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Survival
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Survival was released on October 2, 1979 by Island Records as a part of the album Survival (2013 Remaster)
October 2, 1979
LabelIsland Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM141
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
(Ow, ow-ow-ow)
(Ow, ow-ow-ow)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
How can you be sitting there tellin' me that you care?
That you care
When every time I look around
The people suffer in the suffering
In every way, in everywhere
[Verse 3]
Say (Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na)
We're the survivors
Yes, the black survivors
[Verse 4]
I tell you what, some people got everything
Some people got nothing
Some people got hopes and dreams
Some people got ways and means
[Verse 5]
(Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na)
We're the survivors
Yes, the black survivors
Yes, we're the survivors
Like Daniel out of the lion's den
(Black survivors) Survivors, survivors
[Verse 6]
So I idren, I sistren
Oh, which way will we choose?
(Ooo-ooo-ooo)
We better hurry, oh, hurry, oh, hurry, whoa now
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
'Cause we got no time to lose
[Verse 7]
Some people got facts and claims
Some people got pride and shame
Some people got the plots and the schemes
Some people got no aim, it seems
[Verse 8]
(Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na)
We're the survivors
Yes, the black survivors
Tell you what
We're the survivors
Yeah, the black survivors
Yeah, we're the survivors
Like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
(Black survivors)
Thrown in the fire
But you'll never get burned
[Verse 9]
So I idren, I sistren
The preaching and talking is done
(Ooo-ooo-ooo)
We've gotta live up, whoa now, whoa now
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Because the father's time has come
[Verse 10]
Some people put the best outside
Some people keep the best inside
Some people can't stand up strong
Some people won't wait for long
[Verse 11]
(Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na)
We're the survivors
In this age of technological inhumanity
(Black survivors)
Scientific atrocity (Survivors)
Atomic mis-philosophy (Black survivors)
Nuclear mis-energy (Survivor)
It's a world that forces lifelong insecurity
(Black survival)
Together now
[Verse 12]
(Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na)
We're the survivors
Yeah, we're the survivors
Yes, the black survivors
We're the survivors
A good man is never honored (Survivors)
In his own country (Black survivor)
Nothing change, nothing strange (Survivors)
Nothing change, nothing strange (Black Survivors)
We got to survive, y'all (Survivors)
Written by: Bob Marley
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