Matisyahu — Chop em Down

[Instrumental break] [Hook] From the forest itself comes the handle for the axe Split this wilderness, listen, I'm not missing where it's at Clear a path so that you could find your way back Chop 'em down, chop 'em down; Chop 'em down, chop 'em down [Verse 1] Time flies by like clouds passing in the sky Lifetimes even gone in the blink of an eye March through the desert one-step at a time, march through the desert one step at a time [Hook] From the forest itself comes the handle for the ax Drop the staff Moshe Rabbeinu split the ocean in half March through the desert this ain't where it's at Chop 'em down, Chop 'em down Chop 'em down, chop 'em down [Verse 2] Patterns engraved not so easily erased Still wandering trying to find your place Playing the game I see pain on your face Now a day's the Yidden like children sold as slaves Strange ways running through the maze, strange ways always Lost in the desert trying to find your way Lost in the desert trying to find your way [Hook] From the forest itself comes the handle for the axe Split this wilderness, listen, I'm not missing where it's at Clear a path so that you could find your way back Chop 'em down, chop 'em down; Chop 'em down, chop 'em down [Verse 3] Yosef descended sold as a slave Thrown into a dungeon cause he wouldn't be swayed Interpreted Pharaoh's dreams and Egypt was saved Stock piled food for seven years of rain Then sold to all the nations when the drought came Yosef rose to power and the Yidden stayed They started to build and success was made Pharaoh is getting worried let's make them pay Bound in chains, first born was sent down to their graves Moshe was saved and a prince he was raised Hashem spoke to him, "Here's a message to relay Take my Nation from Mitzrayim (Egypt) I see the suffering" Hard hearts ego breaks take sparks and make way Trail blaze through the wasteland breaking the chains [Verse 4] Last generation just the ruminants March through the desert leaving footprints Peel off the lid this is just plastic, get into it, get into it Heavy hitter stepping solid never quitter jump into the ocean before it split got a jump into it Rip through Egypt rip through it Get into it, 600,000 witnessed it, no you didn't forget [Outro] In the spiritual desert things are not what they seem Snakes camouflaged just fit the scene Put your faith in a mirage it's just a smoke screen Took that path, and you know we're in need