[Verse 1]
Hand-me-down boots
Safety pins in my sleeves
They pointed and stared
Called us names in the street
Lunchroom exile
We carved jokes in the seats
Swore on a napkin
We'd turn shame into teeth
[Chorus]
The world laughed at us ‘cause we were weird
Now we’re laughing back from the mirror
Changing into the look of our dreams
Every side-eye’s just more gasoline
Yeah
The world laughed at us ‘cause we were strange
Now they copy every little thing
We were ugly ducklings
Ripped-up jeans
Now everybody’s jealous of the weird
[Verse 2]
Hair dye stains
On the bathroom sink
You said “watch me vanish
Then watch me reappear”
Scissors on the floor
Black nail marks on your cheek
We drew our own faces
On a cracked magazine
[Chorus]
The world laughed at us ‘cause we were weird
Now we’re laughing back from the mirror
Changing into the look of our dreams
Every side-eye’s just more gasoline
Yeah
The world laughed at us ‘cause we were strange
Now they copy every little thing
We were ugly ducklings
Ripped-up jeans
Now everybody’s jealous of the weird
[Bridge]
Remember that hallway?
How they turned away
Now they save our photos
For a rainy day
You said “let ‘em point
Let ‘em talk
Let ‘em sneer”
We’ll turn every insult
Into souvenirs (hey!)
[Chorus]
The world laughed at us ‘cause we were weird
Now we’re laughing back from the mirror
Changing into the look of our dreams
Every side-eye’s just more gasoline
Yeah
The world laughed at us ‘cause we were strange
Now they copy every little thing
We were ugly ducklings
Ripped-up jeans
Now everybody’s jealous of the weird
Jealous of the weird
Jealous of the weird (oh yeah)