Numb

I walk alone on this crowded street,

Echoes of voices but they don't feel like me.

They say "fit in, don't stand out too bright,"

But my heart's a wildfire, burning the night.

I count the steps that I never took,

The rules they wrote in their perfect book.

Why do I feel like I'm lost in the shade?

When the colors I wear were never meant to fade.

There's nothing wrong with me,

I'm not like the others, I'm free.

I won't bend, I won't break,

I'll dance to the rhythm I make.

There's nothing wrong with me,

I'm not like the others, you'll see.

Maybe the world's too loud,

Maybe I'm lost in the crowd.

But I'll rise like a spark in the dark,

A melody only I can start.

They paint the lines I refuse to trace,

I'll carve my name in a different space.

The numbness fades when I finally see,

The only wrong is not being me.

There's nothing wrong with me,

I'm not like the others, I'm free.

I won't bend, I won't break,

I'll dance to the rhythm I make.

There's nothing wrong with me,

I'm not like the others, you'll see.