[Verse 1] You fold your sleeves to hide the ink You laugh too loud, then stop to think You save your strangest stories up Like they might spill and break the room I know that careful little grin The one you wear to fit right in But every time you shrink your shape You leave a little less of you awake [Pre-Chorus] Let them keep their measuring tape They never had to wear your skin You don't owe them an easier shape You don't owe them anything [Chorus] Be the odd one, be the whole thing Take up room, let your true self sing If they don't get it, let them wonder You were never made to fit their number Be the odd one, bright and unafraid You don't need their permission to stay [Drop Refrain] Be the whole thing Be the whole thing You don't owe them anything [Verse 2] Your jokes arrive a beat too soon Your thrift-store coat's a different blue You name the clouds above the bus And make a Tuesday strange for us That look they give is not a law Their comfort isn't yours to guard The ones who fear their own odd parts May call your open heart too much [Pre-Chorus] Let them keep their measuring tape They never had to wear your skin You don't owe them an easier shape You don't owe them anything [Chorus] Be the odd one, be the whole thing Take up room, let your true self sing If they don't get it, let them wonder You were never made to fit their number Be the odd one, bright and unafraid You don't need their permission to stay [Post-Chorus] Be the whole thing Be the whole thing You don't owe them anything [Bridge] Keep the crooked little drawing Keep the dance you do alone Keep the names you gave your planets Keep the key that fits your own Maybe they are guarding doors They've never dared to open wide You can wish them well and still Refuse to step back inside [Breakdown] Not too strange Not too loud Not too much Not for them All your colors All your edges All your oddness Let them stand [Final Chorus] Be the odd one, be the whole thing Take up room, let your true self sing If they don't get it, let them wonder You were never made to fit their number Be the odd one, bright and unafraid You don't need their permission to stay [Final Drop Refrain] Be the whole thing Be the whole thing You don't owe them anything Be the whole thing Be the whole thing You were never made to fit their number [Outro] Keep the key that fits your own Take up room Come on home
