I was shaking
The world would finally hear me roar
I knew this song
A little too well
Because of you
Oh!
And you too
"So your best friend screwed you over..."
I scanned the faces
"Acted nice when she not nice"
My voice carried the tune
"Well I have some advice,
'Cause it's happened to me TWICE!"
I thought about those days
The things you said to me
"So raise your right... finger!"
When you made me cry
Making me want to die
"And solemnly swear,
Whatever they say about me,
I don't care!"
That's when it hit me like lightning
"I won't twist in knots to join your games,
I will say you make me mad
And if you treat me bad
I'll say you're bad!"
What kind of friends were you?
What kind of friends make you walk through Hell?
Why would you feel lonely everyday?
"And if I eat alone from this moment on,
That's just what I'll do!"
It really was true
"I'd rather be me,
Than be with you!"
The words continued to flow
Then I saw one of you
Sitting in the crowd
For years you controlled me...
"I'll say NO!"
No more
"I'll say knock it off!
With your notes,
And your rules,
And your games!"
I was asked,
"Why does this song mean so much to you?"
I told them what I knew,
"Janis Sarkisian helped me through a dark time."
And when I sang it
They believed it
Every single word
I made the song my own
"I don't need their 'good' opinions,
I have plenty of opinions,
Everybody has opinions
But it doesn't make it true."
The final note was on its way
I worked so hard to hit it
Finally I looked at you,
Pointed,
The note came out perfectly to say
"I'd rather be me,
Than be,
With
YOU!"
When the crowd roared
I knew that I finally won
