[Hook 1] Tribal Survival [Verse 1] I just started a fire With my ashy black ankles Call it kindling for this mixtape Peep it from different angles And you can see the simplicity For its complexity Wants for necessities Needs for the rest of these Beggars asking for alms with open arms But really like open hands cause an exposed appendage Is similar to sewage; ain't nobody wanna see that Cover yourself up tho before we stomp cracks Because anybody realizing that we talkin bout tact Is thinking outside the box and makin a pact With yours truly, sincerely, you a real one to me All you twos and threes can go count something yearly like [Verse 2] Done with the warmups, lemme shed this exo And expose my skeleton from intro to outro I never had a legitimate problem with being vulnerable But illegitimate solutions have brought the equation to rubble That's why you're not the answer and I stay having questions You're number's not three and your divinity is decension But this angel fell hard and I did too A perspective thing, but then again, what else is new? In pain, against the grain, I solider on "in vain" They sayin things we can't change, no life return policy, mayne It was about three years ago that I was more weary than wary But I made some lasting bonds, and we are The Contrary [Hook 2] - x2 Shelf life of an aging soul Life is nothing short of wonderful Just wait 2016 January The Contrary Shoutout to my crew Elliott Lenae and Dru [Hook 1] But no Darwin', darlin'