Verse 1
Participation turned into expectation
Effort got replaced with entitlement
You want the reward without the pressure
You want the crown without the fight
Everything is handed out to avoid discomfort
And somehow that’s called progress
Pre-Chorus
Every word you speak is measured for reaction
Every move you make is built for attention
You forgot what it means to stand alone
Without validation
Chorus
No one owes you anything
No understanding
No comfort
No relief
Nothing (Nothing)
Post-Chorus
Face it without a witness
Carry it without applause
Or keep collapsing
In front of everyone
Verse 2
I see grown men begging for validation
Hiding behind curated weakness
You weaponize insecurity like it’s power
Then wonder why nothing stands anymore
Everything is performative collapse
No one knows how to endure quietly
Pre-Chorus
Every word you speak is measured for reaction
Every move you make is built for attention
You forgot what it means to stand alone
Without validation
Chorus
No one owes you anything
No understanding
No comfort
No relief
Nothing (Nothing)
Post-Chorus
Face it without a witness
Carry it without applause
Or keep collapsing
In front of everyone
Verse 3
There’s no pride left in resilience
Only comfort in being seen as damaged
You cling to that image like it defines you
Refusing to step outside it
Because then you’d have to change
And that terrifies you more than anything
Pre-Chorus
Every word you speak is measured for reaction
Every move you make is built for attention
You forgot what it means to stand alone
Without validation
Chorus
No one owes you anything
No understanding
No comfort
No relief
Nothing (Nothing)
Post-Chorus
Face it without a witness
Carry it without applause
Or keep collapsing
In front of everyone
Guitar solo
Bridge
Strip away the words
Strip away the performance
What remains is unfinished
Untested
richardhead
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