F.R.E.A.K.

[Intro] They call me Freak Say it like a warning Say it like a threat Say it every morning [Verse 1] Wrong shoes in the hallway Wrong laugh in the quiet room Names carved in the desk wood Guess I bloomed from the bruise Weird kid in the yearbook Half-smile in the back row Teacher said "just be yourself" So I did They said "too much Though" [Verse 2] Hand-me-down black jacket Pins rattling like loose change Mom asking why I’m angry I just shrug I just look away Lunch table like a courtroom Eyes circling Soft and sharp Every whisper like a gavel Every joke another mark [Pre-Chorus] You say I’m too loud Too bright Too deep But I’m done folding Just to fit your seat [Chorus] They call me Freak I wear it like a crown now (oh) Scratched up Sleepless Still I never bow down You point You laugh But you just sound cheap You call me Freak I call it being me [Verse 3] Late night in my bedroom Posters peeling off the paint Writing on the ripped walls Every "can’t" becomes a "maybe I ain’t" Found friends in the misfits Quiet eyes Wild hearts We connect on the cracks Turn the scars into sparks [Bridge] You tried to break what you never built Tried to shame what you never felt I was drowning in your echo Now I’m swimming in myself [Breakdown] [Beat drops to bass and snaps] F-R-E-A-K Spell it like a battle cry Say my name Say my name Watch it light the sky F-R-E-A-K Every letter Every strike You wrote it as an insult I live it as my life [Pre-Chorus] You say I’m too loud Too bright Too deep But I’m done folding Just to fit your seat [Chorus] They call me Freak I wear it like a crown now (yeah) Scratched up Sleepless Still I never bow down You point You laugh But you just sound cheap You call me Freak I call it being me [Outro] So keep your little boxes Keep your paper-thin critique I’m the one you couldn’t label Now the label’s all you speak They call me Freak Soft at first Then strong They call me Freak And I’ve been Freak all along