Stranger Way

[Verse 1]
I wore my left shoe on the right foot
Called it fashion, called it fate
Put a question mark on breakfast
Then I ate the question straight

My pocket holds a tiny thunder
My sleeve contains a paper sun
Every rule I ever borrowed
Has a loose thread I can run

[Pre-Chorus]
I used to file my edges down
Till I could fit inside the frame
Now every corner sticks right out
And I am done apologizing for my shape

[Chorus]
I’m not holding back my weird
Let it rattle every room
I’ve got a choir in my teeth
And a kazoo inside the moon
I’m not holding back my weird
Let the oddball banner wave
If the normal door is locked
I’ll build a stranger way

[Verse 2]
I taught my plants to tell me secrets
They only gossip with the fern
I gave my alarm clock stage fright
Now it begs me not to turn

There’s a sock beneath the sofa
That has seen what I have seen
It won’t explain its missing partner
But it’s loyal, sharp, and clean

[Pre-Chorus]
I used to mute the buzzing crowd
And bleach the colors from my name
Now every spark is turned up loud
I’m a beautiful mistake they couldn’t tame

[Chorus]
I’m not holding back my weird
Let it rattle every room
I’ve got a choir in my teeth
And a kazoo inside the moon
I’m not holding back my weird
Let the oddball banner wave
If the normal door is locked
I’ll build a stranger way

[Bridge]
Count me crooked, count me loud
Count the buttons on my cloud
I was waiting for permission
Now I’m late for my own decision

[Instrumental]

[Final Chorus]
I’m not holding back my weird
Let it rattle every room
Turn the hallway upside down
Make a staircase out of spoons
I’m not holding back my weird
Let the oddball banner wave
If the normal door is locked
I’ll build a stranger way

[Outro]
Stranger way, stranger way
I fit myself today
Stranger way, stranger way
No more folding me away