Atavista

Producer

Originally debuted as the intro to “Algorythm” at his Atlanta performance, the song was later confirmed to be a separate song from Gambino’s final album when a setlist from… Read More

May. 13, 20241 viewer40.9K views

Atavista Lyrics

[Refrain]
You think I'm crazy, but I'm high all the time
And every day I wake, my life is on the line
You know I've got to keep on movin', yeah

[Verse 1]
There are beasts untamed
Who will eat the young
And you'll become the same
If you stay too long

[Chorus]
If the drug is faint
Then the high is low
Atavista, Atavista
Atavista

[Refrain]
You think I'm crazy, but I'm high all the time
This life is something that is more than a lie
And every day I wake, my life's on the line
You know I've got to keep on movin', yeah

[Verse 2]
The game we play ain't fair, but play it, do we dare?
But people, do they care 'bout what's happenin'?
Now, you can have your cake if it's all you need
And what can you do? There are mouths to feed

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[Chorus]
And it's not insane
If we all believe
Atavista, Atavista
Atavista

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Originally debuted as the intro to “Algorythm” at his Atlanta performance, the song was later confirmed to be a separate song from Gambino’s final album when a setlist from his PHAROS 2018 concert revealed the track’s name to be “Atavista.” The title refers to the root word ‘atavistic’ which means “relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral.”