Nearly God (and the role of ecstacy)

Ecstacy (1): MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as Ecstasy) is a semisynthetic member of the amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs. It is considered unusual for its tendency to produce a sense of intimacy with others and diminished feelings of fear and anxiety. These effects have led some to suggest it might have therapeutic benefits to some individuals. (from wikipedia)

Ecstacy (2): Ecstasy is subjective experience of total involvement of the subject, with an object of his or her awareness. Because total involvement with an object of our interest is not our ordinary experience since we are ordinarily aware also of other objects, the ecstasy is an example of altered state of consciousness characterized by diminished awareness of other objects or total lack of the awareness of surroundings and everything around the object. (from wikipedia)

Ecstacy (3): Ecstasy, (or ekstasis) from the Ancient Greek, έκ-στασις (ex-stasis), "to be or stand outside oneself, a removal to elsewhere (from ex-: out, and stasis: a stand, or a standoff of forces)." It is used in philosophy usually to mean outside-of-itself. (again, from wikipedia)

When Tricky sings, he looks like he is on ecstacy. He is outside himself but he is with others. He moves, he sticks his tongue out, he hits his bare chest with his microphone so we can hear his heart. He thanks us. He thanks us for 'taking the time' to be there. He is a God-like creature, he jumps up and down, He sings wispering and yelling. He lets a song build up slowly. He has a bad-ass drummer.

He didn't sing my favourite line. He didn't sing 'life doesn't move me, just like a movie'. But I forgive him. Is allright. I will see him again and he will sing it, sure.