child 1:
Why don't you tell me a story?
Child 2:
Please tell me a story too.
Man:
You know, I think I'll tell you the story of my life.
Child 1 :
You tell me!

Ghetto-ghetto! Ghetto-ghetto! Ghetto-ghetto!
Check me out!
Ghetto-ghetto! Ghetto-ghetto! Ghetto-ghetto!
Check check me out!
Ghetto-ghetto! Ghetto-ghetto! Ghetto-ghetto!
Ghetto-ghetto! Ghetto-ghetto! Ghetto-ghetto!

I'm a bad ass motherfuckin' DJ
This is why I walk and talk this way!
I'm a bad ass motherfuckin' DJ
This is why I walk and talk this way!
I'm a bad ass motherfuckin' DJ
This is why I walk and talk this way!
You suckers!

He's the master of disaster and the master of beat

Come-Come-Come-Come-Come with it
Come-Come-Come-Come-Come with it
Ghetto-ghetto-ghetto-ghetto-ghetto-to

He's so quick
Huh!
He's so fast
Hah!
He's so quick, he's so fast
He's upper-class player
Check him with his fast moves
DJ Shadow with the scratch
A crowned devastator!
Come on, rock!
Check out the cut, cut, cut
You suckers!

This is why I, is why, is why I walk
This is why I, is why, is why I walk
I'm a bad ass motherfuckin' DJ
This is why I, is why, is why I walk and talk this way
That's right!
This is why I, is why, is why I walk
This is why I, is why, is why I walk
This is why I, is why, is why I walk and talk this way
Check me out!

Rave! Rave! Rave! Rave! Rave! Rave! Holy shit!
Rave! Rave! Rave! Rave! Rave! Rave! Holy shit!

Let the beat rock.
Let the beat rock.
Let the beat rock.
Let the beat rock.
Let the beat rock.
Let the beat rock.
Let the beat rock.
Let the beat rock


5.Giving Up The Ghost

(Instrumental)


6.Six Days

At the starting of the week
At summit talks you'll hear them speak
It's only Monday
Negotiations breaking down
See those leaders start to frown
It's sword and gun day

Tomorrow never comes until it's too late

You could be sitting taking lunch
The news will hit you like a punch
It's only Tuesday
You never thought we'd go to war
After all the things we saw
It's April Fools' day

Tomorrow never comes until it's too late
Tomorrow never comes until it's too late

You hear a whistling overhead
Are you alive or are you dead?
It's only Thursday
You feel a shaking on the ground
A billion candles burn around
Is it your birthday?

Tomorrow never comes until it's too late
Tomorrow never comes until it's too late
Make tomorrow come I think it's too late


7.Mongrel

Welcome to fear, side two.


8.Meets His Maker

(Instrumental)


9.Right Thing

This tape collection gets bigger every minute,
I find it very hard to fit music to the mood
And there's nothing worse than to make the wrong choice.
Except to sort right through and find nothing suitable

But then I find just the right thing
But then I find just the right thing
But then I find just the right thing
But then I find just the right thing
But then I find just the right thing
But then I find just the right thing
But then I find just the right thing
But then I find just the right thing

The right thing
The right thing
The right thing
The right thing thing thing
The right thing
The right thing
The right thing

Th-The The right thing
The right thing
Just the right thing
The the the the the the
Just the right thing
The right thing
The right thing
Right thing
Right right right ra ra right

Pure energy

The purpose of this record
Bolder
Bolder

Breathe
Breathe

Pure energy
Pure energy
P-p-pure pure energy


10.Monosylabik

What you gonna do now?
What you gonna do this time?


11.Mashin' On The Motorway

He just wanted us to call him 'Captain Da'
He said you can call me 'Da-Da'
Whatever that meant

Out of gas, still burning.

Hey there...
Who me?
Just a friendly neighbourhood speed demon

I'm out to Nascar in a fast car to the last car
'Til there ain't no cars left
Must because I go by
With enough dust flyin around
To make you cry it back down
and choke half near to death
Oh I'm gonna go on your left

Sorry 'bout that

See like you a push the bucket
I like to burn big
Like you I gotta cut all the bullshit outta my life to live
So I tell 'em move over
This road aint big enough for ya
I'm flyin like Knightrider they tryin' to keep up
with they grandma outside on the side
Maybe their steel belted radials expired
Maybe they're tired
Maybe their odometer needs to be rewired
Or something

Fucking asshole
My bad

Can you believe some of the drivers they let out here on the
road?

See, when the whole things slows down
You're gonna find that clown who's gonna give you a scene
With the chance to take it... now!

Damn, what the fuck are you doing, motherfucking asshole -
Sorry!
Get off my lane you fucking fuck! - I got yours right here buddy
Bite Me
Dude, What the fuck is your problem?

(Spanish shouts) Maldito hijo de puta! - Well get outta the way
then!
Move! I'll...catch ya on the rebound!
Goddamn motherfucker, what the hell are you doing!

So much hostility...
Y'all just keep checking your rear windows
Maybe you'll catch me passing...
Mashed.

Cut em-cut-cut em-cut em-cut em-cut-cut em off
Cut em-cut-cut em-cut em-cut-cut-cut-cut em off
Cut-cut-cut-cut-cut em-cut em-cut em off in the crash


12.Blood On The Motorway

And now, eternity.

Be still now
I am with you,
I am deep within you;
You are at peace.
You cannot be harmed;
You will not suffer.
Breathe deeply,
Breathe in the healing love of the universe,
And breathe out the sickness which has taken you.
I am with you.

It's easy it's like breathing, its like a heartbeat, it's easy
Have not betrayed your ideals
Your ideals betrayed you
What are you going to do?

Your eyes will not close
Your tongue barely speaks
But I can still feel you

I can still feel you
So come, come relax,
Grin, let the changes in
Come on, come relax
Grin,
Let the laughter, let the laughter
Let the laughter begin

Relax, grin, let the changes in.

Time is done
The sun has gone
It's too late
Eternity has come.


13.You Can't Go Home Again

And here's a story about... being free.


14.Letter From Home (Part 2) (Part 2)

Hello Lester,

We're having a quieter time around here now.
But we really wished you were up.
Well, one thing is pretty hot up here too.
And look where everywhere I go,
I draw heat - period.

You heard what the man said.
Well it's really been a lot of fun being up here,
This is the best vacation I've ever had,
And I guess I'll leave Friday,
I'll get there maybe Saturday,
Not later than Sunday.
Take care of yourself,
I know you have been,
And bye bye and see momma.

Sincerely yours,
Nobella Johnson.