Be Weird, Be Proud

[Verse 1]
You sort your buttons by the sounds they make
You name the pigeons at the bus-stop gate
You tap a rhythm on your thumbnail
And tell the same strange joke until it sails

[Pre-Chorus]
They may blink twice, they may not understand
But every odd spark is a thing you can
Hold up high, let it be seen
The best kind of different stays gloriously keen

[Chorus]
Be weird, be wonderfully, unmistakably you
Keep the little rituals nobody else would do
Your laugh can skip a beat, your thoughts can zig and zoom
There’s a hundred kinds of color in the way you move
Be weird, be proud, let your peculiar bloom

[Verse 2]
You give the clouds ridiculous names
You hum the elevator’s lopsided refrain
You wear your joy in unexpected ways
And turn an ordinary Tuesday into a parade

[Pre-Chorus]
The world can try to sort us into rows
But nobody gets to tell your strange how it goes
Lift your chin, let your bright self show
There’s more than one right way to grow

[Chorus]
Be weird, be wonderfully, unmistakably you
Keep the little rituals nobody else would do
Your laugh can skip a beat, your thoughts can zig and zoom
There’s a hundred kinds of color in the way you move
Be weird, be proud, let your peculiar bloom

[Bridge]
If you talk to plants, then tell them all your news
If you collect odd facts, I want to hear them too
If your favorite song has an impossible dance
Give your strange a chance, give your strange a chance

[Final Chorus]
Be weird, be wonderfully, unmistakably you
Keep the little rituals nobody else would do
Your laugh can skip a beat, your thoughts can zig and zoom
There’s a hundred kinds of color in the way you move
Be weird, be proud, let your peculiar bloom
Be weird, be proud, and let the whole world bloom

[Outro]
Be wonderfully, unmistakably you