This I Earned

[Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Bridge] 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 [Verse 3] You think this was handed to me? Some offering taken at birth I’ve withstood every hardship To prove myself of worth [Chorus] 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 [Outro] Earned in blood A life that's well deserved Take what's due Once you prove your worth Earn it