A# They say sing what you know D# Cm7 But I've sung what they want A# Some folks do what they're told D# Cm7 But baby this time I won't D# A# Will look through that door Cm I know the truth from lie D# A# Cm Some things I've done before I can't justify [Pre-Chorus] A# There are kings in my past D#6 Cm7 Things no one can be proud of A# But I stand in the light I've cast D#6 Cm7 And turn away from any lack of love D# A# Oh, when I walked through that door Cm I say here I go D# A# You see me and nothing more Cm I'm singing what I know [Chorus] A# D# I know better A# D# I know better [Verse 2] A# Legend is just a name D# Cm7 I know better than to be so proud A# I won't drink in all this fame D# Cm7 I'll take more love than I'm allowed [Pre-Chorus] D# A# Cm I won't hide or cut it off from where it came D# A# Cm My history has brought me to this place D# A# Cm This power and the color of my face [Chorus] A# D# And I know better A# D# I know better [Bridge] Gm A# D#6 I'll rise from the floor if I don't win Gm A# D#6 I'll bust upon that door so let me in Gm A# D# And the music chooses me to sing I let her Cm D# I'll sing what I know, yes [Chorus] A# D# I know better, oh A# D# I know better, yes A# D# I know better A# D# I know better [Outro] A# D# x3 A#