Shut them out You're sick and tired of taking their abuse Break the rules that held all of us down Steal the crown They lash out When you take a different route Or when you don't follow the goals that they have predetermined They reach for anything just to bring you down And they seethe when they see you succeed Watch them leave They disown, you're alone, try to hide the cracks They’ll expect you to crawl back But they'll be the ones crawling back I won't stop till I've reached the stratosphere Kept me in mind You lost focus on your life I'll kick you while you're down like you did me The difference being I'll be haunted by guilt But you'd keep kicking even when I submit Put them down When they should be giving the kids confidence They can't stand to see the youth succeed They wonder Why the kids cut them off Or why they'd rather be defiant And leave their doubters to suffer in silence They wallow in guilt at the memories lost Don't give a thought, cause they will accuse and fault you They wonder why they are left in the unknown Or why they have been left in their misery to die alone I won't stop till I've reached the stratosphere Kept me in mind You lost focus on your life I'll kick you while you're down like you did me The difference being I'll be haunted by guilt But you'd keep kicking even when I submit