(Long Musical Intro) (Verse 1) You looked at me directly in the face Then you turned the entire room upside down My hands seem to forget their former shape When your name gets written and tossed around You slide on over and propose a little test Under the stress of every breath that I take And I question myself and start to second-guess What I ultimately lost and what I will remake (Pre-Chorus) Tell me, what do you want? Tell me, what do you need? You keep moving the goal posts While you’re watching what I believe (Chorus) Mistress of the mind Mistress of the mind You twist all of my good, honorable intentions Then you sarcastically ask if I’m still alive Mistress of the mind Mistress of the mind I’m not the answer to your little question I’m more than that and I’ll never cower or hide Mistress of the mind Mistress of the mind I was never made to bow or kneel I was built to rise with the energy from inside (Verse 2) You silently count my deliberate pauses Like a strangling debt written in silver ink Then you smile like there’s some permanent clause But I believe in my every thought before now….. I think You collectively take my proudest moments And you turn them into a heaping bowl of dust I will not solicit or chase your ill timed approval Because I’m one hundred percent proof that I’m enough (Pre-Chorus) Tell me, what do you want? Tell me, what do you need? You keep moving the goal posts While you’re watching what I believe (Chorus) Mistress of the mind Mistress of the mind You twist all of my good, honorable intentions Then you sarcastically ask if I’m still alive Mistress of the mind Mistress of the mind I’m not the answer to your little question I’m more than that and I’ll never cower or hide Mistress of the mind Mistress of the mind I was never made to bow or kneel I was built to rise with energy from inside (Verse 3) I see the game and it’s directly in front of me now The mirror is wrapped up with a tangled chain You fed on my many insecurities and self-doubt Then called me out by my complete name I took the enormous body of weight off my back I took back my voice and my feeling of pride What I kept was for myself because there’s nothing that I lack You don’t get to determine my fate and decide (Pre-Chorus) Tell me, what do you want? Tell me, what do you need? You keep moving the goal posts While you’re watching what I believe (Long Musical Solos) (Chorus) Mistress of the mind Mistress of the mind You twist all of my good, honorable intentions Then you sarcastically ask if I’m still alive Mistress of the mind Mistress of the mind I’m not the answer to your little question I’m more than that and I’ll never cower or hide Mistress of the mind Mistress of the mind I was never made to bow or kneel I was built to rise with energy from inside
