Massive Attack - Hymn Of The Big Wheel

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The big wheel keeps on turning
On a simple line day by day
The earth spins on its axis
One man struggles while another relaxes

There's a hole in my soul like a cavity
Seems the world is out to gather just by gravity
The wheel keeps turning the sky's rearranging
Look my son the weather is changing

I'd like to feel that you could be free
Look up at the blue skies beneath a new tree
Sometime again you'll turn green and the sea turns red
My son I said the power of reflection's over my head

The big wheel keeps on turning
On a simple line day by day
The earth spins on its axis
One man struggles while another relaxes

We sang about the sun and danced among the trees
And we listened to the whisper of the city on the breeze
Will you cry in the most in a lead-free zone
Down within the shadows where the factories drone?

On the surface of the wheel they build another town
And so the green come tumbling down
Yes close your eyes and hold me tight
And I'll show you sunset sometime again

The big wheel keeps on turning
On a simple line day by day
The earth spins on its axis
One man struggles while another relaxes

As a child solemn pray my hope hides in disguise
While satellites and cameras watch from the skies
An acid drop of rain recycled from the sea
It washed away my shadow burnt a hole in me

And all the king's men
Cannot put it back again
But the ghetto sun will nurture life
And mend my soul sometime again

For the big wheel keeps on turning
On a simple line day by day
The earth spins on its axis
One man struggles while another relaxes

For the big wheel keeps on turning
On a simple line day by day
The earth spins on its axis
One man struggles while another relaxes

For the big wheel keeps on turning
On a simple line day by day
The earth spins on its axis
One man struggles while another relaxes

Film and TV Credits

• The Fan (1996)

Remixes

Release History

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0000-00-00

1997-08-02: Finsbury Park, London, UK

1. Karmacoma (5:15)
2. Daydreaming (4:14)
3. Spying Glass (5:19)
4. Euro Zero Zero (4:22)
5. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
6. Man Next Door (5:56)
7. Safe From Harm (5:19)
8. Heat Miser (3:38)
9. Wire (6:34)
10. Unfinished Symphony (5:54)

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0000-00-00

1998-xx-xx: Vienna, Austria

1. Angel (6:19)
2. Risingson (4:59)
3. Man Next Door (5:56)
4. Daydreaming (4:14)
5. Teardrop (5:30)
6. Karmacoma (5:15)
7. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
8. Euro Zero Zero (4:22)
9. Spying Glass (5:19)
10. Mezzanine (5:59)
11. One Love (4:51)
12. Safe From Harm (5:19)
13. Heat Miser (3:38)
14. Inertia Creeps (5:59)
15. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)
16. Group Four (8:12)
17. Teardrop (re-edit)

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25 April 2003

2003-04-25: Zenith, Paris, France

1. Future Proof (5:43)
2. Everywhen (7:28)
3. Risingson (4:59)
4. Black Milk Redux (6:27)
5. Angel (6:19)
6. Special Cases (5:07)
7. Butterfly Caught (7:35)
8. Name Taken (8:15)
9. Teardrop (5:30)
10. Mezzanine (5:59)
11. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
12. Safe From Harm (5:19)
13. Inertia Creeps (5:59)
14. Antistar (8:39)
15. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)
16. Group Four (8:12)

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0000-00-00

2003-07-20: Nîmes, France

1. Future Proof (5:43)
2. Name Taken (8:15)
3. Everywhen (7:28)
4. Teardrop (5:30)
5. Mezzanine (5:59)
6. Risingson (4:59)
7. Black Milk (6:24)
8. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
9. Angel (6:19)
10. Inertia Creeps (5:59)
11. Karmacoma (5:15)
12. Safe From Harm (5:19)
13. Butterfly Caught (7:35)

28 August 2006

Blue Lines

1. Safe From Harm (5:19)
2. One Love (4:51)
3. Blue Lines (4:26)
4. Be Thankful For What You've Got (4:12)
5. Five Man Army (4:29)
6. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)
7. Daydreaming (4:14)
8. Lately (4:29)
9. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)

2001

Blue Lines • Mezzanine

1. Safe From Harm (5:19)
2. One Love (4:51)
3. Blue Lines (4:26)
4. Be Thankful For What You've Got (4:12)
5. Five Man Army (4:29)
6. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)
7. Daydreaming (4:14)
8. Lately (4:29)
9. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
10. Angel (6:19)
11. Risingson (4:59)
12. Teardrop (5:30)
13. Inertia Creeps (5:59)
14. (exchange) (4:13)
15. Dissolved Girl (6:07)
16. Man Next Door (5:56)
17. Black Milk (6:24)
18. Mezzanine (5:59)
19. Group Four (8:12)

2002

Blue Lines - Protection - Mezzanine

1. Safe From Harm (5:19)
2. One Love (4:51)
3. Blue Lines (4:26)
4. Be Thankful For What You've Got (4:12)
5. Five Man Army (4:29)
6. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)
7. Daydreaming (4:14)
8. Lately (4:29)
9. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
10. Protection (7:49)
11. Karmacoma (5:15)
12. Three (3:48)
13. Weather Storm (4:58)
14. Spying Glass (5:19)
15. Better Things (4:13)
16. Eurochild (5:10)
17. Sly (5:23)
18. Heat Miser (3:38)
19. Light My Fire (Live) (3:14)
20. Angel (6:19)
21. Risingson (4:59)
22. Teardrop (5:30)
23. Inertia Creeps (5:59)
24. (exchange) (4:13)
25. Dissolved Girl (6:07)
26. Man Next Door (5:56)
27. Black Milk (6:24)
28. Mezzanine (5:59)
29. Group Four (8:12)

2000

Greatest Hits

1. Teardrop (5:30)
2. Protection (7:49)
3. Any Love (4:29)
4. Be Thankful For What You've Got (4:12)
5. Angel (6:19)
6. Risingson (4:59)
7. Inertia Creeps (5:59)
8. Better Things (4:13)
9. Karma Coma (5:19)
10. Sly (5:23)
11. Safe From Harm (5:19)
12. Blue Lines (4:26)
13. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)

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0000-00-00

Live in Brussels

1. Angel (6:19)
2. Risingson (4:59)
3. Man Next Door (5:56)
4. Daydreaming (4:14)
5. Teardrop (5:30)
6. Karmacoma (5:15)
7. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
8. Eurochild (5:10)
9. Spying Glass (5:19)
10. Reflection (4:51)
11. One Love (4:51)
12. Safe From Harm (5:19)

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0000-00-00

Royal Albert Hall, London - June 7, 1998

1. Angel (6:19)
2. Risingson (4:59)
3. Man Next Door (5:56)
4. Daydreaming (4:14)
5. Teardrop (5:30)
6. Karmacoma (5:15)
7. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
8. Euro Zero Zero (4:22)
9. Spying Glass (5:19)
10. Mezzanine (5:59)
11. One Love (4:51)
12. Safe From Harm (5:19)
13. Heat Miser (3:38)
14. Inertia Creeps (5:59)
15. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)

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1998

Royal Attack (live at the Royal Albert Hall 1998)

1. Risingson (4:59)
2. Man Next Door (5:56)
3. Day Dreaming (5:35)
4. Teardrop (5:30)
5. Karmacoma (5:15)
6. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
7. Mezzanine (5:59)
8. One Love (4:51)
9. Safe From Harm (5:19)
10. Heat Miser (3:38)
11. Inertia Creeps (5:59)
12. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)

0000-00-00

Singles 90/98

1. Daydreaming (4:14)
2. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)
3. Safe From Harm (5:19)
4. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
5. Any Love (4:29)
6. Home Of The Whale (4:07)
7. Sly (5:23)
8. Protection (7:49)
9. Karmacoma (5:15)
10. Risingson (4:59)
11. Superpredators (5:13)
12. Teardrop (5:30)
13. Angel (6:19)
14. Inertia Creeps (5:59)

07 December 1998

Singles 90-98

1. Angel (6:19)
2. Daydreaming (4:14)
3. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
4. Inertia Creeps (5:59)
5. Karmacoma (5:15)
6. Protection (7:49)
7. Risingson (4:59)
8. Safe From Harm (5:19)
9. Sly (5:23)
10. Teardrop (5:30)
11. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)
12. Angel (Radio Edit) (5:23)
13. Daydreaming (Luv It Mix) (5:26)
14. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (Nellee Hooper mix) (5:51)
15. Inertia Creeps (Radio Edit) (4:10)
16. Karmacoma (Portishead Experience) (3:59)
17. Protection (7'' edit) (4:55)
18. Safe From Harm (7'' version) (4:27)
19. Sly (7'' edit) (4:12)
20. Superpredators (5:13)
21. Teardrop (Scream Team Remix) (6:44)
22. Unfinished Sympathy (Nellee Hooper 7'' mix) (4:33)
23. Angel (Blur Remix) (6:21)
24. Daydreaming (Brixton Bass Mix) (5:21)
25. Home Of The Whale (4:07)
26. Inertia Creeps (Manic Street Preachers Version) (5:03)
27. Karmacoma (Napoli Trip) (6:07)
28. Protection (Underdog's Angel Dust Mix) (7:36)
29. Risingson (Underdog Mix) (6:03)
30. Safe From Harm (12'' version) (6:55)
31. Sly (7 Stones Mix) (5:59)
32. Teardrop (Mad Professor Mazaruni Vocal Mix) (6:07)
33. Unfinished Sympathy (Nellee Hooper 12'' mix) (5:50)
34. Angel (Mad Professor Remix) (6:14)
35. Be Thankful for What You've Got (Perfecto Mix) (6:15)
36. Daydreaming (Luv It Dub) (5:25)
37. Inertia Creeps (State of Bengal Mix) (6:24)
38. Karmacoma (U.N.K.L.E. Situation) (5:39)
39. Protection (Radiation for The Nation) (8:35)
40. Risingson (Otherside) (5:28)
41. Safe from Harm (Perfecto Mix) (8:14)
42. Sly (Underdog Mix) (5:21)
43. Teardrop (Mad Professor Mazaruni Instrumental Mix) (6:24)
44. Unfinished Sympathy (Perfecto mix) (2:58)
45. Any Love (2) (4:14)
46. Any Love (Larry Heard Mix) (4:26)
47. Euro Zero Zero (4:22)
48. Group Four (Mad Professor Remix) (7:51)
49. Inertia Creeps (Alpha Mix) (5:54)
50. Karmacoma (Bumper Ball Dub) (5:59)
51. Protection (The Eno Mix) (9:12)
52. Risingson (Underworld Mix) (8:38)
53. Safe from Harm (Just a Groove Dub) (3:17)
54. Sly (Underdog Double Bass & a cappella) (3:38)
55. Unfinished Sympathy (instrumental) (4:06)
56. Back/she Comes (6:06)
57. Karmacoma (Ventom Dub Special) (6:04)
58. Protection (J Swift Mix) (7:13)
59. Safe from Harm (Just a Dub) (3:12)
60. Sly (Cosmic Dub) (5:26)
61. Blacksmith/daydreaming (5:21)
62. Reflection (4:51)
63. Sly (Eternal Feedback Dub) (6:23)

03 March 2003

Singles Collection

1. Daydreaming (4:14)
2. Daydreaming (Luv It Mix) (5:26)
3. Daydreaming (Brixton Bass Mix) (5:21)
4. Daydreaming (Luv It Dub) (5:25)
5. Any Love (2) (4:14)
6. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)
7. Unfinished Sympathy (Nellee Hooper 7'' mix) (4:33)
8. Unfinished Sympathy (Nellee Hooper 12'' mix) (5:50)
9. Unfinished Sympathy (Perfecto mix) (2:58)
10. Unfinished Sympathy (instrumental) (4:06)
11. Safe From Harm (5:19)
12. Safe From Harm (7'' version) (4:27)
13. Safe From Harm (12'' version) (6:55)
14. Safe From Harm (Perfecto Mix) (8:12)
15. Safe from Harm (Just a Groove Dub) (3:17)
16. Safe from Harm (Just a Dub) (3:12)
17. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
18. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (Nellee Hooper mix) (5:51)
19. Home Of The Whale (4:07)
20. Be Thankful for What You've Got (Perfecto Mix) (6:15)
21. Any Love (Larry Heard Mix) (4:26)
22. Sly (5:23)
23. Sly (7'' edit) (4:12)
24. Sly (7 Stones Mix) (5:59)
25. Sly (Underdog Double Bass & Accapella) (3:37)
26. Sly (Cosmic Dub) (5:26)
27. Sly (Eternal Feedback Dub) (6:23)
28. Karmacoma (5:15)
29. Karmacoma (Portishead Experience) (3:59)
30. Karmacoma (The Napoli Trip) (6:05)
31. Karmacoma (Unkle Situation) (5:37)
32. Karmacoma (Ventom Dub Special) (6:04)
33. Blacksmith/daydreaming (5:21)
34. Risingson (4:59)
35. Superpredators (5:13)
36. Risingson (Underdog Mix) (6:03)
37. Risingson (Otherside) (5:28)
38. Risingson (Underworld Remix) (8:37)
39. Teardrop (5:30)
40. Teardrop (Scream Team Remix) (6:44)
41. Teardrop (Mad Professor Mazaruni Vocal Mix) (6:07)
42. Teardrop (Mad Professor Mazaruni Instrumental) (6:22)
43. Euro Zero Zero (4:22)
44. Angel (6:19)
45. Angel (Radio Edit) (5:23)
46. Angel (Blur Remix) (6:21)
47. Angel (Mad Professor Remix) (6:14)
48. Group Four (Mad Professor Remix) (7:51)
49. Inertia Creeps (5:59)
50. Inertia Creeps (Radio Edit) (4:10)
51. Inertia Creeps (Manic Street Preachers Mix) (5:02)
52. Inertia Creeps (State of Bengal Mix) (6:24)
53. Inertia Creeps (Alpha Mix) (5:54)
54. Back/she Comes (6:06)
55. Reflection (4:51)

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1999

Six Track Promo

1. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)
2. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
3. Protection (7:49)
4. Karmacoma (5:15)
5. Teardrop (5:30)
6. Inertia Creeps (5:59)

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0000-00-00

Sound of the Rising Sons

1. Risingson (4:59)
2. Man Next Door (5:56)
3. Daydream (5:12)
4. Teardrop (5:30)
5. Karmacoma (5:15)
6. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:23)
7. Eurochild (5:10)
8. Spying Glass (5:19)
9. Mezzanine (5:59)
10. One Love (4:51)
11. Unfinished Sympathy (5:04)
12. Group Four (8:12)