Lyric Analysis

Mr. Know It All

By Kelly Clarkson


Mr. Know It All
Well you you think you know it all

But you don't know a thing at all ain't it
Ain't it something y'all
When somebody tells you something about you
Think that they know you more than you do
So you take it down, another pill to swallow


Mr. Bring Me Down

Well you like to bring me down, don't you

But I ain't laying down

Baby I ain't going down
Can't nobody tell me how it's gonna be
Nobody's gonna make a fool out of me
Baby you should know that I lead not follow


(Chorus)
Oh you think that you know me, know me
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely
'Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where to go, no right to tell me
Acting like you own me lately
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

Mr. Play Your Games
Only got yourself to blame
When you want me back again
But I ain't falling back again
'Cause I'm living my truth without your lies
Let's be clear baby, this is goodbye
I ain't comin' back tomorrow

(Chorus)
Oh you think that you know me, know me
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonley
'Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where, no right to tell me
Acting like you own me lately
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

So what you've got the world at your feet
And you know everything about everything
But you don't
You still think I'm coming back but baby you'll see

(Chorus)
Oh you think that you know me, know me
That's why I'm leaving you lonely, lonely
'Cause baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

You ain't got the right to tell me
When and where, no right to tell me
Acting like you own me lately
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me


Mr. Know It All
Well you you think you know it all
But you don't know a thing at all
Yeah baby you don't know a thing about me
You don't know a thing about me

Kelly Clarkson is one of my favorite girl artist. All her songs have a really strong meaning to them and it is easy for girls my age to relate to them. This is my favorite song of the moment and probably of all time. I beleive it is easier for someone to get into a song when they can relate so much to the words that are being sung. Clarkson is a winner of American Idol, a show that I am most fascinated with because it gives young people a chance to show America what great talent they have. I can honestly say that Kelly is my idol to continue doing what I love to do the most and to believe in myself that one day a simple girl can make it to the big time.

The song talks about a guy thinking he knows everything about a girl. Most guys now think that they know everything that happens in a girls mind and think that is an easy way to manipulate a girl, but it is never like that. The song refers to a jerk that is no longer in her life but the guy thinks that any day she will go running back to him, but that never happens. And sadly this is an issue that is around in today's world. A girl is so use to the abuse of a guy that most of the time they think thats the only way of life but it's not. This song addresses a story that most girls can learn from and can go back to refer to it once it has happened. Her purpose for this song and all the songs she writes is to let girls know that they are not alone and that a similar thing has happened to more than one girl. Her songs talk about a girl trying to stay strong when such a hard thing has happened to her. The song has a bit of anger in it which is what every girl should feel but at the same time has a sense of relieve to see that the jerk is finally gone and out of her life.

The song starts out with a nice slow tune and when the lyrics come in is when it starts to get a bit upbeat. A song like this has to be mutual because it has some strong parts to it but at the same time it has calm moments. The song has a hip hop feeling to it and uses the most common instruments: piano, drums, and guitars. The instrument that makes it have a heavier side is of course the drums and the insrtument that makes the song calm is the piano and the guitar. All instruments work great together for this type of song. All these instruments are mostly used for all her songs, although she does have some songs that are more up beat and more sensitive, this song makes both look very good.

The guy thinks he knows everything about this girl and everything about everything in the world. It everntually got annoying and the girl had no choice but to move on and leave him alnoe. Every time he was around he made her feel like she was worth nothing but as they split he thinks that it will be the same thing as always and that she will go back to him. What he doesn't realize though is that she is tired of this game and she knows that if she goes back the story will just repeat itself. She feels like he has no right to tell her how to live her life and that she is not a toy of his. I can relate to this song from beginning to end and it is truly a story that has no end and will never have one.