I KNOW WHAT I DON’T [Intro: Staccato Piano Hit] (Yeah, yeah) (Here we go again) [Punchy Drum Fill] [Verse 1: Vocal Fry, Tight Funk Groove] Monday night, everybody talking Same old rules and everybody watching Tuesday came, heard another lecture Smile real nice, but I won’t let it pressure I change my mind, but I choose my way You can have your rules, I won’t obey [Pre-Chorus: Rising Synth Arp, Snare Build] Mama says I need to settle down Everybody wants to turn me round One says be sweet, one says behave I was never born to play it safe! [Chorus: Explosive Late-90s Hip-Hop Pop, Layered Vocals] I don’t need your rules, I don’t need your should Never gonna live like a good girl would Push me down, box me in, I’ll get out again You can talk all night, I won’t pretend Your way, their way, I don’t need more I know what I’m walking away from (Oh boy) I may not know what I want (No, no) But I know what I don’t! [Verse 2: Funky Bass, Staccato Delivery] Friday night, everybody judging Got their little list of what I should be loving Saturday, somebody says I’m reckless Maybe I just hate being put on a checklist I like my freedom, I like my space If I don’t fit in, then that’s not my place [Pre-Chorus: Rising Synth Arp, Snare Build] Mama says I need to settle down Everybody wants to turn me round One says be sweet, one says behave I was never born to play it safe! [Chorus: Explosive Late-90s Hip-Hop Pop, Layered Vocals] I don’t need your rules, I don’t need your should Never gonna live like a good girl would Push me down, box me in, I’ll get out again You can talk all night, I won’t pretend Your way, their way, I don’t need more I know what I’m walking away from (Oh boy) I may not know what I want (No, no) But I know what I don’t! [Bridge: Beat Drops Out, Filtered Spoken Dialogue] [Slap Bass Only] (Spoken, sassy) “So... I should settle down? Cute.” “And I should act more proper? Sure.” (Sighs) “Why does everybody think they get a vote?” [Singing, belted build-up] You don’t get to choose for me! [Snare Roll Swell] [Key Change] [Chorus: Maximum Energy, Stacked Harmonies, Ad-libs] I don’t need your rules, I don’t need your should! (No, I don’t!) Never gonna live like a good girl would! (Never would!) Push me down, box me in, I’ll get out again! (Out again!) You can talk all night, I won’t pretend! Your way, their way, I don’t need more! (I don’t need more!) I know what I’m walking away from (Oh boy) I may not know what I want (No, no) But I know what I don’t! [Outro: Staccato Piano, Fading Beat] My life, my choice. Every single time. (Yeah, yeah, that’s right) [Sudden Stop]
