Lifesaver Lyrics

Is this really the end?
Or is it a new beginning?
A new reality

So many misconceptions
So many evil deceptions
I've come to give direction
For I am the lifesaver

So many misconceptions
So many evil deceptions
I've come to give direction
For I am the lifesaver

Scooby doo wah, scooby doo wee
Like a jazz player, I improvise wisely
Free with the style, I flow like the Nile
But remember, don't mistake the smile

Deep rooted is my rhymin'
Like ancient African griots, precise is my timing
But let me get to the essence of what I'm sayin' here
Too many blood red streets with bodies layin' there

The systematic fanatics are at it again
Tryin' to kill me and all of us, my friend
But don't bend to the mental strain
Against all odds, we must strive for essential gains
Be true to the life, the Lord gave ya
And that's a message from the lifesaver, the lifesaver

So many misconceptions
So many evil deceptions
I've come to give direction
For I am the lifesaver

So many misconceptions
So many evil deceptions
I've come to give direction
For I am the lifesaver, I am the lifesaver

It takes a more intelligent man to squash a fight
Than to set one off, knowledge I'll let some off
'Cause nowadays everybody's a killer
And as for me, no other MC is iller

But still a thorn scrapes my heart
When I see another life that's been torn apart
Over nonsense, no law, no order, it's evidence
That the money only takes precedence

'Cause everybody wants power
While the innocent are born or die
During every hour, I scowl as I look upon evil
But I must have the strength, to spark awareness in my people
And we will learn to respect our neighbors
Another message from the lifesaver, the lifesaver

So many misconceptions
So many evil deceptions
I've come to give direction
For I am the lifesaver

So many misconceptions
So many evil deceptions
I've come to give direction
For I am the lifesaver

People talk about the Armaggedeon
And nowadays everyone, you know is packin' lead son
Each day's another test, aiyyo, I better do my best
'Cause a lot's ridin' on my chest

So when I lead you to the water, you best know
How to swim across, so you can reach the border
It's international, the message and the flavor
So here's some more important words from the lifesaver
The lifesaver, the lifesaver

So many misconceptions
So many evil deceptions
I've come to give direction
For I am the lifesaver

Guru - Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality

Jul 1995

1. Intro (Light It Up)/Jazzalude I/New Reality Style
2. Lifesaver
3. Living In This World
4. Looking Through Darkness
5. Skit A (Interview)/Watch What You Say
6. Jazzalude II./Defining Purpose
7. For You
8. Insert A (Mental Relaxation)/Medicine
9. Lost Souls
10. Insert B (The Real Deal)/Nobody Knows
11. Jazzalude III./Hip Hop As A Way Of Life
12. Respect The Architect
13. Feel The Music
14. Young Ladies
15. The Traveler
16. Jazzalude IV./Maintaining Focus
17. Count Your Blessings
18. Choice Of Weapons
19. Something In The Past
20. Skit B (Alot On My Mind)/Revelation