[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
