Colors

Verse 1

I was born with open hands

But you only felt the cold

You say I’m quiet, hard to stand

Like a story never told

There’s a fire under all this snow

A softer side you never know

I tried to show you light

But you only saw the dark I hold

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Pre-Chorus

I speak in ways you can’t hear

I love too hard, I disappear

Every time I try to explain

It falls apart, it turns to rain

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Chorus

I see the world in color

But you see me black and white

I reach for you in wonder

You only see the fight

I’m trying just to show you

Every shade inside my mind

But every time I open up

It hurts when you don’t see me right

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Verse 2

I keep my distance, but I stay

Like a moon that never leaves

I watch the damage people make

And wonder why they can’t see

You think I’m sharp, you think I’m cold

But I’m just scared of being known

I feel everything too deep

And when I talk, it twists in me

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Pre-Chorus

I try to say what’s in my chest

But every word comes out a mess

You say I’m strong, you say I’m hard

I just want someone to see my heart

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Chorus

I see the world in color

But you see me black and white

I reach for you in wonder

You only see the fight

I’m trying just to show you

Every shade inside my mind

But every time I open up

It hurts when you don’t see me right

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Bridge

If you looked a little closer

You’d see I’m warm inside

I’m not the storm you picture

I’m just scared to stand alone tonight

I’ve got a thousand colors

I don’t know how to show

But I’d give them all to you

If you’d just hold on, don’t let go

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Final Chorus

I see the world in color

Like a sunrise in my chest

All I ever wanted

Was someone who could see the rest

I’m softer than I show you

I’m brighter than my fear

But when you turn away from me

It shatters everything in here

So let me be in color

Not the shadow you define

I’m breaking just to show you

These open hands of mine