Proceed Songtext
von The Roots

I shall proceed (proceed)
And continue to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall proceed (what′s going on?)
And continue to rock the mic
I shall (I shall) proceed (proceed)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (proceed)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)

Just think, what if you could just, just blink yourself away?
Just think, what if you could just, just blink yourself away?
Jeff X can rock the mic with tooth decay
I be the five-foot seven, residing at the Mecca rest address in South section
Used to cut class in the infinite pursuit of ass back in '86 (back in ′86)


Easy with the chicks, I was a chocolate boy (I was a chocolate boy)
Raised in the cellar with the rhythm like Ella (rhythm like Ella)
Walk the mega-trife streets to the subway where I lay (subway where I lay)
'Til the train stop, then a nigga hopped (hopped)
Used to do the pop dance to the Planet Rock
At the block party, everybody jocked (who me?)
It's the MC sucka niggas envy
I got my contract in 1993 and I shall proceed

I shall proceed (oh yeah)
And continue (yeah) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall proceed (it′s goin′ down, baby)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (proceed)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (proceed)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)

I wake up early in the morning, I mean early afternoon (early afternoon)
Break a lyrical hymn of the stem like boom (stem like boom)
I'm flyer when I′m higher, put my shit up on my tomb (shit up on my tomb)
That nigga represented on the 28th of June (on the 28th of June)
I'm representing Philly on the 28th of June (on the 28th of June)
I can make you feel that I′m a surreal cartoon
With my pistol in the face of hip hop, stick in your face
Because I'm on a paper chase (say what?), I′m on a paper chase


My Timberlands are fully laced, I be the Mr. Boogeyman
With records from 125th to Japan
I laid them play like Johnny Hathaway and shake a hand, shake a hand
Your lady tried to kick it, but I couldn't play my man
My niggas is my niggas, ya see she didn't understand
I shake your hand and shit′ll hit the fan, just think
Just think, what? What if you could, just blink, what?
Blink yourself away?

I shall proceed (proceed)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall proceed
And continue to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (proceed)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (proceed)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)

Malik B, get on the mic, a-yo, it′s too much on my mind (say what?)
Malik, get on the mic, there's too much on my mind (oh yeah)

Johnny on the spot, got the rhythm and the rhyme
Fuckin′ with The Roots, you know them niggas is the dime
I can make a 100-yard line start to dash (start to dash)
I can make a whole lake of fish start to splash
I can make Conan and the Titans clash
I can Metallica and Guns N' Roses thrash

Used to smash, crash parties like I was disturbed
Used to make plots against the herringbone herb
But now, all I do disperse the verb
And like a nerd, I can make you say, "He′s superb" (he's superb)
Word is perfect, never ever shall you misinterpret
I move styles like bowels, so now you know I′m worth it
Direct from Philly, the lands where niggas scheme
So you know I got the sheen in my gleam

I shall proceed (proceed)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall proceed
And continue to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (proceed) (you know how we always do)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (proceed)
And continue (and continue) to rock the mic (to rock the mic)

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And continue to rock the mic (to rock the mic)

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And continue to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
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I shall proceed (proceed)
And continue to rock the mic (to rock the mic)
I shall proceed (proceed)
And continue to rock the mic (to rock the mic)