Namasté

TitleNamasté
ArtistBeastie Boys
AlbumCheck Your Head
Release Date1992-04-21
Description“Namasté” is Track 20—the final cut—on Beastie Boys' third (full-length) LP Check Your Head. Writing credit is shared by Beastie Boys & their longtime keyboardist, Money Mark Nishita. MCA weaves his poetry into transcendental enlightenment over an instrumental track performed by:


Adam Yauch (bass)
Michael Diamond (drums)
Adam Horovitz (guitar)
Mark Nishita (D6, Clav, Organ, Wurlitzer)
Drew Lawrence (percussion)



It was recorded and mixed at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, CA, Co-produced by Beastie Boys & Mario C with Mario C acting as engineer. After sequencing at PCP Labs, the album was released on 4.21.1992.

“Namasté” was performed in 3 known concerts.


1st Known Performance: 11.8.1992 — Livingston College Student Center, New Brunswick, NJ, US
Last known Performance: 11.24.1992 — Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, US
LyricsMmmm Yeah
A butterfly floats on the breeze of a sun lit day
As I feel this reality gently fade away
Riding on a thought to see where it's from
Gliding through a memory of a time yet to come
Smoke paints the air
Swirling images through my mind
Like a whirlpool spin beginning to unwind
And I stand at the edge, cautiously awaiting
As time slips by
Carefully navigating by the stars in the sky
And I sit
And I think to myself
And on the horizon, the sun light begins to climb
And it seems like it's been so long since he shined
But I'm sure it was only yesterday
A cold chill of fear cut through me
I felt my heart contract
To my mind I brought the image of light
And I expanded out of it
My fear was just a shadow
And then a voice spoke in my head
And she said, Dark is not the opposite of light
It's the absence of light
And I thought to myself
She knows what she's talking about
And for a moment I knew what it was all aboutYou might also like