What Do You Need? Lyrics

If you're sitting in the dark of your home, mentally thrown (It me)

Wishing that the universe could throw you a bone

You're not alone (Prove it) I promise you're not alone

There's countless just like us tryna find their throne

(Oh no) I know it feels like you're dying

The world is on fire and no one knows the assignment

If I said I knew mine I know you know I'm lying

So all I'm here to say is: stop trying (What?)

Ask yourself: whose standards are you pursuing? (Good question)

Whose ruler determines how far it is you're moving?

(And how fast!) why are we racing to the conclusion,

And losing ourself in the name of productivity boosting?

Uh, that's too big of a question (It is)

And honestly I didn't prep to deliver a lesson (Good job teach)

Most days I find I can't see the progression

I guess I needed directions

What do you need?

What can you get from it done?

What do you need, what can you get done from it?

When you find the next step 

(What's the next step?)

Take what you need

Try hard to get one thing done

Be what you need to get something done from it

When you find the next step

(Here's the next step)

Everyone's a teacher, everyone's a student

That's not a metaphor for how we finally get through it

It's facts: no one knows what they're doing

If they act otherwise you know they ain't read the blueprint

Aight, so how do we start planning?


Break down the tasks so everyone just handles

Exactly what they can, here's a chance to break standards

Hype each other up with a brand new canticle

(Huh?) That's hymns that hit different for

Immediate assistance in a community of remnants

Living on the edge of a fucked up system

Being treated like our bodies are a prison

(And then some)

Well, it got big again didn't it? (A little)

I should probably follow the advice I've been giving

With all these problems listed it's time to start simple: (How?)

Ask one question, then listen

What do you need?

What can you get from it done?

What do you need, what can you get done from it?

When you find the next step 

(What's the next step?)

Take what you need

Try hard to get one thing done

Be what you need to get something done from it

When you find the next step

(Here's the next step)

What do you need?

What can you get from that done?

What do you need to get something done from it

When you find the next step

Here's the next step...