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 haven’t 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 haven’t 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 haven’t nearly paid your dues