Album:  Uncontrolled Substance
Artist: Inspectah Deck
Song:   Elevation
Lyrics by Matt Wilson

(Chorus)
Tired of trials and tribulations,
It seems like life is hell- dreams the only way of escaping,
To worlds that's beyond imagination,
I know a place- I can take you there- through elevation.

Where I come from- numb ones pump chums for lump sums,
Bustin' guns- trust none- become sun,
Crews fell from loose shells- that propel when I'm dwellin',
Niggas jailed- tellin' what you sellin',
My nigga Tone just came home- been in for five,
The system tried to give him five more for gettin' high,
Fly Stacy- daddy's little lady plugs crazily,
Baby after baby- lost her shape as of lately,
Used to spend the quiet night home- now she likes to roam,
Feelin' quite grown- caught in life's cyclone,
I was taught by the wise- applied the knowledge past to advance,
Learned the science of life- and earned a masters,
Trapped in the havoc I'm forced to go the whole,
Although it might spell a jail cell and no parole,
I fight with the force of Steve Austin,
Til my arms can- no longer hold off the coffin,
In this ghetto heaven- God bless the children,
Whos shattered dreams are often and hard to mend,
We don't believe in heaven- we livin' in hell,
Tryin' to escape a fate sealed in the bombshell,
Feelin' like Huey Newton with panther plots,
But high tech surveilance got my moves on watch,
So I drop jewels- use the music to educate,
Can't celebrate- til we elevate...

(Chorus)
Tired of trials and tribulations,
It seems like life is hell- dreams the only way of escaping,
To worlds that's beyond imagination,
I know a place- I can take you there- through elevation.