Assemblage 23

You Haven't Earned It

Assemblage 23


You crave attention 
As if it's due to you 
You want permission
To behave as badly as you do 

You want respect, but 
You don't act respectable 
You want fame to fill the void 
Where you once had a soul 

But you haven't earned it
You haven't walked long enough in these shoes
You don't deserve it 
You have'¹t nearly paid your dues 

It's so pathetic
This image you portray 
Shatters like crystal 
And slowly fades away 

You want the world's eyes 
You need the accolades 
You want the money 
And all the empty praise 

But you haven't earned it
You haven't walked long enough in these shoes
You don't deserve it 
You have'¹t nearly paid your dues

When it's all over 
What will you have left? 
You'll still be incomplete 
Forgotten and depressed 

You want acceptance 
It's all you wanted all along 
You want forgiveness 
From those who you have wronged 

But you haven't earned it
You haven't walked long enough in these shoes
You don't deserve it 
You have'¹t nearly paid your dues