You Haven't Earned It Lyrics - 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