FUTURE FUNK SQUAD is actually just one person, über-producer Glen Nicholls.… Read Full Bio ↴FUTURE FUNK SQUAD is actually just one person, über-producer Glen Nicholls. One of the most respected figures in the international breakbeat scene, he’s remixed more name artists than you can shake a funky stick at and DJ’d all over the world.

The Prodigy (twice), UNKLE, White Lies, Hybrid, Muse, Mylo, Stanton Warriors and Bomb The Bass are just a few of the acts who’ve benefited from a FFS respray, not to mention some of his childhood heroes such as Yazoo.

Future Funk Squad did become a band in the mid-noughties, producing the acclaimed ‘Audio Damage’ album and touring with a full six-piece live set-up. But lately Glen has taken the FFS sound back to its DJ/producer roots, releasing the ‘Disorders Of Skill’ album and leaving behind the record label that tried to make him go too commercial.

Taking his sound back to its roots, he re-energised his own label Vision Recordings, and set about producing new music that’s, as he says, “more science”.

Glen also undertook some more remixes, revamping The Prodigy’s rave anthem ‘Warrior’s Dance’ as well as tracks by indie stalwarts White Lies and electro-pop singer Ladyhawke.

When ‘Disorders Of Skill’ came out in mid-2009, it was immediately hailed as a breakbeat masterpiece. “This is better than 99% of anything you have heard in breakbeat before,” raved Thisisbreaks.com.

From opener ‘Zones’ (about to feature in the new CodeMasters game 'BodyCount') onwards, ‘Disorders’ is an album full of dancefloor dynamite, yet it retains an almost filmic quality in places – perfect to sync to films, TV shows and video games. It’s no wonder that sync experts Position Music have signed the album for America.

The remix album, cunningly called ‘Reorders Of Skill’, with some of the top names in breakbeat reworking choice album cuts was released a few months later. Glen is currently locked in the studio working on his 3rd studio album and will be escaping every so often to unleash some fresh material on the unsuspecting breakbeat crowds!

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Future Funk Squad Lyrics

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I can see your soul

I see your soul
In the dead of night
As you creep inside
Fear grips me tight

I see things at night

Things that creep inside
Creep inside my head

Do you hear me cry? (x3)

Watching my moves
Ready at my side
I'm called to you
You tear inside

Then you move in through
You are deep inside
Hold my hand

Do you hear me cry? (x2)

I can see your soul

Do you hear me cry? (x2)

Inside

Do you hear me cry? (x4)

I can see your soul

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Future Funk Squad's song Deep Inside tell the story of a person who is haunted by something or someone that they cannot see, but can sense. The opening line "I can see your soul" is a clear indication of the intensity of the experience that the singer is undergoing - they are not merely dealing with a physical threat, but an entity that exists beyond the material world. The next lines "In the dead of night, as you creep inside, fear grips me tight" set the tone for the rest of the song - the singer is scared and vulnerable, and the entity that they are dealing with seems to be closing in on them.

As the song progresses, the lyrics become more and more surreal, with the singer describing seeing things at night that "creep inside [their] head". The repetition of the line "Do you hear me cry?", which is interspersed throughout the lyrics, adds to the sense of fear and desperation that the singer is feeling. The final lines of the song, "I can see your soul...Inside", suggest that the singer has somehow overcome their fear and is now able to confront the entity that has been haunting them.

Overall, the lyrics of Deep Inside paint a vivid and unsettling picture of a person grappling with forces that they cannot fully comprehend. The sense of fear and vulnerability that is conveyed throughout the song is mirrored by the driving beat and eerie synths, creating a powerful musical and emotional experience.

Line by Line Meaning

I see your soul
The singer feels like they can perceive the deepest parts of the person they are addressing.

In the dead of night
The singer refers to the night time, when it is quiet and when people are often more introspective.

As you creep inside
The person the singer is addressing is entering a place they may not be welcome, or they may be trying to sneakily hide something.

Fear grips me tight
The artist is expressing their own fear of the person they are addressing.

I see things at night
The artist sees many things that they have difficulty processing.

Things that creep inside
These unknown things are insidious and affect their emotional health.

Creep inside my head
The singer's thoughts are disturbed by what they have seen and heard.

Do you hear me cry? (x3)
The artist is asking if the person they are addressing can hear their cries of distress.

Watching my moves
The person the artist is addressing is watching and monitoring their actions.

Ready at my side
This person is constantly present and attentive to the artist's needs.

I'm called to you
The person the singer is addressing is beckoning them to come closer.

You tear inside
The person is not gentle with the artist but rather penetrates and causes pain.

Then you move in through
This person then physically moves through the singer's personal space and barriers.

You are deep inside
This person has penetrated deeply into the singer's psyche and emotional core.

Hold my hand
The person is seeking comfort and reassurance from the singer.

Do you hear me cry? (x2)
The artist again asks if the person they are addressing can hear their cries of distress.

Inside
The artist emphasizes where the person they are addressing has gotten - deeply within their being.

Do you hear me cry? (x4)
The singer asks again and again if the person they are addressing can hear their emotional pain.

I can see your soul
The singer reminds the person they are addressing that they are still able to see into them, despite the pain they have been caused.

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