Kimya Dawson – The Competition (Guitar)

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 I never wanted to be better than my friends

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 I just wanted to prove wrong the people in my head

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 the ones who told me I'd be better off dead

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 the ones who told me that I would never win

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when I delivered newspapers they said I was too slow

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when I was a barista they said I made lousy foam

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when I worked in retail they said I was a slob

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much too dumb for school and much too lazy for a job

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so I rode my bike like lightning

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and I made cappuccinos that would make the angels sing

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took two showers a day and I dressed up like a princess

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shook my fist in my own face and said I'll show you who's the best

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I wrote the kinds of papers teachers hang up on their walls

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I was employee of the month at seven different shopping malls

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and one time playing football I pulled the tendons in my leg

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to prove that I was tough I hopped on one foot

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and finished up the game

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I thought if I succeeded I'd be happy and they'd go away

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but first thing every morning I'd still wake up and I'd hear them say

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"you're fat, ugly, and stupid, you should really be ashamed

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no one will ever like you, you're not good at anything"

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and sometimes I'd rise to the challenge

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but other times I'd feel so bad that I could not get out of bed

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and on the days I stayed in bed I sang and sang and sang

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about how crappy I felt, not realizing how many other people would relate

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now people send me emails that say thanks for

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saying the things they didn't know how to say

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and the people in my head still visit me sometimes

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and they bring all of their friends but I don't mind

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I play my guitar like lightning

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when I sing I like it when you sing too loud and clear

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different voices, different tones all sayin' "yeah, we're not alone"

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I got good at feeling bad and that's why I'm still here

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I got good at feeling bad and that's why I'm still here

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I got good at feeling bad and that's why I'm still here