Chop 'em Down (Live) - Matisyahu

From the forest itself comes the handle for the axe Split this wilderness listen up this aint where its at Clear a path so that you can find your way back Chop em down chop em down Chop em down chop em down Time flies by like clouds passing in the sky Lifetimes here then gone with the blink of an eye March through the desert one step at a time March through the desert one step at a time From the forest itself comes the handle for the axe Drop the staff Moshe Rabbeinu split the ocean in half March through the desert they say where its at Chop em down chop em down Chop-chop em down chop- chop em down Patterns engraved not so easily erased Still wandering trying to find your place Playing the game i see pain on your face Now a day's the yiddin like children sold as slaves Strange ways running through the maze Strange ways always lost in the desert trying to find to find your place Lost lost in the desert trying to find your place From the forest itself comes the handle for the axe Split this wilderness listen up this aint where its at Clear a path so that you can find your way back Chop em down chop em down Chop em down chop em down Yoseph descended sold as a slave Thrown into a dungeon cause he wouldn't be swayed Interpreted Pharaoh's dreams and Egypt was saved Stock piled food for seven years of rain Then sold to all the nations when the drought came Yoseph rose to power and the yiddin stayed They started to build and success was made Pharos getting worried let's make them pay bound in chains First born was sent down to their graves Moshe was saved and a prince he was raised Hashem spoke to him heres a message to relay Take my nation from Mitzrayim I see the suffering Hard hearts ego breaks take sparks and make way Trail blaze through the wasteland breaking the chains Last generation just the ruminants March through the desert leaving footprints Peel off the lid this is just plastic gotta get into it, get get into it Heavy hitter stepping solid never quitter jump into the ocean before it split gotta jump into it Rip rip through Egypt get into it keep the fire lit just get into it 600, 000 witnessed it, no you didn't forget No you didn't forget Rip rip through Egypt get into it Got a jump into it Jump jump into it In the spiritual desert things are not what they seem Snakes camouflaged just fit to the scene Jump into it... camouflaged...

Hold up, Kada, you recordin' this? Clip so long, bitch, it hang out the Glick' Big Chop walk down, don't hang out the whip Got money on my mind, don't think 'bout a bitch Drum-drum go dumb when I slide with the stick You better blow wit' your life when that day come Choppers on choppers, come take one Bitch, I'm a lock to come shake sum'n Keem been a lock, bitch that's one of my day 1's Huh (Ayy), huh Clip so long that I go off with the shit Bitch so thick, let her on the hip Boy, these chops so big that I walk with a limp (Ayy, huh) Look, huh Snipin' shit up, boy, they think that I'm pimpin' 3-3 in this clip but it's no Scottie Pippen We argue, we fight, suck me up when I'm finished, uh Ayy, look I, I run it up, baggin' up all the breesh (Ayy) Look, Glock on my hip, get him close on the drill Bitch, I don't need a beam (Hol' on, huh, look, huh) Run down on that boy and we leave him deceased (Wait, huh) Don't do no talkin', we catch him, we in the scene (Wait) Run up if you want, niggas know how we get down He wanna get up, got hit, watch him lay down Hitters pull up and walk down with that Tre Pound (Huh, look, huh) Run up if you want, niggas know how we get down He wanna get up, got hit, watch him lay down Hitters pull up and walk down with that Tre Pound I was down bad on my ass with like six straps You was not there, don't forget that Chopper break his ass in half like a kit kat Bitch we got smoke like a kickback Stock on the kit has no kickback Shoot but you miss, what you hittin' at? Talking that tough shit but what is you gettin' at? Cuffin' that thot, thot, ooh you kiss that bitch on the lips Clip so long, bitch, it hang out the Glick' Big Chop walk down, don't hang out the whip Got money on my mind, don't think 'bout a bitch Drum-drum go dumb when I slide with the stick Bad bitches on go, watch her dive for the dick Deep strokes, send her home, she on live wit' the shit Four nick with the beam, you can't hide from this bitch All crane came attached, built inside of this bitch Monster, East Atlanta Look at my gun, came with a beam (Yeah, fuck you mean? Yessir) Look at my gun, just killed a ting (Ooh, Latto, okay) Too many bullets come out the bitch (Brrr) Drop, drop a clip, pop another quick (Yeah) Tryna hit a headshot quick (Baow, baow, baow) Glock on me, bitch, it won't jam (Yeah) Got one in the head, ready to blam (Yeah) Hand on hand, I'ma hit you don't point Broke nigga, why you carryin' a Hotpoint? (Damn) Get you a twenty-six, I remember I was twenty-six Always stay with a strap on my hip (Yeah) Act crazy, chop screw some shit (Screw some shit) My DJ carry him a Glick' (Yeah) Security, he got him a stick (Him a stick) That one of my homie, shotta, he legit Why you try to tell me? Goin' in your shit (Baow, yeah) He like the ice on my wrist (On my wrist) She like the ice on my wrist (Your bitch) He wanna rob for it (You robbin'?) She wanna cuss on my dick (Oh yeah) A-After I catch this body I'm back In this pussy, finna kill this bitch Back to back fully auto in your bitch (Brrr) I ain't with the (Yeah) I be huggin' all these cuddle with sticks Lotta money, it's a Brinks (It's a Brinks) Shit'll turn you to lick (To a licky) They ain't never seen this shit (Never) 40's and carbons Glizzy make a fuck nigga dance like Carlton I don't wanna smoke your weed, shit garbage And I don't really trust no bitch to be honest I got 40's and carbons Glizzy make a fuck nigga dance like Carlton I don't wanna smoke your weed, shit garbage And I don't really trust no bitch to be honest Clip so long, bitch, it hang out the Glick' Big Chop walk down, don't hang out the whip Got money on my mind, don't think 'bout a bitch Drum-drum go dumb when I slide with the stick Clip so long, bitch, it hang out the Glick' Big Chop walk down, don't hang out the whip Got money on my mind, don't think 'bout a bitch Drum-drum go dumb when I slide with the stick

Come down to the river, come and let yourself in Make good on a promise to never hurt again If you're lost and lonely, you're broken down Bring all of your troubles, come lay 'em down All you sinners and the weak at heart All you helpless on the boulevard Wherever you are now, whatever evil you've found Bring all of your trouble, come lay 'em down We're all tied to the same old failing Finding shelter in things we know We're all dirty, like corrupted small towns We bring our troubles, bring our trouble And lay 'em down All you rich men and the high above All of those with and without love All you burdened, broken down Bring all of your troubles Come lay 'em down Come lay 'em down Come lay 'em down Come lay 'em down Come lay 'em down (come, all you broken) Come lay 'em down (come, all you helpless) Come lay 'em down (bring all your burdens) Come lay 'em down (just lay 'em down) Come lay 'em down (come, all you broken) Come lay 'em down (come, all you helpless) Come lay 'em down (bring all your troubles) Come lay 'em down Just lay 'em down Come lay 'em down Come lay 'em down Come lay 'em down

One day, one day, one day Sometimes I lay under the moon And thank God I'm breathin' Then I pray, "Don't take me soon 'Cause I am here for a reason" Sometimes in my tears I drown But I never let it get me down So when negativity surrounds I know someday, it'll all turn around because All my life, I've been waitin' for I've been prayin' for, for the people to say That we don't wanna fight no more There'll be no more wars, and our children will play One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh-oh-oh) One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh-oh-oh) It's not about win or lose 'Cause we all lose when they feed on the souls of the innocent Blood-drenched pavement Keep on movin' though the waters stay ragin' In this maze, you can lose your way, your way It might drive you crazy But don't let it faze you, no way, no way Sometimes in my tears I drown (I drown) But I never let it get me down (get me down) So when negativity surrounds (surrounds) I know someday, it'll all turn around because All my life, I've been waitin' for (waitin' for) I've been prayin' for (prayin' for), for the people to say That we don't wanna fight no more (fight no more) There'll be no more wars (no more wars), and our children will play One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, one day) One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh-oh-oh) One day, this all will change, treat people the same Stop with the violence, down with the hate One day, we'll all be free and proud to be Under the same sun, singin' songs of freedom like Wah-yo (one day, one day), wah-yo, oh, oh (oh-oh-oh) Wah-yo (one day, one day), wah-yo, oh, oh (oh-oh-oh) All my life, I've been waitin' for I've been prayin' for, for the people to say That we don't wanna fight no more There'll be no more wars, and our children will play One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh-oh-oh) One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh-oh-oh) One day, one day, one day

What I'm fighting for Is worth far more than silver and gold What I'm fighting for Is a chance to unite the past With the brother's coming home at last Fighting together for light Sons and daughters of Abraham Lay down to a higher command Don't be tricked by the acts of man Gods wisdom revealed in a holy plan A chance to unite the past With the brother's coming home at last Fighting together for light To Zion we roam and we're not all alone Unite and purify What I'm fighting for Is worth far more than silver and gold What I'm fighting for Is a chance to unite the past With the brother's coming home at last Fighting together for light To Zion we roam and we're not all alone Unite and purify What I'm fighting for

We're the reflection of imperfection We come from the infinite place of limitation Rejoice in these days, make a correction We're the completion Lights out, down for the count, and can't get up Meanwhile the enemy screams the boy is stuck And the legs of the king are dangling in a rut Falling pieces, lost sparks, hearts cut We're not alone in the madness If we're here, then so are you Deepest caverns underground We've been digging for the truth Scrape my knees, on the hurdles, face down in the puddles Only one who'll get us out of this mess The one who put us here I've got a spear driven through my ear Can't you hear the sound, crystal clear Pistols crashing chandeliers Long for brooks of water like the deer A man is just a man Filled of faults and weakness For a young Jerusalem all alone and speechless And night time, nobody's home, roam streets in darkness I feel I'm just a man, flesh and bones, homeless A man is just a man Filled of faults and weakness For a young Jerusalem all alone and speechless And night time, nobody's home, roam streets in darkness I feel I'm just a man Planting seeds, they won't sink in I'm dried up, like the desert earth, how could these seeds give birth Water me down, liquify, I will not be cursed From one into a billion disperse Wisdom rains like water from heaven to below Crush my earth, seeds sow, garden start to grow You know you've got to rise, though you like to flow You can't keep staring out the window Earth, water, wind, fire we stay low while getting higher Spark igniter, fighting tired Stay wired, enlighten loads Stay alive, weep wail chant, cry, let out a sigh Energized, give out my last dime, life shouldn't pass me by Rise to the occassion Keep these hearts all blazin Build your life on a river of wax Melt into space, we've been here since the beginning, not going away Not going away A man is just a man Filled of faults and weakness For a young Jerusalem all alone and speechless And night time, nobody's home, roam streets in darkness I feel I'm just a man, flesh and bones, homeless A man is just a man Filled of faults and weakness For a young Jerusalem all alone and speechless And night time, nobody's home, roam streets in darkness I feel I'm just a man

Mist rising on the horizon Listenin' with my ears and listenin' with my eyes and Listenin' until we've ridden the mud from the parasite Listenin' until our hearts start to glisten, realize Share the vision and my rhythms and we'll melt the ice Start sizzlin', spilling from the ceiling, bread dripping, drizzling Close to the broken-heart, them crushed in spirit Redeem the soul of your servant Seek his, pursue it Keep the sparkle in your eyes Oh you know, we're not gon' die, like flyin' Soul times for the times when we'll stay unified The eyes of Hashem are to the righteous and he hears their Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby Jerusalem breathes, bringin' me ease from the Brooklyn squeeze Dirty boppin' and ah bring ya down to ya knees Trap ya like a lion, not gone, fi leave me be When they come with their disease to drag us into the street My law is still pure, you can't take that from me Three thousand years until this last century Impossible to break the seal of the High Priest Yo, I say the branches on the trees gon' bow to these Swaying to the melodies Craving for the slaves to bring redemption please I am you, you are me No more leaders, we must flee We want see God in our enemy Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby