Alfi Trowers (percussions)
Based (drums)
Moritz Delgado (sax)
Enuff aka Peter Fox aka Pierre Baigorry (vocals)
Ear aka Boundzound aka Demba Nabé (vocals)
Eased aka Dellé aka Frank A. Dellé (vocals)
DJ Luke (DJ)
Jerome "Tchamp" Bugnon (trombone)
"Dubmaster" Reibold (keyboard)
"Rudeboy" Rudy (guitar)
Tobsen Cordes (bass)
Seeed is famous for their unusual use of horn. They have worked with Cee-Lo Green, Anthony B (Waterpumpee), Tanya Stephens, Elephant Man (Shake baby shake), General Degree as well as other Jamaican artists and producers.
Seeed's lyrics are German, English and Patois. Their biggest hits in the German-speaking region were Dickes B, Aufstehn, Ding, Stand Up, Waterpumpee and Music Monks.
Their first smash hit was "Dickes B": a declaration of love to Berlin. They won two ECHO Awards. With the international versions of "Music Monks" and "Next!", they broke through the borders to the surrounding countries, especially France.
Most of the German songs however, are completely translated into English on some of the international versions of the Albums "Next!" and "Music Monks".
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Top Of The City
Seeed Lyrics
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far away from all the sound getting gritty
in a tower over 400 feet
see nobody that I don't want to meet
I wanna live right on top of the people
straight away from harbor them docks on a freaky
every step in a ship feel like a foot in a grave
so, close the door and turn around,
let the city burn
so, leave the dirt behind
in a house of a different kind
I wanna live right on top of the city
take me out to a dam come gritty
plant a tree on top of the roof
dance around it and jam in reggaeg roove
I wanna hear no traffic in the morning
I said burn, city burn, I'm jurning
I wanna live in the tower what you were from buff
I am not the one who find the world like I pray
so, close the door and turn around
let the city burn
so, leave the dirt behind
in a house od a different kind
yeah yeah, it's about new life in the air is good, inviting all my friends on a party-roof
yeah yeah, darling by your eyes,
it can hurt no more, as sit down watch the smoke
sit and can't no live this city.
found a brand new love, where I see for miles
hundred feets above the streets
yeah yeah yeah
we're leave all behind money pine...
The lyrics of Seeed's song "Top of the City" describe the desire of the singer to live above the hustle and bustle of the city. The verse "I wanna live right on top of the city, far away from all the sound getting gritty" suggests that the singer is looking for a quieter and more peaceful place to live. The desire to see nobody that he does not want to meet suggests a preference for solitude and privacy. The singer talks about living in a tower over 400 feet, which will provide him with the distance and height to observe the world from a different perspective.
The singer seems to be disillusioned with the world and the way it operates. The line "I am not the one who finds the world like I pray" suggests a disconnect between the way things are and the way the singer wants them to be. The chorus "so, close the door and turn around, let the city burn, so, leave the dirt behind in a house of a different kind" further emphasizes the singer's desire for change and a fresh start.
Overall, "Top of the City" is a song that speaks to anyone who has ever felt a disconnect with the world around them and the desire to change their circumstances. It paints a vivid picture of a person who wants to rise above the noise and chaos of the world below.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna live right on top of the city
I desire to reside at the peak of the metropolitan area
far away from all the sound getting gritty
removed from noisy, unpleasant disturbances
in a tower over 400 feet
a building exceeding four hundred vertical units
see nobody that I don't want to meet
having the freedom to avoid all undesired interactions
straight away from harbor them docks on a freaky
distant from the chaotic, tumultuous port activity
every step in a ship feel like a foot in a grave
a sense of hopeless imprisonment aboard seafaring vessels
I am not the one who find the world like I pray
I do not wish to experience the world as it currently is
let the city burn
allow the metropolis to destruct
in a house of a different kind
residing in a structurally unique abode
plant a tree on top of the roof
cultivate a flourishing flora above one's dwelling
dance around it and jam in reggaeg roove
moving joyfully and rhythmically to reggae music
I wanna hear no traffic in the morning
not wanting to listen to early, loud street commotion
I said burn, city burn, I'm jurning
feeling a fervent desire for the municipality to incinerate
I wanna live in the tower what you were from buff
residing in the same building structure as an admired person
yeah yeah, it's about new life in the air is good, inviting all my friends on a party-roof
embracing unfamiliar experiences and welcoming companions atop a festive rooftop
darling by your eyes,
it can hurt no more, as sit down watch the smoke
sit and can't no live this city.
finding solace in loved one's gaze while observing a destructive event, unable to continue existing in the city
found a brand new love, where I see for miles
hundred feets above the streets
discovered an unwavering love while located at a hundred feet above the sprawled streets
we're leave all behind money pine...
abandoning wealth and material possessions
Contributed by Blake H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.