Different on Purpose

[Verse 1]
You count my colors like they’re something to correct
I wear them all at once, a bright and strange effect
My laugh arrives off-beat, my hands invent a dance
I quit auditioning for somebody else’s chance

[Pre-Chorus]
Every odd note, every bright mismatch
Fits my pulse; I won’t take it back

[Chorus]
This is my face, this is my frequency
Wild little sparks in a loud, living sea
You be your kind, I’ll be all of mine
Different on purpose, and doing just fine

[Verse 2]
I like the things I like, no footnotes in the air
A dozen tiny planets orbiting my hair
Your rules can keep their numbers; mine are made to bend
I’m not a rough draft waiting for a cleaner end

[Pre-Chorus]
Every odd note, every bright mismatch
Fits my pulse; I won’t take it back

[Chorus]
This is my face, this is my frequency
Wild little sparks in a loud, living sea
You be your kind, I’ll be all of mine
Different on purpose, and doing just fine

[Bridge]
Say it with your whole chest, say it with your grin
There’s no prize for hiding what you’ve always been

[Final Chorus]
This is my face, this is my frequency
Wild little sparks in a loud, living sea
You be your kind, I’ll be all of mine
Different on purpose, and doing just fine