Counterparts - MMVII lyrics

Why do I need to justify my opinion
After all that I’ve seen and done?
And year after year
We give our everything to
Get nothing in return
The time has come for things to change
We don’t need your adoration
But we demand your respect
I won't allow anyone the opportunity to
Deny half a decade of labor

The places we’ve been, the faces we’ve seen
The months spent far from home
This is what moves us
This is what we’ve grown accustomed to
What we will leave behind can not
Be measured in a dollar figure
There’s a much deeper meaning than that
I can’t wait until the day
When we’ve surpassed everything
That gave you a false sense of importance
I want you to question yourself
I want you to question yourself
I want you to watch you slip away
I want you to realize that
Your existence has meant nothing
I hate you more than you could ever know
And I hate you for making me feel like this

I know deep down that I am a good person
But my patience is wearing thin
The best retaliation I can think of
Would be to
Let you know that for once in my life
I am truly happy
I’m more than content with who and where I am
Your oppression has had no effect
I don’t need to justify my opinion
After all that we’ve been through
And year after year, what we get in return
I can’t explain with words
I’m so fucking thankful that I made
It to where I am today
(I watched the world upon your shoulders
And from these heights it’s so far down)