[Verse 1] I used to try to bleach my wool to match the flock Stuttering my prayers while they stood firm on the rock. I was the glitch in the system, the smudge on the glass Watching the "perfect" ones silently pass. But silence is where the secrets are kept And God was awake while the shepherds all slept. They saw a defect, He saw a design They saw a sunset, He saw a vine. [Pre-Chorus] Every "No" from a man was a "Yes" from the Throne I wasn't abandoned, I was just postponed. Kept in the cellar to age like the wine Rejected by Earth, but marked by Divine. [Chorus - The Hook] They screamed "Black Sheep!"—they were trying to curse me Heaven whispered "Chosen"—and showered His mercy. Yeah, I’m the outlier, the holy mistake The one that the world couldn't manage to break! [Hooky breakdown] Black wool, Gold soul. Outcast, In control. Hidden in the shadows 'til the light turned gold. [Verse 2] Deep in the cave, that’s where the diamond gets hard Deep in the desert, that’s where I studied the stars. They call it "rejection," I call it "protection" A divine redirection toward my perfection. You can’t fit a giant in a small-minded room You can't keep a seed from the light in the tomb. I’m the anomaly, the holy exception The stone they stepped over is the one with the vision! [Bridge] I was hidden... (for the revelation) I was quiet... (for the conversation) I was lonely... (for the consecration) Now I’m standing... (at the destination). I’m not the one who lost the way. I’m the one the Way found. [Chorus] They screamed "Black Sheep!"—they were trying to curse me Heaven whispered "Chosen"—and showered His mercy. Yeah, I’m the outlier, the holy mistake The one that the world couldn't manage to break! Black wool, Gold soul. Outcast, In control. Hidden in the shadows 'til the light turned gold. [Outro] For such a time... (The time is now) For such a time... (I’m coming out of the clouds) They called me the Black Sheep. But the Shepherd... He’s been looking for me all along.
