An epiphany I had on Sara Bareilles' King of Anything

King of Anything by Sara Bareilles

Keep drinking coffee, stare me down across the table
While I look outside
So many things I'd say if only I were able
But I just keep quiet and count the cars that pass by

You've got opinions, man
We're all entitled to 'em
But I never asked

So let me thank you for your time
And try not to waste any more of mine
Get out of here fast

I hate to break it to you babe
But I'm not drowning
There's no one here to save

Who cares if you disagree? You are not me
Who made you king of anything?
So, you dare tell me who to be
Who died and made you king of anything?

You sound so innocent
All full of good intent
Swear you know best

But you expect me to
Jump up onboard with you
Ride off into your delusional sunset

I'm not the one who's lost
With no direction, oh
But you'll never see

You're so busy making masks
With my name on it in all caps
You've got the talking down
Just not the listening

Who cares if you disagree? You are not me
Who made you king of anything?
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died and made you king of anything?

All my life I've tried
To make everybody happy while I just hurt and hide
Waiting for someone to tell me it's my turn
To decide

Who cares if you disagree? You are not me
Who made you king of anything?
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died and made you king of anything?

Who cares if you disagree? You are not me
Who made you king of anything?
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died and made you king of anything?

Let me hold your crown, babe

I like this song a lot but the more i sing, the more i find that something's wrong with the lyrics. And then one day, eureka! I found what's wrong with it. The whole song is about how she wants to tell off this person who constantly tells her what to do with her life. It says here in the lyrics she doesn't want this other persona's opinions and thoughts. She wishes that this other person could just keep his thoughts to himself. She wants to be free and not be told what to do. She is capable of living on her own, and she doesn't need to be rescued. BUT at the verse where i've underlined, it says, waiting for someone to tell me it's my turn to decide. WHAT??!! Throughout the whole song, she tells us how she feels about always being controlled by this other rather dominant character, and now she wants someone else to come along TO TELL HER that it's her turn to decide?! Woman, you are contradicting towards your own statement! If you know how it feels to always be told what to do, then woman, then why are you waiting for another person to tell you what should be done? You're back to square one where you're still controlled by someone! It ruins the whole purpose of this song! So dare you tell me who to be, yes, no one has the rights to tell you who to be, so please, don't wait for other people to tell you when to decide. You owe your life to no one to please but yourself. It's time you stop letting people tell you what to do, if you want to do something and it feels right to you, just do it. Go with your gut, or in the owl language, gizzard! ;)

Inez.