Barenaked Ladies - I Know lyrics

I began my ascent at minus zero

You made so sure of that

You tried to keep me down here

Your complacency has been your downfall

Nobody made you king of the world

And now I'm here to dethrone

So kiss the ring motherfucker

It's my time, my time to shine

Grasping for the straws as they fall

Maybe you can make a splint for your broken ego

For your broken ego

When I say thank you for the scars

And the guilt and the pain

Every tear I've never cried

Has sealed your fucking fate

Did you take me for, a fool

Or were you just too blind to see

That every effort made has failed

And there is no destroying me

Hate can be a positive emotion

When it forces you to better yourself

You built me, constructed my desire

Perfected my hatred

Now I'm driven to be ten times better than you think you are

Ten times better than you think you are

Piece by piece I've built my walls

And burned my bridges down

That lead back to people like you

So full of malice, so full of scorn

You tried your best to crush my spirit

You tried to steal my soul

You pushed my back against the wall

And I broke it down

I will not be broken

Though I am the one that bleeds

I will not be broken

I am the one

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When I say thank you for the scars

And the guilt and the pain

Every tear I've never cried

Has sealed your fucking fate

Did you take me for, a fool

Or were you just too blind to see

That every effort made has failed

And there is no destroying me

There is no destroying me

No there is no destroying me