文本歌词

De La Soul - The Magic Number
Got to have soul
3
That's the magic number
Yes it is
It's the magic number
Somewhere in this hip-hop soul community
Was born 3 mase dove and me
And that's the magic number
what does it all mean
Difficult preaching is posdnuos' pleasure
Pleasure and preaching starts in the heart
Something that stimulates the music
in my measure
Measure in my music raised in three parts
Casually see but don't do like the soul
cause seeing
and doing are actions for monkeys
Doing hip hop hustle no rock and roll
Unless your name's brewster
cause brewster's a punky
Parents let go cause
there's magic in the air
Criticising rap shows you're out of order
Stop look and listen to
the phrasin fred astaires
And don't get offended
while mase do-se-do's your daughter
A tri-camera rolls since our music's now set
Fly rhymes are stored
on a daisy production
It stands for 'da inner sound y all
and y'all can bet
That the action's not a trick
but showing the function
Everybody wants to be a deejay
Everybody wants to be an emcee
But being speakers are the best
And you don't have to guess
De la soul posse consists of three
And that's the magic number
This here piece of the pie
Is not dessert but the course
that we dine
And three out of every darn time
The effect is mmmm
when a daisy grows in your mind
Showing true position this here piece is
Kissing the part of the pie that's missing
When that negative number
fills up the casualty
Maybe you can subtract it
You can call it your lucky partner
Maybe you can call it your adjective
But odd as it may be
Without my 1 and 2
where would there be
My 3
Mase pos and me
And that's the magic number
Focus is formed by flaunts to the soul
Souls who flaunt styles gain praises
by pounds
Common are speakers
who are never scrolls
Scrolls written daily creates a new sound
Listeners listen cause
this here is wisdom
Wisdom of a speaker a dove and a plug
Set aside a legal substance to feed em
For now get 'em high off this dialect drug
Time is a factor so it's time to count
Count not the negative actions of one
Speakers of soul say it's time to shout
Three forms the soul to a positive sum
Dance to this fix and flex every muscle
Space can be filled
if you rise like my lumber
Advance to the tune
but don't do the hustle
Shake rattle roll to my magic number
Now you may try to subtract it
But it just won't go away
Three times one
what is it
one two three
And that's the magic number
yo what's up
1 2 3
I say children
what does it all mean
woah-woah-wo 1 2 3
I wouldn't lie to you
no more no less
that's the magic number
no more no less
what it is
no more no less
is this the future
no more no less
do the shang-a-lang
no more no less
no one on the subway
ever chats to me
no more no less
anybody in the audience
ever get hit by a car
no more no less
how high's the water mama
no more no less
how high's the water mama
no more no less
three feet high and rising
no more no less
three
that's the magic number