In 1998, following a falling-out of her professional and personal relationship with Tricky, Topley-Bird began pursuing a solo career; however, it was not until 2003 that she released her debut solo album, Quixotic, on Independiente Records. (Tricky appears on one track, Ragga, as producer and guest vocalist.) Upon its release, Quixotic received rave reviews from critics, and was a finalist for the 2003 Mercury Music Prize. Need One, Anything, I Still Feel and Soul Food were released as singles in the UK. In Brazil, the song Lullaby was used in the campaign for the juice powder Clight. The song Sandpaper Kisses is featured on the soundtrack of the video game Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in the United States).
The album finally saw a release, of sorts, in the United States in July 2004 when the Palme Pictures label released a "re-designed and re-sequenced" version with a new title (Anything), a trimmed-down tracklisting and all-new cover art.
In 2004, Martina appeared on Into the Sun, a track from Diplo's album Florida. A year later, she made a guest appearance (alongside Roots Manuva) on the Gorillaz track All Alone, on the album Demon Days.
Martina released her second studio album, The Blue God, in May 2008, followed by a collaborative project with Massive Attack, the album "Heligoland" which was released in 2010. She also appeared on the Splitting the Atom EP featured on the track Psyche (Flash Treatment) (released October 2009).
In 2010, she released her third album, Some Place Simple, followed by a collaboration with Mark Lanegan and Warpaint in 2013.
Anything
Martina Topley-Bird Lyrics
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You're gonna be thinkin'
I'll run out
That's where you're so mistaken
You take me to a high
Of just no other kind
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
The size
Just seems to get bigger
The prize is, well, just go figure
When I think way back when
I can't go back again
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
My half
I thought I'd be stronger
But my path
T you just seems longer
You fake me to a high
Of just no other kind
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
Don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything
These lyrics are an expression of the singer's intense infatuation and attachment to a particular person. The first two lines establish that the person may have doubts about the singer's feelings, but they are mistaken because the singer has never felt this strongly about anyone else. The phrase "take me to a high of just no other kind" suggests that the person brings the singer to a heightened emotional state that they have never experienced before. The repeated lines "I don't want anything (but you)/I don't need anything (but you)" reinforce that this person is the only thing that matters to the singer, and they don't desire anything else in life as long as they have them.
The next verse builds upon this idea of how important the person is to the singer. The "size" that "just seems to get bigger" could be interpreted as the magnitude of the love and attachment that grows with time. The "prize" that one can't "just figure" may refer to the value of having this person in the singer's life. The line "When I think way back when/I can't go back again" hints at a feeling of loss or regret for not meeting this person earlier in life, but it is overshadowed by the overwhelming joy and contentment they bring to the present.
The final verse starts with the singer admitting that they thought they would be stronger or more independent without this person, but they now realize that their path is longer with them. The repetition of "you bring me to a high of just no other kind" emphasizes how important the person is to the singer's happiness. The final lines reiterate the sentiment that the singer doesn't want or need anything else besides this person.
Some potential interpretations of this song could be that it is about a new romance or a particularly intense attraction that the singer has never experienced before. It could also be interpreted as a message to a long-term partner that they are still the most important thing in the singer's life. Overall, the lyrics express a deep attachment and dependency on another person for happiness and fulfillment.
Line by Line Meaning
No doubt
Without any doubt
You're gonna be thinkin'
You will think that
I'll run out
I will leave
That's where you're so mistaken
That is where you are wrong
You take me to a high
You make me feel exhilarating
Of just no other kind
That I cannot experience with anything else
I don't want anything (but you)
I only desire you
I don't need anything (but you)
I only need you
The size
The magnitude
Just seems to get bigger
Is only increasing
The prize is, well, just go figure
The reward is uncertain
When I think way back when
When I reminisce
I can't go back again
I cannot relive those moments
My half
My share
I thought I'd be stronger
I believed I would be more resilient
But my path
But my journey
T you just seems longer
Seems longer with you
You fake me to a high
You fool me into feeling exhilarating
Don't want anything (but you)
I do not desire anything else
I don't need anything
I have everything that I need
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Martina Topley Bird, Nick Bird, Steve Crittal
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@figliadisam
No doubt
You're gonna be thinkin'
I'll run out
That's where you're so mistaken
You take me to a high
Of just no other kind
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
The size
Just seems to get bigger
The prize is, well, just go figure
When I think way back when
I can't go back again
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
My half
I thought I'd be stronger
But my path
T you just seems longer
You fake me to a high
Of just no other kind
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
Don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything (but you)
I don't want anything (but you)
I don't need anything
@alexisestrada6755
The fact this doesn't even have 1 million is crazy as hell.
@edenmercedes
Will never forget this woman's incredible talent! Back again
@DamirPorcic-dp3eb
@edenme please lady Martina is live are not? please tell me i...your coment is....strange spech "she is this before... this before your coment sound me very shocking sorry for my panic i don't know pls tell me pls.thanks😢
@FireOpal.
She's such a huge talent who's been overlooked for far too many years. Beautiful, just beautiful.
@m.r.pop.reacts4436
Here for this in 2020; its still equally beautiful
@davidrosen2705
her voice is beautiful, her vocals in Maxinquaye was a masterpiece.
@darkcinammon9845
One of the most beautiful songs I've had listened so far.
@twistedsister1975
Martina is absolutely stunning.
@MegaLickitung
she looks like a moonless night sky, all those stars glistening in the infinite black
@rosemarry874
why is it that songs like this don't become hits?