Survive the Night

People of New York!

Crews of the city!

Who rule dis madness?

Hey, boppers

At midnight

There's a gathering after dark

In Van Cortlandt Park

Hey, boppers

Cyrus needs five boroughs to see this through

This means you

Hey, boppers

The truce is on

No weapons but your fists, she insists

Hey, boppers

Keep your radio tuned tight

Time it just right

And you just might

Survive the night (Survive the night)

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

Survive the armies of the night

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

Boogie down! Who's steppin' bright for the Bronx?

This is the sound of something being born

From the ashes of the Bronx

The siren squeals and the car horn honks

Across the cross Bronx

And what the Bronx wants

Is not a combative retaliatory response

It's a renaissance, with Cyrus tellin' the truth

Underrepresented youths, an unprecedented truce (Don't shoot)

Crews travel to the park

And miracles can happen when we gather in the dark

Miracles can happen when we gather in the dark

Survive the night

Miracles can happen when we gather in the dark

Survive the night

Miracles can happen when we gather in the dark

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

Miracles can happen when we gather in the dark

Survive the armies of the night

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

Catching air like a plane outta JFK, it's Queens, seen?

Queens gambit, pawns out, control the center

Annex astoria, let no man enter

Across the East River, a storm cloud is gatherin'

War crowds are travelin' northbound, and rather than

Packin' heat or attackin', we actually seein' traction

But is Cyrus attractin' police action?

'Cause you could do ninety-nine things right

Meet the wrong cop at night, and it's brrrap on sight, ya dig?

The wrong cop at night, and it's brrrap on sight

Survive the night

Meet the wrong cop at night, and it's brrrap on sight

Survive the night

Meet the wrong cop at night, and it's brrrap on sight

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

Meet the wrong cop at night, and it's brrrap on sight

Survive the armies of the night

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

It's island time in the city, the island of Manhattan

Uh-oh, manhattan's on the scene

When you say, "New York", we're actually what you mean

You wanna be a part of it, the cream of the crop

Get the best of everything, skim the cream off the top

Now Cyrus has a military, true run crew

It rivals with the finest from the 2-1-2

The Bible says to do 'em as you'd have 'em do unto

But survival all depends upon the corner you run to

Survival all depends upon the corner you run to

Survive the night

Survival all depends upon the corner you run to

Survive the night

Survival all depends upon the corner you run to

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

Survival all depends upon the corner you run to

Survive the armies of the night

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

Time come for the clan from Staten

Ghostface, from the rough streets of Shaolin

Runnin' through Manhattan where the blocks is wildin'

Been down when Futura bomb trains, a night thing

Fat caps on Krylon cans, it be my liking

Now how do we make it back home alive

When we gotta leave our crib at 9:45

For a midnight meeting? Word up, what a fuckin' pain

Takin' a train to a boat to another train

Takin' a train to a boat to another train

Survive the night

Takin' a train to a boat to another train

Survive the night

Takin' a train to a boat to another train

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

Takin' a train to a boat to another train

Damn!

Survive the armies of the night

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

Brooklyn, tell the people, stand up and shine

Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn!

B-b-brooklyn underground lookin' like the United Nations!

East Flatbush Jamaicans be packin' these subway stations!

Sunset Park Asians to Cobble Hill Caucasians

Far Rockaway to Bay Ridge, the borough is here to stay, bitch!

Head north to the Bronx and properly greet our highness

Streets are behind Cyrus, message spreadin' like a virus

The south end of the line is Coney Island's most notorious

Clap your hands if you're ready to meet the warriors!

Clap your hands if you're ready to meet the warriors!

Survive the night

Clap your hands if you're ready to meet the warriors!

Survive the night

Warriors, come out to play-ay-ay-ay-yeah

Clap your hands if you're ready to meet the warriors!

Clap your hands if you're ready to meet the warriors!

Warriors, come out to play-ay-yeah