Hatebreed - This I Earned

Lyrics to This I Earned by Hatebreed

Fiction you made up to believe Lives on a screen but it's not reality Actions that you didn’t take Is why you're concerned with the ones that I make Now you've noticed your day slipping fast Was it well spent or were you stepping back? You counted all my blessings as you went Leaving your mark of discontent (This I earned) I wasn’t born with it I bled for this Be bound to your word When you live by it You prove your worth (This I earned) It wasn't handed to me I did what I had to Be bound to your word It's not what you deserve, you get what you earn Don't indulge in delusions to satisfy I don't escape today with dreams gone by Perfection of the present doesn't exist The future's at stake, it isn't granted For this I bled For this I bled My blood I shed for this You want a future worth fighting for? With skin in the game? Be bound to your word Everything is at stake My blood My blood I shed for this My blood My blood I shed for this You think this was handed to me? Some offering taken at birth I’ve withstood every hardship To prove myself of worth (This I earned) I wasn’t born with it I bled for this Be bound to your word When you live by it You prove your worth (This I earned) It wasn't handed to me I did what I had to Be bound to your word It’s not what you deserve, you get what you earn Earned in blood A life that's well deserved Take what's due Once you prove your worth (Earn it)