[Verse 1: Sapient]

Now it's time to earn your trust, all heads to the front

Gather 'round to watch me and Ethic do impressions of us

This is a standard, more than a petty jig

It's not me wastin' my lifetime, I don't think that they're getting it

When I grab mics on stage, I step down for display

A slash to my ego and a low price on my brain

I have to earn rank, performers are dime-a-dozen

But we spark earthquakes and everyone else doesn't

I know I have better luck than the little jestеr puppets

Tryin' to measure up to nothin' but a lump in sociеty's throat

For this I am forever lusting whether bussing dishes

Or playing the delinquent that plays the eloquent artist role

With songs that I make for the addicts to embrace

Now this is what we were dealt and the stage is our fate

The puppeteer pulls on my heart, but your arms raise

And if you didn't ask that question, inside my head it would stay, but

[Chorus]

You (you) ask (ask)

What does it take?

Gripping pens and dealing with that which frustrates

And you (you) ask (ask)

Not enough of me

Demand a higher standard, command your emcees

(x2)

[Verse 2: Ethic]

You, you, you are the reason performers

Are living comfortably, and you should expect more

Any energy you give, well we won't ignore it

Put your hands in the air and your voice in our chorus

Give us a motive for continued improvment

The blood is gettin' old and I'm here for the transfusion

So make room and meet the newcomer

I'm here for your amusement as long as you pay the cover

It's just another day in the life

When you gettin' paid to be on display with a mic

Yeah I bathe in the light and cherish every second

While you're in the position that should never get neglected

My thoughts are filled with just slangin' this album

Hopin' that the product can spark some word of mouth in

The city I grew up in, to the cities I touch when

I make the audience a major part of the production

[Chorus]

You (you) ask (ask)

What does it take?

Gripping pens and dealing with that which frustrates

And you (you) ask (ask)

Not enough of me

Demand a higher standard, command your emcees

(x2)

[Chorus]

You (you) ask (ask)

What (what) does it take?

You (you) ask (ask)

What (what) does it take?

You (you) ask (ask)

Not (not) enough of me

You (you) ask (ask)

Not (not) enough of me

(x2)

[Chorus]

You (you) ask (ask)

What does it take?

Gripping pens and dealing with that which frustrates

And you (you) ask (ask)

Not enough of me

Demand a higher standard, command your emcees

(x2)