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Maniac Lyrics by ​The Beat

2019

Don’t tell me what I can and can’t say
Clean  the streets of me you discriminate
Take  away every right to fulfil your wrongs
I don’t pay to buy under-explain

Create thee, create the enemy
Don’t  ya tell me how it’s meant to be
You  need the count to a detonate
Because I’m tickin’
I’m  tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’

You’re a maniac
Ya  better backtrack
Cos you’re a maniac
You got me tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
Ooh

(Right about now!)

Don’t tell me where I can or can’t go
Keep me out with your walls of Jericho
Don’t believe what I read
Cos it ain’t black or white
Cos I fight for the right
Cos it’s gonna explode

Create thee, create the enemy
Don’t ya tell me how it’s meant to be
You need the countdown to detonate
Because I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’

You’re a maniac
Ya better backtrack
Cos you’re a maniac
You got me tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’

You’re a maniac
(thieving likkle maniac)
I want my life back
(tell them in the contract)
Cos you’re a maniac
You got me tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’

Saxophone solo!

Create thee, create the enemy
Don’t ya tell me how it’s meant to be
You need the count to a detonate
Because I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’

Cos you’re a maniac
Ya better backtrack
Ya frikkin’ maniac
(thieving likkle maniac)
You got me tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’

You’re a maniac
I want my life back
Cos you’re a maniac
You got me tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’

You got me tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’
I’m tickin’

About “Maniac” by ​The Beat

Read the complete lyrics to "Maniac" by ​The Beat in 2019. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop.

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