We Still Work You

(We still work you...) x2

[Verse 1: Ethic]
We provide potency
Openly hoping these things on my mind don't fall on deaf ears
Cordially invite you to fight through
Until only dope MCs are left here
I take instantly to form a infamy
Provide an interesting outlet looking into the
Eyes of anyone that's trying to gain a inch on me
And I'm fine with being hated by bitch MCs
They watch as my ego swells nightly
If this is your mic, why's it treating me so nicely?
We're in a place where we take away the value
Of those that only move where the monopoly allows you
They just a game piece
And while we stain beats
With free thought, they struggle to contain speech
But I know most of ya'll don't care
So while I stand here, you sit right there

[Bridge: Sapient]
And I know most of ya'll don't care
So while I stand here, you sit right there x2

[Chorus]
You got a million dollar studio?
We still work you...
Even when we're not trying
We still work you...
You got a cool music video?
We still work you...
If you practice for ten years
We still work you....

[Verse 2: Ethic]
Now I might claim superiority
But I got nuts that hang if you're ignoring me
And I got nothing to say, but you're forcing me
To make cuts and bang cause you're boring me
Customer base, now accustomed to wasted talent
But I'mll take the challenge
And put in place a new taste in palettes
Create the balance
Of one who's either deep in thought or thinking with his phallus

[Bridge]
We still work you x4

[Verse 3: Sapient]
So you've travelled the globe yet?
Nope, travelled the northwest
But I've seen places where poor men are fed from endorphins
Hip hop's in my veins
I bleed something to sell ya
Now you're caught in my reigns
With no need for an umbrella
And ten years from now I won't put this pen down
And when I look back at these times I'll only see them as a route
Leading to future me, and if future me doesn't kill the track as brutally
Shit, it must not really be future me
So don't tell me to get lost, I already am
Living in this sweatshop with cramps in my hand
I can't wait to afford Red Lobster and a Rolex watch
For the desire to impress popular demand
Wave your arm like you're making sure that your shoulders work
While I turn up the bass so loud it makes your molars hurt
I realize that most of ya'll don't care
So while I stand here, you sit right there

[Bridge: Ethic]
And I know most of ya'll don't care
So while I stand here, you sit right there x2

[Chorus]