What I Need

Something inside is rising
 And I can't hide it
 It just occurred to me
 Couldn't ever really seem to find it
 I was blinded
 By what I was told to be
 I tried to rule the world
 With guilty hands
 I tried to make amends
 Ooh, but I can't
 I tried to live that life
 The best that I could
 But it's so hard to love yourself
 When you don't think that you should
 So I'll give myself some peace
 Something's come over me
 That nothing's what I need
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 Something inside is calling
 And now I'm talking
 To the man I used to be
 Love has many different colors
 You can't paint no other
 It's only your masterpiece
 I tried to rule the world
 With guilty hands
 I tried to make amends
 Ooh, but I can't
 I tried to live that life
 The best that I could
 But it's so hard to love yourself
 When you don't think that you should
 So I'll give myself some peace
 Something's come over me
 Nothing's what I need, yeah
 Ooh, nothing's what I need, oh
 Nothing's what I need, yeah
 Nothing's what I need, yeah
 Yeah
 I tried to rule the world (I'm ready)
 With guilty hands (I'm ready)
 I tried to make amends (I'm ready)
 Ooh, but I can't (I'm ready)
 I tried to live that life (I'm ready)
 The best that I could (I'm ready)
 But it's so hard to love yourself (I'm ready)
 When you don't think that you should (I'm ready)
 So I'll give myself some peace
 Something's come over me
 That nothing's what I need, ooh
 Nothing's what I need, ooh-ooh