Paid My Dues

… eccoci di fronte a un altro processo di “metallizzazione” di un brano commerciale.

Anastacia – Versione originale

I’ve been knocked down
It’s a crazy town
Even got a punch in the face in LA
Ain’t nothing in the world that you keep
me from doing what I wanna do
‘Cause I’m too proud, I’m too strong
Live by the code that you gotta move on
Feel excited for yourself
and got nobody no way
so I…

(Held my head high)
I Knew I (Knew I survive)
Well I made it (I made it)
I don’t hate it (I Don’t hate it)
That’s just the way it goes

I done made it through
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues
Tried to hold me down
You can’t stop me now
I paid my dues

Now I’m still trusted every day
people try to mess with my Jaded Heart
gotta nothing in common
cause I handle mine
and I thought I better let you know
I’m no punk I can’t get down
I don’t give a damn about abuse around
that was just fine ‘til now
So I…

(Held my head high)
Knew I (Knew I survive)
Well I made it (I made it)
Oahh (Don’t hate it)
That’s just the way it goes

I done made it through
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues
Tried to hold me down
you can’t stop me now
I paid my dues

Took so long to get me here
But I won’t live in fear
You try to steal my shine
But first they wanna build you up
Then they tear you down
… Ha ha ha…
so I…

(Held my head high)
Knew I (Knew I survive)
Oahh (I made it)
(Don’t hate it)
Said that’s – just – the – way it goes

(I done made it through)
(Stand on my own two)
I said I paid my, I paid my dues
Yeahhhhh
(Tried to hold me down)
But you can’t stop me now
I paid my my dues
(I done made it through) oahhh
(Stand on my own two) oh
(I paid my dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
(Tried to hold me down)
you can’t stop me now (you can’t stop me now)
I paid my dues

Jaded Heart –  Versione rocciosa