[Verse 1] You count the beats I miss on purpose I turn the stumble into language Every odd note has my fingerprints Every bright scar says I was here [Pre-Chorus] You ask me to fit your measured line I answer with a rhythm all my own [Chorus] I am not a copy, not a compromise Every strange bright part is mine Let it split, let it ring, let it shake I won't edit what I came to make [Verse 2] My laugh arrives a second early My thoughts take corners without warning I wear my colors at full volume No need to match to be alive [Pre-Chorus] You ask me to fit your measured line I answer with a rhythm all my own [Chorus] I am not a copy, not a compromise Every strange bright part is mine Let it split, let it ring, let it shake I won't edit what I came to make [Bridge] If I bend, I bend like branches If I break, I break the pattern All these parts I used to hide Take their turn in daylight [Final Chorus] I am not a copy, not a compromise Every strange bright part is mine Let it split, let it ring, let it shake I won't edit what I came to make [Outro] All my colors, all my timing All of me, arriving
