[Verse 1] You fold your maps in crooked ways You keep a pebble from the bay You ask the questions no one planned And draw new doors where walls began [Pre-Chorus] When they say, “Be easier to read” I’ll save a seat beside me [Chorus] Stay strange, stay bright in your own way There’s room for every shape we make If you step out past the painted lines I’ll step out too, you can borrow mine Stay strange, and help the next one see The world gets wider when we’re free [Verse 2] You wear the jacket inside out You hum a tune and change the route They call it odd; I call it brave A little space is ours to make [Pre-Chorus] When you’re the only one who sees I’ll stand beside your certainty [Chorus] Stay strange, stay bright in your own way There’s room for every shape we make If you step out past the painted lines I’ll step out too, you can borrow mine Stay strange, and help the next one see The world gets wider when we’re free [Bridge] No measuring tape, no narrow frame No need to sand away your name We make a place by making room For every color, every tune [Final Chorus] Stay strange, stay bright in your own way There’s room for every shape we make If you step out past the painted lines I’ll step out too, you can borrow mine Stay strange, and help the next one see The world gets wider when we’re free [Outro] Stay strange—there’s room for you and me
