Don't
   Tell me what's in
   Tell me how to write
   Don't tell me how to win
   This fight
   Isn't your life
   It isn't your right
   To take the only thing that's
   Mine
  
   Proven over time
   It's over your head
   Don't try to read between the
   Lines
   Are clearly defined
   Never lose sight of
   Something you believe in
  
   Takin' in the view from the outside
   Feeling like the underdog
   Watching through the window I'm on the outside
   Living like the underdog
  
   I've been trying to justify you
   In the end I will just defy you
  
   To those who understand, I extend my hand
   To the doubtful I demand, take me as I am
   Not under your command, I know where I stand
   I won't change to fit your man, Take me as I am
  
   As I am
  
   Still
   Running uphill
   Swimming against the current
   I wish I weren't so
   Fucked
   Feels like I'm stuck
   Lost in a sea of mediocrity
  
   ''Slow down,
   You're thinking too much
   Where is your soul?''
   You cannot touch
   The way I
   Play
   Or tell me what to say
   You're in the way
   Of all that I believe in
  
   Takin' in the view from the outside
   Feeling like the underdog
   Watching through the window I'm on the outside
   Living like the underdog
   I've been wasting my breath on you
   Open minds will descend upon you
  
   To those who understand, I extend my hand
   To the doubtful I demand, take me as I am
   Not under your command, I know where I stand
   I won't change to fit your plan, take me as I am