Letting It Misbehave

[Verse 1]
I alphabetize my fears
Then lose the list by noon
Wear one red sock, one striped sock
And call it matching shoes

I practiced looking normal
In the bathroom mirror twice
Then drew a tiny mustache
On the face of my advice

[Pre-Chorus]
I kept my odd little sparks
In a jar behind the bed
Now the lid is doing cartwheels
And the jar is seeing red

[Chorus]
I’m done keeping weird in the cupboard
Done folding strange into squares
If my thoughts arrive wearing feathers
I’ll put flowers in their hair

I’m done saying, “Maybe tomorrow”
Done making myself behave
I brought my whole crooked parade here
And I’m letting it misbehave

[Verse 2]
I talk to every pigeon
Like it owes me rent
Give names to all my houseplants
Then ask where the weekend went

My laugh arrives in installments
My plans take scenic routes
I build a throne from cereal boxes
And invite the moonlight out

[Pre-Chorus]
I kept my odd little sparks
Under labels marked “too much”
Now they’re kicking through the cardboard
With a very loud enough

[Chorus]
I’m done keeping weird in the cupboard
Done folding strange into squares
If my thoughts arrive wearing feathers
I’ll put flowers in their hair

I’m done saying, “Maybe tomorrow”
Done making myself behave
I brought my whole crooked parade here
And I’m letting it misbehave

[Bridge]
Let the neighbors hear the kazoo
Let the hallway learn my dance
I was built with extra elbows
And a pocket full of chance

If I trip over my own entrance
I’ll bow before I fall
The strangest thing I ever did
Was shrink myself at all

[Final Chorus]
I’m done keeping weird in the cupboard
Done folding strange into squares
If my thoughts arrive wearing feathers
I’ll put flowers in their hair

I’m done saying, “Maybe tomorrow”
Done making myself behave
I brought my whole crooked parade here
And I’m letting it misbehave

[Outro]
No more neat little corners
No more quiet disguise
I’m the typo in the headline
And I finally like the size