[Verse 1]
So pessimistic
So narcissistic
So cynical
Welcome to my own little world
A false commitment
Oh, I never listened
And I'm just a problem
And no one's ever solved it

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I don't think that I could be the one that you want me to be
It's hard for me sometimes to see the light inside my love

[Chorus]
I, I, I, I wanna run the world
I, I, I, I wanna run the
I, I, I, I wanna run the world, the world, the world, the world
And I, I, I, I wanna run the world
I, I, I, I wanna run the
I, I, I, I wanna run the world, the world, the world, the world

[Verse 2]
I'm never honest
I'm faking all this
Just point those fingers
'Cause I could never be hurt
I'm not what I say
Oh, I am so fake
Just an illusion
Props to your conclusions
[Pre-Chorus]
And why is it that I believe everything they speak of me?
It's hard for me sometimes to see beyond all that they want

[Chorus]
I, I, I, I wanna run the world
I, I, I, I wanna run the
I, I, I, I wanna run the world, the world, the world, the world
And I, I, I, I wanna run the world
I, I, I, I wanna run the
I, I, I, I wanna run the world, the world, the world, the world
And I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I wanna run the world, the world, the world, the world
And I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I wanna run the world, the world, the world, the world