Assemblage 23 - You Haven't Earned It lyrics

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 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 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 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