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
BLACKLARK
