Be Strange Out Loud

[Verse 1]
You count the ceiling tiles in threes
I name the clouds like old movies
You wear your laugh a little loud
I draw strange planets in the margins now
They say, “Be normal, blend right in”
But we’ve got better ways to begin

[Pre-Chorus]
When you show the thing you thought was too much
I’ll meet your eyes and say, “That’s us”

[Chorus]
Here’s to the odd ones, bright and uncontained
To the brave little sparks that refuse to behave
You bring your wild thought, I’ll bring mine too
We make a wider world by making space for you
Be strange out loud, let your colors run free
I’ll cheer for your difference; you cheer for me

[Verse 2]
You learn the names of every pigeon
I build a sculpture from a tin-can lid
We trade our favorite useless facts
And laugh until the day folds back
No need to match the usual design
Your peculiar’s welcome next to mine

[Bridge]
If the crowd says, “Tone it down,”
I’ll stand right here and turn you up

[Final Chorus]
Here’s to the odd ones, bright and uncontained
To the brave little sparks that refuse to behave
You bring your wild thought, I’ll bring mine too
We make a wider world by making space for you
Be strange out loud, let your colors run free
I’ll cheer for your difference; you cheer for me
[Outro]
You cheer for me