They said I was a fraud,
They said I was a sham
They said things that gnawed away and
made me feel like less of a man
They said I was a let down
They said I was a phoney
They said I only had to ask
Anyone who knows me
They said they'd eat their hats
They said to save my breath
They said the day I see success
Will be the day the sun rises in the west
They said I just don't measure up
They said I won't amount to much
They said i'd never cut the mustard
and my best just isn't good enough
They said in comparison I pale, may aswell not even try
you'll only feel embarassed when you fail
They said nothing when I fell, 
when I travailed to pick myself up
They said all they could to knock the wind out of my sails
They said I ruin everything I touch
They said they hate the way I talk
They hate the way I walk, 
They hate the way I look,
When I felt like I was on the up and up,
They said i'd struck a bit of luck 
it won't be long before i'm stuck back in a rut
And I believed what they said naively
the seeds of doubt they sowed 
had wrapped around my mind like vines
when i turned the other cheek
They laughed and said that I was weak
And when I took the bait
They said that i was a disgrace
A lost cause, a hopeless case
They said somebody would oust me
Only nobody cares enough about me
They even said this world would be better off without me
But when they said that
I said I have to answer back!

Chorus:
Sow your seeds of doubt,
say I won't, say I can't
say I don't stand a chance in hell
I must be mad, there's something I must lack
But now it's time to act yeah yeah yeah
I will answer back
Oh it's time to act yeah yeah yeah,
You'll see me answer back

I said I am flawed
But proudly tall I stand
and despite all the things They said 
I know exactly who I am
I said I am authentic
Look how They mirror me so closely
And none of them come close to me
So it's no wonder that They loathe me
I said They'll eat their words
I'll make them hard to digest
So long as I just give my best
I am guaranteed success
I said I am a tour-DE-force
That's just par for the course
Even if i'm holding court with no support
I do this of my own accord
I said in the crucible of doubt
is where my strength of mind was forged
let those words keep spewing from their mouths,
all They said lit a fire underneath me
and now there's nothing They can do or say
to douse that fire out
I said it's like i have a Midas touch
How I turn shit to sugar, lead into gold a minus to a plus
I strive for greatness now im on the cusp
holding a straight flush I made my own luck
i'll leave them in the dust
I mean every word I say, believe me
the seeds of doubt they sowed 
began to wither and untwine
when They said the chips were down
I said i'd turn this ship around
when They said to call it quits 
I said i'll give my all to this
the dark horse in first place
the nerve of them to even doubt me
wouldn't even have a voice without me
but wait now i'm speaking way too proudly
cause all the things They said
were the doubts in my own head

Chorus repeat

Look how they mirror me so closely
Lyrics by Paul Alwright.
Vocals performed by Paul Alwright. 
Drums by Benjamin Garrett.
Keys by David Prendergast.
Produced by David Prendergast. 
Mixed & mastered by Aidan Cunningham at The Forbidden Zone studio.

Seeds Of Doubt

Paul Alwright

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