Time And Time Again

Natural Elements - “Survive” [Emcee(s): L-Swift, A-Butta, and Mr. Voodoo] [Producer(s): Kenny Diaz] [Intro: L-Swift and (A-Butta)] Word up. Word. Infinite. Word up, word up. (Getting motherfucking high) Uh, yeah, word up. (Getting motherfucking high) Yeah, yeah [Verse 1: L-Swift] Yo, welcome to This world of unjust manner. I bust grammar Got no luck, and, uh, Natural Elements bust bangers Shine like a diamond-cut gold chain. Used to watch Soul Train When my mother bumped John Coltrane Northeast Bronx where you can find me at, where I be at You got cheese? I gotta see that before I ease back Puff on a green sack from up on White Plains where Jamaicans play the dominoes, and, me, I roll the dice game Yo, a crack sale every time the lights change. You buy Whatever be in your price range, yo, ‘cause, through the years I seen my life change for the worse and not the better Roll up on a nigga turf, stick him, and cop his leather I spit it acapella for all my niggas on the streets Puffing the herb ‘cause Natural E niggas don’t be Fucking with herbs. On New York City streets Gotta struggle just to make ends meets, but, yo [Hook: L-Swift and (A-Butta)] Will I survive? (Will I survive?) Or will I die? (Or will I die?) That’s all I’m thinking ‘bout when I’m high (When I’m high) ‘Cause all I want is my piece of the pie (My pie) Before I’m sitting up in the skies, yo Will I survive? (Will I survive?) Or will I die? (Or will I die?) That’s all I’m thinking ‘bout when I’m high (That’s all I’m thinking ‘bout) ‘Cause all I want is my piece of the pie (All I want is my pie) Before I’m sitting up in the skies, yo [Verse 2: A-Butta] Ayyo, this world’s Foul like a white man fucking a slave. These days Brothers is cutting up each other with blades. If life’s fair Why do people gotta suffer with AIDS? That’s the coming of age, the last page in the book of life I take a look at Christ, picture, paint it, write it in white I pay the price, tears flow days and nights through my eyes Years go by. I try to make it right, and I know Satan’s light glow upon this evil country Ten Percent believe in God, the rest believe in money Invest in nuclear weapons, but can’t feed the hungry Lord, what do you want from me? I know that man breed The ugliest of all sins. Are we condemned to A life sentence until we die? Then resurrect Back to the high Heavens? Life is a lesson Persistence overcomes resistance, but what’s the point of a Human existence if it’s so crucial to live in this world? [Hook: L-Swift and (A-Butta)] Will I survive? (Survive) Or will I die? (Or will I die?) That’s all I’m thinking ‘bout when I’m high (‘Cause when I’m high) ‘Cause all I want is my piece of the pie (My pie) Before I’m sitting up in the skies, yo (Ayyo) Will I survive? (Will I survive?) Or will I die? (Or will I die?) That’s all I’m thinking ‘bout when I’m high (That’s all I’m thinking ‘bout) ‘Cause all I want is my piece of the pie (My pie) Before I’m sitting up in the skies. It’s Mr. Voo [Verse 3: Mr. Voodoo] A child is born with no state of mind Blind to the ways of mankind God is frowning on you, but, on his face, he got a grin ‘cause only God knows the evil that dwell within men Time and time again, as I pick up the pen, my thoughts Mix up and blend, and my mind starts envisioning Perilous streets, where terrorist beasts roll like a shady crew In navy-blue, fuck with who they want, so be careful ‘cause It may be you, and baby crews turn from brats to brutes With gats to shoot, trying hard to earn their attributes. The crime Participants welfare recipients, fiends reminiscing ‘bout Supreme Magnetic, Killer Ben, and 50 Cent. Ain’t no Honor among thieves, the sharks, and piranhas Snakes and iguanas with mad tricks up their sleeves Chop the bodies found beneath the trees, sticks, and leaves. I wanna Pick up and leave. It’s hard to believe Digest and dine. Another friend of mine I see dry While these niggas steady fronting, trying to play big pie. The world Is filled with ups and downs, ringleaders and circus clowns Dick-beaters that jerk around I’m trying to work around One man can turn the world around—that’s true, but, still Mr. Voo must throw down for his crown [Hook: L-Swift and (A-Butta)] Will I survive? (Will I survive?) Or will I die? (Or will I die?) That’s all I’m thinking ‘bout when I’m high (When I’m high) ‘Cause all I want is my piece of the pie (My pie) Before I’m sitting up in the skies, yo Will I survive? (Will I survive?) Or will I die? (Or will I die?) That’s all I’m thinking ‘bout when I’m high (That’s all I’m thinking ‘bout) ‘Cause all I want is my piece of the pie (All I want is my pie) Before I’m sitting up in the skies, yo [Bridge 1 (Overlapped with Interlude, Bridge 2, and Outro): A-Butta] We’re getting motherfucking high We’re getting motherfucking high We’re getting motherfucking high We’re getting motherfucking high We’re getting motherfucking high Raise your lighters in the air, ha And get motherfucking high Yo, raise your lighters in the air, haha And get motherfucking high Raise your lighters in the air And get motherfucking high Raise your lighters in the air And get motherfucking high What? What? M-V-E-E-double-O (Ha) And the L-S-W-I-F-T A-dash-B-U-double-T-A Get high. NE We’re getting motherfucking high We’re getting motherfucking high We’re getting motherfucking high Natural Elements forever, y’all. Peace [Interlude (Overlapped with Bridge 1): L-Swift and Mr. Voodoo] L-Swift: Will I survive? Or will I die? Mr. Voodoo: Aight L-Swift: My piece of the pie. Yeah [Bridge 2 (Overlapped with Bridge 1): L-Swift and (Mr. Voodoo)] Now I lay me down to sleep Pray to the Lord my soul to keep If I should die before I wake Pray to the Lord my soul to take (Now I lay me down to sleep) Pray to the Lord my soul to keep If I should die before I wake Pray to the Lord my soul to keep [Outro: L-Swift, Mr. Voodoo, and A-Butta] L-Swift: Word up. Kendu. Uh, uh, word Mr. Voodoo: It’s Natural Elements. ’97 for the 2G’s beyond, y’all A-Butta: Natural Elements forever, y’all. Peace