The Competition-Kimya Dawson

[00:00.00] i never wanted to be better than my friends [00:00.000] 作曲 : Kimya Dawson [00:17.55]i just wanted to prove wrong the people in my head [00:20.70]the ones who told me i'd be better off dead [00:23.82]the ones who told me that i would never win [00:26.25]when i delivered newspapers they said i was too slow [00:29.40]when i was a barista they said i made lousy foam [00:32.52]when i worked in retail they said i was a slob [00:35.79]much too dumb for school and much too lazy for a job [00:38.67]so i rode my bike like lightning [00:41.94]and i made cappucinos that would make the angels sing [00:44.88]took two showers a day and i dressed up like a princess [00:47.85]shook my fist in my own face and said "i'll show you who's the best" [00:51.12]i wrote the kinds of papers teachers hang up on their walls [00:54.12]i was employee of the month in seven different shopping malls [00:57.48]and one time, playing football, i pulled the tendons in my leg [01:00.60]to prove that i was tough i hopped on one foot [01:04.59]and finished up the game [01:11.61]i thought if i succeeded i'd be happy and they'd go away [01:14.88]but first thing every morning i'd still wake up and i'd hear them say [01:18.03]" you're fat, ugly and stupid, you should really be ashamed [01:21.21]no-one will ever like you, you're no good at anything" [01:26.76]and sometimes i'd rise to the challenge [01:33.03]but other times i'd feel so bad that i could not get out of bed [01:39.57]and on the days i stayed in bed i sang and sang and sang [01:45.93]about how crappy i felt, not realising how many other people would relate [02:06.81]now people send me emails that say thanks [02:09.84]for saying the things they didn't know how to say [02:13.02]and the people in my head still visit me sometimes [02:16.05]and they bring all of their friends, but i don't mind [02:19.08]i play my guitar like lightning [02:21.63]when i sing i like it when you sing too, loud and clear [02:24.87]different voices, different tones, all saying "yeah, we're not alone" [02:28.02]i got good at feeling bad and that's why i'm still here [02:31.11]i got good at feeling bad and that's why i'm still here [02:34.26]i got good at feeling bad and that's why i'm still here