I don't know how to tell myself So how can I tell you? I hoped one day that I might feel peace Knowing I tried my best but fuck it I hit the dust, goddamn, just say it Persistence used to be a medal I wore Now I see it as the reason I'm sore Maybe this time I'll embrace some doubt Just because I usually endure I'm no good and if I ever had a shot, well, I'm sure I blew it Some might say Look at what you've done but all I see is what I haven't No one understands what it's like No one except the other heartbroken addicts I bleed and others feel alive They use me up and pass on by I don't know how to tell myself So how can I tell you? I gave my all about a hundred times And still I'm stuck here now where I started I learned hard work equals no promise Persistence used to be a medal I wore Now I see it as the reason I'm sore Maybe this time I'll embrace some doubt Just because I usually endure I'm no good and if I ever had a shot, well, I'm sure I blew it Some might say Look at what you've done but all I see is what I haven't And no one understands what it's like No one except the other heartbroken addicts I bleed and others feel alive They use me up and pass on by I don't know how to tell myself So how can I tell you?