All I want is validation

Some small sign that it’s all worth it

Before I give up and walk away

There never seems to be a reason

To keep on pushing through the pain

There’s never light at the end of this tunnel

Just another shade of black

But I keep pushing and I keep crawling

Wiping the sweat from my brow

And the blood from my hands

Just tell me there’s something waiting

That will reflect the effort to get here

Dangle that carrot in my face

Prove to me it’s all for real

And I’ll keep fighting on forever

Or tell me now that there’s nothing

So I can stop wasting all my time