Element

"Element" is a song by rapper Angel Haze.

Background
The song was released on May 2, 2013 on Haze's SoundCloud profile.On Twitter Angel Haze revealed that the track was originally recorded for her mixtape "Reservation".

Lyrics
[Verse 1] 1991 a star was born My soul was torn in the exact moment that they umbilical cord was gone And honestly I still think I'd rather stay dead Cause I'm still a monster that's rage fed in Haze head But I was born into a ton of curses Same blood, same genes, just a different purpose And a different person like all around My life was fucked up and I let it tear me down And I always dressed in skirts-es And I always slept in churches Didn't believe in shit so I always felt so worthless Molested at age 7 nobody ever noticed So I locked myself inside myself and had to keep on growing Of course you'd never know it That type of pain is the [?] In fact it's been 13 years, I still feel a strain on my shoulders

[Verse 2] It's 2001 and I'm hoping to die I'm writing suicide letters I mailed to the sky My biggest question is why That fucking question remains, But since I sound my purpose I have never felt pressure the same All of the pressure was drained And God was here I know it I didn't choose where I started, but I did choose where I'm going

[Hook 2x] Every day is hard work: struggle, pain, and dedication I know it gets hard to end the pain for preservation If you make it through then every day is a celebration If you know where you're going everyday's a reservation

[Verse 3] It's 2007 I'm still looking to heaven, But I'm thinking murder now and I'm using hate as my weapon I'm using pain as my leverage, I want them to suffer too Almost lost my whole mind look at what that struggle do Insanity's blissful in silence Almost met mental asylums Outside I'm a quiet storm, but inside a fist full of violence Dear Ty, I'm sorry that you're gone I wish you could come back to life so I could kill you on my own Fuck it all motherfuckers I've made it on my own And I've never had shit, man I made it here alone With my brother as my crutch and my mother as my soul And I didn't choose where I started, but I chose where I'mma go

[Hook 2x]