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NME magazine broke the news in October 2001 that Massive Attack had done a collaboration with hip-hop rapper and occasional turned actor, Mos Def for an as yet undisclosed film project. It was then announced in January 2002 that the film in question would be Blade 2. It was agreed to release the song both simultaneously as a free download single on and as part of the Blade 2 soundtrack album, both of which came out during March 2002. This song marks the first appearance of programmer Alex Swift, who would go on along with Lee Shephard to form an integral part of the production team behind Robert Del Naja and Neil Davidge for all of Massive Attack’s future releases up until Heligoland. I Against I was Massive Attack’s second download only single after Nature of Threat in 2000. Go for viewing and listening other interesting videos. LYRICS I-ya. I against I. Flesh of my flesh. And mind of my mind. Two of a kind but one won’t survive. My images reflect in the enemies eye. And his images reflect in mine the same time. I-ya, I-ya. I against I. Flesh of my flesh. And mind of my mind. Two of a kind but one won’t survive. Right here is where the end gon’ start at. Conflict, contact ‘n’ combat. Fighters stand where the land is marked at. Settle the dispute about who the livest. Three word answer. Whoever survive this. Only one of us can ride forever. So you and I cant ride together. Can’t live or cant die together. All we can do is collide together. So I skillfully apply the pressure. Won’t stop until I’m forever… One! A door step where death never come. Spread across time til my time never done. And I’m never done. Walk tall, why ever run? When they move if I ever come? Bad man never fret the war, tell’em come. General we have the stock, the mad fire burn. I-ya. I against I. Flesh of my flesh. And mind of my mind. Two of a kind but one won’t survive. My images reflect in the enemies eye. And his images reflect in mine the same time. I-ya, I-ya. I against I. Flesh of my flesh. And mind of my mind. Two of a kind but one won’t survive. Survive (x16) Reign supreme in your U-N-I-V-E-R-S-E with the row building no space for partners. No space for drivers, no space for walkers. No space regardless. Your on my path then get off it. Hardheaded and unresponsive. Get they lives put on target with harshness. Come with the canons sparkin’ they darken. Who am I? One man squadron. Ma stir the fire this time that’d snatch your tomorrow. The thousand yard spear that’ll pierce through your armor. You can get it on right now if you want to. But when ya front 9 get marched through. I warned you. You know who forever belong to. I-ya, I-ya. I against I. Flesh of my flesh. And mind of my mind. Two of a kind but one won’t survive. My images reflect in the enemies eye. And his images reflect in mine, survive! Survive (x16)
