Held onto your standards
So hard that they shattered
They won’t understand it
All along you know they got you wrong
They’ll never get it
Rising tensions want my signature but not my questions
They got so close that they could taste the way I learned my lessons
They’re holding out on me
Holding out on me, yeah
And they’ll never tell you
Self respect will never cash the cheques
Just take the credit
If it’s such low stakes then give me a break
I’ll never get it
Self respect will never cash the cheques
Just take the credit
And if it’s such low stakes then give me a break
I’ll never get it
You get to know on how the wind blows
He’ll be your friend
He wants his fix but wants it just for kicks
So you don’t get yours
Now he’s holding out on me
Holding out on me, yeah
And he’ll never tell you
Self respect will never cash the cheques
Just take the credit
All along make sure you’ve got me wrong
You just don’t get it
Self respect will never cash the cheques
Just take the credit
And all along make sure you’ve got me wrong
You just don’t get it
Self respect will never cash the cheques
Just take the credit
If it’s just low stakes then give me a break
I’ll never get it
Self respect will never cash the cheques
Just take the credit
A cash injection, a nasty infection
Don’t regret it
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Dark Luck
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