Ugly Duckling

Lyrics I want to believe Ugly Duckling

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I want to believe


Yeah yeah, I've heard it before
It's just a bunch more words that I'm sure to ignore
This time I'll need evidence, you know exhibit A
And if it's secret, leak it, give it away
You'll drop hints, but never a fact
And it's a trap, gonna have to do better than that
I don't wanna be a fool, I'm feeling naive
So please write it all down, leave it easy to read
In clear, concise, nice plain English
I get tripped up trying to distinguish
The pimp from the pastor, meek from the moocher
So tell me then, are you a friend or a user
Who sets a trap like a web to a fly
So come right and exact, look me dead in the eye
And don't sell me, promise me, tell me
Honestly, why

[Chorus:]
Can you give me some kind of sign
A meaning defined so I can believe
Can you give me a way to be sure
I can trust in your word
Cause that's what I need
Can you give me a reason for change
You'll need to explain so I can believe
Can you give me a moment of truth
And indisputable proof cause that's what I need

Because I wanna believe, I wanna believe
Because I wanna believe, I wanna believe

Ok I made my point, I'll need to see it to believe it
And anyway, faith is so inconvenient
Dealing with the guilt, feeling hypocritical
I just end up being sick and miserable
Life's fast, I need to try to maximize
Self gratify, till I collapse and die
What then, I don't wanna think about it
It's too deep, I gotta keep my head clouded
So give me entertainment and happy pills
And we'll pretend it's all sunshine and daffodils
It's what I've done since I was two years old
And if it's true you can lose your soul
Well I just laugh at your statement of facts
Don't say absolute, you'll get taken to task
I don't really wanna change and my life is in vain
Then I ask

[Chorus]

Because I wanna believe, but I don't wanna believe
Because I wanna believe, but I don't wanna believe
I wanna believe, but I don't wanna believe

Einstein take me on outta here

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The lyrics I WANT TO BELIEVE of UGLY DUCKLING is also present in the album Audacity (2009)

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Biografia

Ugly Duckling is an American hip hop group formed in Long Beach, California, in 1993. The original trio consisted of Dizzy Dustin, Young Einstein, and Andy Cooper. Known for their intricate rhymes, funky beats, and often ironic and self-deprecating lyrics, Ugly Duckling helped define the Californian underground hip hop scene of the 1990s. Their debut album, "The Ugly Duckling", released in 1996, is considered a genre classic. Some of their most representative tracks include "The World Is Yours", "I Got It", and "Gettin' Jiggy With It". Ugly Duckling has collaborated with artists like Dilated Peoples and Cypress Hill, solidifying their position in the underground hip hop scene.

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