Clever got me this far
Then tricky got me in
Eye on what I'm after
I don't need another friend
Smile and drop the cliche
'Til you think I'm listening
Take just what I came for
Then I'm out the door again

Peripheral on the package
Don't care to settle in
Time to feed the monster
I don't need another friend
Comfort is a mystery
Crawling out of my own skin
Just give me what I came for
And I'm out the door again

Lie to get what I came for
Lie to get just what I need
Lie to get what I crave
Lie and smile to get what's mine

Eye on what I'm after
I don't need another friend
Nod and watch your lips move
If you need me to pretend
Because clever got me this far
Then tricky got me in
I'll take just what I came for
Then I'm out the door again

Lie to get what I came for
Lie to get what I need now
Lie to get what I'm craving
Lie and smile to get what's mine

Give this to me
Mine, mine, mine
Take what's mine
Mine, mine, mine
Take what's mine
Mine, mine, mine

Lie to get what I came for
Lie to get what I need now
Lie to get what I crave
Lie to smile and get what's mine

Give this to me
Take what's mine
Mine, mine, mine
Take what's mine

Give this to me

Take what's mine
Take what's mine
Mine
Take what's mine
Take what's mine
Take what's mine
This is mine
Mine
All mine


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The Package Lyrics as written by Jeordie White Billy Howerdel

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    General Comment

    This song is in the album that is entirely about the twelve step program. And this being the first song of the album this is the first step in the program. The first step in the program is admitting that we are weak to our addiction. The package is our addiction and the narrator says that "Clever got me this far,Then tricky got me in" meaning he used people to get his drugs.

    Then the narrator says "Smile and drop the cliche 'Til you think I'm listening, Take just what I came for, Then I'm out the door again" meaning just shut the fuck up and give me what I came for.

    "Lie to get what I came for, Lie to get just what I need, Lie to get what I crave, Lie and smile to get what's mine" the narrator says this is what he did to get his drugs: by lying.

    The narrator then gets aggressive and wants to feed his addiction by yelling "Give this to me, Mine, mine, mine, Take what's mine, Mine, mine, mine, Take what's mine, Mine, mine, mine" wanting his drugs back. This proves to us that he is weak to his addictions and needs help.

    Hope this helps

    BananaPieLordon July 13, 2014   Link

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