Necessary Evil - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Is this better, tell me there's a better way I'm not afraid I'm not gonna hide from the vultures above, serpents below They wanna lay me to rest, but I won't go Yeah Is it better to die than live another day I'm not afraid I'm not gonna run from the scars and within, burning your skin They wanna lay me to rest, but I won't go Yeah I won't go I wanna stand up, a hundred feet tall 'Cause fear will never lead the way I'm ready to run, a hundred miles strong I will never be the same Waking the lions in me I'm waking the lions in me Waking the lions in me Waking the lions in me Burning to ash, I'll die until I rise again I'm not afraid I'm not gonna stop 'til I break down this cage Escape from this chase You'll never silence my voice No, I won't go No, I won't go I wanna stand up, a hundred feet tall 'Cause fear will never lead my way I'm ready to run, a hundred miles strong I will never be the same Waking the lions in me I'm waking the lions in me Waking the lions in me Far way too long, I slept inside the dark But now I rise, it's time to make a move Waking the lions in me (oh, oh oh) Waking the lions in me (oh, oh oh) Waking the lions in me (oh, oh oh) I wanna stand up, a hundred feet tall (oh, oh oh) 'Cause feel we never lead my way (oh, oh oh) I'm ready to run, a hundred my strong (oh, oh oh) I will never be the same (oh, oh oh) I wanna stand up, a hundred feet tall 'Cause fear will never lead my way I'm ready to run, a hundred miles strong I will never be the same Waking the lions in me (oh, oh oh) I'm waking the lions in me Waking the lions in me (oh, oh oh) Waking the lions in me I'm waking the lions in me (oh, oh oh) I'm waking the lions in me

I know you're running from a tidal wave You can't ignore I know you're trapped inside a hurricane In the eye of the storm Of the storm Of the storm When it feels like you can't go on You're only one step away From breaking down the walls you made The walls you made and I know it's hard to move on I know it's hard to let go But you're only one step away From getting out of the eye of the storm Eye of the storm You're one step away From falling off the edge It's messing with your head It's making you forget That you're one step away From conquering the pain From overcoming darkness When fear's in the way You're only one step away From breaking down the walls you made The walls you made and I know it's hard to move on I know it's hard to let go But you're only one step away Don't let it bury you, oh I know you're running from a tidal wave You can't ignore I know you're trapped inside a hurricane In the eye of the storm But you're only one step away From breaking down the walls you made The walls you made and I know it's hard to move on I know it's hard to let go (I know it's hard to let go) I know it's hard to move on I know it's hard to let go But you're only one step away From getting out of the eye of the storm Eye of the storm Don't let it bury you!

Yeah (yeah), ooh-whoa, oh-hmm, yeah Hmm, mmh, yeah (did you know?) Almighty God I am so grateful for the blessings you bestowed (bestowed) Thinking 'bout the past and all the tings mi never know Now all the rent paid, bills paid, nuttin mi nuh owe I'm living the dream and going hard towards the goal I turned my pain into my muscle, fuel the hustle with my struggle I remember the naysayers never believe me coulda be nuttin But who Jah bless no man curse Cut and clear a path And gwaan put in the work It's good over evil, life over death Elevate to higher heights, mi believe inna miself No weak fence People will seh weh dem wah seh, but dem never walk inna your shoes I'm grateful for this journey All bad energy move It's good over evil Never fail me yet (never fail me yet) Yea, mi stumble knees dem buckle buck mi toe An' mi 'memba when mi couldn't book a show Harbour View Taylor massive, desso mi grow Ah you gi me di strength suh mi nah leff unnu Carry on life's journey Keep the ball rolling The hotta di bakkle Keep Psalm 91 close to me Me haffi be strong and give it my very best From mi eye deh a mi knee me nah give nuttin less It's good over evil, life over death (death, death) Elevate to higher heights, mi believe inna miself No weak fence People will seh weh dem wah seh, but dem never walk inna your shoes I'm grateful for this journey All bad energy move It's good over evil Never fail me yet We got this my people We shall overcome All we got to do is just stand strong We got this my people We shall overcome All we got to do is just stand strong (My people) (Overcome) Just stand strong Just stand strong Just stand strong Just stand strong Just stand strong Just stand strong Just stand strong Just strength up yuhself, yeah Buff up yuh chest now No more than you I said nobody nuh more than you

Uh, first verse, uh, I'm armed 'til I'm on an island My life's ridin' on the Autobahn on autopilot Before I touch dirt, I'll kill y'all with kindness I kill ya, my natural persona's much worse You've been warned if you've been born or if you conformed Slap up a cop and then snatch him out of his uniform Leave him with his socks, hard bottoms and bloomers on And hang him by his balls from the horn of a unicorn Y'all niggas' intellect mad slow, y'all fags know Claimin' you bangin', you flamin' Bet you could light your own cigarette with ya asshole Me and Shady deaded the past So that basically resurrected my cashflow I might rap tight as the snatch of a fat dyke Though I ain't wrapped tight My blood type's the '80s, my '90s was like the Navy You was like the Bradys, you still fly kites daily Catch me in my Mercedes, bumpin' "Ice Ice Baby" Screamin', "Shady 'til I die", like a half a pair of dice, life's crazy So I live it to the fullest 'til I'm Swayze And you only live it once, so I'm thinkin' 'bout this nice, nice lady Wait, no, stop me now 'fore I get on a roll (Danish) Let me tell you what this pretty little dame's name is 'Cause she's kinda famous And I hope that I don't sound too heinous when I say this Nicki Minaj, but I wanna stick my penis in your anus You morons think that I'm a genius Really I belong inside a dang insane asylum cleanin' Came to drive them trailer parks crazy I am back, and I am razor-sharp, baby And that's back with a capital "B" with an exclamation mark Maybe you should listen when I flip the linguistics 'Cause when I rip this mystical slick shit You don't wanna become another victim, a statistic of this shit 'Cause after I spit the bullets I'ma treat these shell casings like a soccer ball I'ma kick the ballistics, so get this dick, I'ma live this I'm livin' life in the fast lane Movin' at the speed of life and I can't slow down Only got a gallon in the gas tank But I'm almost at the finish line, so I can't stop now I don't really know where I'm headed, just enjoyin' the ride Just gon' roll 'til I drop and ride 'til I die I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal) Livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal) Yeah, my whole goal as a poet's to be relaxed in orbit At war with a bottle, as Captain Morgan attacks my organs My slow flow is euphoric, it's like I rap endorphins I made a pact with the Devil that says "I'll let you take me" "You let me take this shovel, dig up the corpse of Jack Kevorkian" Go back and forth in more beef that you can pack a fork in I'm livin' the life of the infinite enemy down My tenement chimney now, the semi's the remedy, pow Spin him around, enterin' in the vicinity Now, was called M&M But he threw away the candy and ate the rapper Chewed him up and spitted him out, girl giddy-up, now get-get down He's lookin' around this club And it looks like people are havin' a shit fit now Here, little t-t-trailer trash, take a look who's back in t-t-town Did I s-s-stutter, motherfucker? Fuck them all, he shuts The whole motherfuckin' Walmart d-d-down Every time he comes a-r-r-round And he came to the club tonight with 5'9 to hold this bitch down Like a mothafuckin' chick underwater, he tryin' d-d-drown Shorty, when you dance, you got me captivated, just by the way That you keep lickin' them dick-suckin' lips, I'm agitated, aggravated To the point you don't suck my dick Then you're gonna get decapitated Other words, you don't fuckin' give me head, then I'm have to take it And then after takin' that, I'ma catch a case, it's gon' be fascinatin' It's gon' say "The whole rap game passed away" On top of the affidavit Graduated from master debater, slash massive masturbator To Michael Jackson's activator, meanin' I'm on fire off the top Might wanna back up data, runnin' over hip hop In a verbal tractor trailer Homie, they're sick, you could normally ask a hater Don't it make sense, these shell casings is just like a bag of paper Drop in the lap of a tax evader, homie they spent Now make that ass drop like a sack of potatoes, what girl? I'm the crack-a-lator Percolator to this party, be my penis ejaculator later Tell you boyfriend that you just struck pay dirt You rollin' with a player, you won't be exaggeratin' when you sayin' I'm livin' life in the fast lane Movin' at the speed of life and I can't slow down Only got a gallon in the gas tank But I'm almost at the finish line, so I can't stop now I don't really know where I'm headed, just enjoyin' the ride Just gon' roll 'til I drop and ride 'til I die I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal) Livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal) Pedal to the metal Pedal to the metal

Yeah (yeah) Told you we'd be back (told you we'd be back) Welcome to Hell (welcome to Hell) Heh! There's a switch I flip, emotions cut off So cold, I done froze my butt off And this ain't even the tip of the iceberg yet It's like squirtin' a squirt gun in the ocean, fuck all Other words, I ain't put a dent in the game compared to the damage I've yet to do As long as you still have feelings to hurt, I'll be around as long as you let me get to you Long as I got two balls to palm, I'll be the bomb, you? Just a false alarm Get scant, little piss-ants, and see if I don't come along and stomp your farm Thunder and lightning, rain, hail, sleet with a tornado's the kinda brainstorm I get So when wind starts blowin' shit Talk about goin' in? Goin' insane's more like it Wizard of words when he spits hazardous with it like a disastrous blizzard So you better listen quick, fast, don't miss it Yeah, go ahead, little, prick bastard, diss it But when you get hit with a sick-ass explicit flow Don't ask how much of his passion is it that goes in it Just know that all he knows is that it's better to kick ass than kiss it Dick Dastardly of audacity Mental capacity, unmatched it has to be stopped, but it can't be But man, I can't just keep doin' 'em like that or no one'll rap with me (yeah) Except one, you ask who is it? Guess who just came through to blast you bitches? With the ratchet, the book of Matthew, a book of matches Lighting 'em under white linen (oh!) You 'bout to have to admit it They pass you the mic, ask you spit it And you got handed your own ass, your ass in your own hands I'm sure they gon' laugh when you go into to the bathroom with it (haha) (woo) Now with what would you come against us? Better be somethin' with a Bigfoot pedigree Easily, these are the reasons that we need to be in y'all prayer Each region breeds 'em, MCs that wanna be the remise That they wanna breathe our air (yeah), with these ideas (yeah) Anybody thinkin' the game don't need the bad and the evil regime That's like saying that the Bad Boy Piston team didn't need Isiah Shit, piss, and bleed, this is a different breed of MCs, I swear Better beware, there's too much at stake and to find someone this raw on a beat is rare You can kiss my ass and eat shit stains out my underwear that I don't even wear This gotta be no fair (fair), this like hitting the lottery, oh, yeah (yeah) Who you know hotter? There gotta be no pair (pair) Shotty that I got'll lobotomy your hair Classic, smash it, smother it, read it and weep it Perhaps you will have no rebuttal and (woo) In fact, you seein' me in this rappin' is like saying Tila Tequila can sing like Jazmine Sullivan Back to bash your skull again, push a bitch out the Aspen And tell her get the fuck outta Dodge (Dodge Aspen) Shouldn't have to explain my metaphors You has-beens are duller than color books that ain't colored in Second and third, fourth wind, got another wind Here they come again, none other than Bad and Evil Also known as Saddam and Osama Bin It's been a long time, but I bet that neither one of us Have felt sicker than we do right now And we only get iller with time Me and Nickel fuckin' shit up on the dime So telling us to pipe down is like talking to a meth head Bruce Willis on his death bed, last breath with an infection Fightin' it while he's watchin' internet porn 'Bout to meet his death with an erection, my God (my God) What I mean is David Carradine jackin' his penis in front of his tripod, choking his own neck What part you don't get? I'm saying I die hard! When you listening to my bars, nothing but the F-I-R-E Coming out your iPod, we come up in a place Chicks heads start spinnin' like motherfuckin' white walls Got your mother suckin' my balls while we fuck each other, we punch each other in the eyeballs And I never say, "I'm so–rry," the 5'9" and the Fire Marshall We spit with an intensity to shut shit down In the industry, two different entities with a propensity To put these N-U-Ts up inside of your fuckin' Mouth (haha, haha) Oh, shit (oh, shit), stop it (stop it) Yo, welcome to the CD (welcome to the CD)

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع