Assemblage 23 You Haven`t Earned It Lyrics

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 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