You don't know me but you always thought you did
You saw my struggles and you were waiting for me to quit
Deep inside you always hoped for the worse
You said you cared but all I ever saw was a blur
Because if you cared I wouldn't always have to hear such negative words
Those same words that always motivated me to prove you wrong
And show you every bit of what I'm capable of
You don't know me
All you know is my first and last name
You keep hoping that your pessimism will wrap around me like chains
Restraining me
Making me give up
Telling me no dream is worth fighting for
But I'm stronger than I look
So I can break every chain
I'm also smarter than I look so I won't waste my brain
I remember how you would look at me and wonder why I was staring off into space
Well, I was thinking deep thoughts and writing in my head
Making poetry out of the words I never said
Even when I spoke to you it was like you only heard the bad
Because that's all you focused on
You would never let me forget
But every time something positive came around you had little to say
I could see the annoyance written all over your face
But that amuses me
I want my success to annoy you
Everything I achieve later in life is gonna make you uncomfortable
And I'll always remember your doubt and how you focused on my flaws
How you could scream out my failures, overlook the good, and never give me an applause
But it's okay
In the near future you won't know me the same
You'll know me as someone who's made a significant change
