Beautifully Insane

[Intro — distant piano, whispered] They said I was too much. Too loud. Too different. Maybe… I was just too much for them. [Verse 1 — intimate, fragile] I keep my feelings in the attic All the things I couldn’t say Every photograph is crooked But I hang them up anyway I’ve been trying to be normal Like there’s something I should fix Painting smiles across the damage Till the colors wouldn’t stick [Pre-Chorus — subtle strings enter] And I tried God, I tried To make the broken pieces hide But every crack Lets in the light Maybe I was never wrong… For being different all along. [Chorus — emotional, melodic] I’m beautifully insane A little sunshine in the rain Got a thousand imperfections But I love them just the same I’m beautifully insane Every scar has got a name If you only love the perfect Then you’ll never love me anyway. Oh-oh-oh, let me fall apart Oh-oh-oh, with my open heart I’m beautifully insane… And I wouldn’t change a thing. [Verse 2 — deeper, more personal] I’ve been dancing with my shadows Making peace with all my ghosts Used to hate the parts of myself That I needed loving most Every mirror told a story That I didn’t want to see Till I realized all those monsters Were just lonely parts of me [Pre-Chorus] And I cried Through the night Trying to make the darkness bright But I don’t need To hide the pain Maybe beauty doesn’t mean… That nothing ever breaks. [Chorus — stronger harmonies] I’m beautifully insane A little sunshine in the rain Got a thousand imperfections But I love them just the same I’m beautifully insane Every scar has got a name If you only love the perfect Then you’ll never love me anyway. Oh-oh-oh, let me fall apart Oh-oh-oh, with my open heart I’m beautifully insane… And I wouldn’t change a thing. [Bridge — piano only, almost spoken] Maybe I’m complicated. Maybe I feel too deeply. Maybe I laugh when I should cry… And cry when nobody’s watching. But I don’t want to spend another lifetime… Apologizing for being alive. [Final Chorus — cinematic emotional explosion] I’M BEAUTIFULLY INSANE! Let the world call me strange I’m a masterpiece of mistakes And I’m beautiful anyway! I’m beautifully insane Not a single part in vain I don’t need to be somebody else To deserve a little love someday! Oh-oh-oh, hear my beating heart Oh-oh-oh, every broken part I’m beautifully insane… And I’m finally unashamed! [Outro — soft piano, whisper] They called me crazy… For loving the parts of me They wanted me to hate. Pause. I think that’s beautiful.