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No te lo has ganado

Assemblage 23

You Haven't Earned It

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

No te lo has ganado

Buscas atención
Como si te fuera debida
Quieres permiso
Para comportarte tan mal como lo haces

Quieres respeto, pero
No actúas de manera respetable
Quieres fama para llenar el vacío
Donde una vez tuviste un alma

Pero no te lo has ganado
No has caminado lo suficiente en estos zapatos
No lo mereces
No has pagado casi tus deudas

Es tan patético
Esta imagen que proyectas
Se quiebra como cristal
Y lentamente se desvanece

Quieres los ojos del mundo
Necesitas los elogios
Quieres el dinero
Y todo el vacío elogio

Pero no te lo has ganado
No has caminado lo suficiente en estos zapatos
No lo mereces
No has pagado casi tus deudas

Cuando todo haya terminado
¿Qué te quedará?
Seguirás estando incompleto
Olvidado y deprimido

Quieres aceptación
Es todo lo que has querido todo este tiempo
Quieres perdón
De aquellos a quienes has perjudicado

Pero no te lo has ganado
No has caminado lo suficiente en estos zapatos
No lo mereces
No has pagado casi tus deudas

Escrita por: Tom Shear