[Verse 1] I alphabetize my fears Then lose the list by noon Wear one red sock, one striped sock And call it matching shoes I practiced looking normal In the bathroom mirror twice Then drew a tiny mustache On the face of my advice [Pre-Chorus] I kept my odd little sparks In a jar behind the bed Now the lid is doing cartwheels And the jar is seeing red [Chorus] I’m done keeping weird in the cupboard Done folding strange into squares If my thoughts arrive wearing feathers I’ll put flowers in their hair I’m done saying, “Maybe tomorrow” Done making myself behave I brought my whole crooked parade here And I’m letting it misbehave [Verse 2] I talk to every pigeon Like it owes me rent Give names to all my houseplants Then ask where the weekend went My laugh arrives in installments My plans take scenic routes I build a throne from cereal boxes And invite the moonlight out [Pre-Chorus] I kept my odd little sparks Under labels marked “too much” Now they’re kicking through the cardboard With a very loud enough [Chorus] I’m done keeping weird in the cupboard Done folding strange into squares If my thoughts arrive wearing feathers I’ll put flowers in their hair I’m done saying, “Maybe tomorrow” Done making myself behave I brought my whole crooked parade here And I’m letting it misbehave [Bridge] Let the neighbors hear the kazoo Let the hallway learn my dance I was built with extra elbows And a pocket full of chance If I trip over my own entrance I’ll bow before I fall The strangest thing I ever did Was shrink myself at all [Final Chorus] I’m done keeping weird in the cupboard Done folding strange into squares If my thoughts arrive wearing feathers I’ll put flowers in their hair I’m done saying, “Maybe tomorrow” Done making myself behave I brought my whole crooked parade here And I’m letting it misbehave [Outro] No more neat little corners No more quiet disguise I’m the typo in the headline And I finally like the size
