De La Soul: This is a recording

(This is a recording) (Life) POS: Living in everyday is something, Something everyday like this is our livin' DOVE: Giving something sheer for the crowd is our major, Major to the crowd is to hear what we're givin' POS: No time to rest, we got work in the studio Studio suppliers rest at no time DOVE: Showtime is enough when the Soul is performing, Performing is the Soul y'all, and it's showtime POS: Coping with dates in clubs, can't even lounge, Lounge with the homeboys how we are copin' DOVE: Scoping new material for Paul to plug high-pitched, High-pitched what Paul plugs in and still scopin' POS: Bearer of peaceful views to express peace, Peaceful expressions why we are bearers DOVE: What the Soul tries to project is when existing in rap, You're living in a fulltime era (This is a recording!) (This is a recording) (Life) POS: Puttin' in spin the rhyme, rappers fear so Fear so much of what Pos is puttin' Couldn't do better, the punks they don't try hard Try hard enough, they don't, so they couldn't No joke to what I do inside this field, This field to me is filed, there's no joke So soak up the fact there's no part-time, Part-time rappers at, so soak Taking in new ideals leads to new groups, New groups to better the Soul, I'm takin' Wakin' from days and nights to do my best DOVE: Your best gets us paid POS: So I'll keep on wakin' Wearer of a Plug logo to the dying, Dying are rappers who think I'm no wearer What I'm trying to say is when dealing in rap, You're living in a fulltime era (This is a recording!) (This is a recording) (Life) DOVE: Love is to all, to all goes my love Dove comes to peace like stand comes to sit Stand for the court, 'cause standing is healthy Healthy in sense is mentally fit Pause for the poets of a new style of speak Just here to do the same with no trick Grab the Plug Two's live wire, my brother And find that you've grabbed my pet boa constrict Ring goes the garbage I'm hearing Seek for the truth, my brother is tearing No time to back-step, 'cause if you back-step Look what you stepped in, you stepped in mess So look what's around you Don't worry for the Soul will find the truth About three years from now, you know why? 'Cause we're living in a fulltime era (This is a recording!) (This is a recording) (Life)