The Package
by De La Soul
From the album: Cabin in the Sky
Duration: 3:14
Lyrics for The Package
Okay, cameras ready Everybody get their mic's Let's get this thing started, people, come on Posdnous, you got your lines You know the direction Roll cameras, everybody Roll cameras, let's make this a good one And, action LI's finest back at it (you) Premium soul on the rocks, the package A revival and conscious survival The content is beyond lists and idols Use scar tissue to wipe tears Hiding amongst the blood and sweat And don't forget the gang's here to face ya If some wanna take it back to when a B-boy first became a C-note chaser Nah You staying right here Talk less, listen more That's the saying right here Those who wanna try us, play it right here Step to us with a Goliath, got a David right here And you can save 'em right there (yeah) Recognize the savior The kinks in the string, the wack, the celebrators The difference between doing the job, and just your nature Understand birthright over labor Still working like two thumbs up Be mouse humble if you two crumbs up Because uh (you) I seen sun go grimace in a smile And I ain't heard a lyric go dive in a while We jump right in the deep end, like we don't pretend Serve heavenly high like Gospel and weed pens We stay devout Career's not carbonated, so we won't fizzle out (fizzle out, fizzle out) No doubt Good take, good take Alright let's set up for the next one A little less lightning on this one That's it, looks just fine, just fine Everybody, come on Cameras rolling LI's finest, Craftmatic (you) This ain't the sit-down pillow-talk package (you) Keep the tenner, boy, we beyond summertime What that good work called Plug wonder time Stay on the tick tock but this ain't the kiddy app Black king shit (God) Where your city at? Once again, we administer the Mars transmission Get your cards ate up like Romney No Prince Paul, this that laundry Indebted to a long list, funky like armpits But let the band roll on like deodorant You know they going straight Dan Stuckie when we blast off (you) Living life mask on, mask off The devil got a plan and a task force (you) A little prayer ought to piss his ass off Get your helmets fitted We headed for a crash course Yo We not designed to be ancient Keep it new like wet paint scent We're colorful, and yet from Day-Glow, we departed 'Cause trend setters know when to bail from the trend they started And yet, the end they still prevail We all hail from the ville with no days off up in the office Godly flows never nailed up on crosses It's like liquid abundantly running out of faucets Yeah Let's crank that That's it folks That's a wrap everybody Everybody, give a round of applause for De La Soul DJ Pete Rock That's a wrap, everybody That's a wrap (you)