[Intro]
Call me the wrong one
Call me the castaway
Spitting my name like poison
But I still breathe it in
[Verse 1]
Walked through their painted halls
Mud on my boots
Eyes red
Every framed little perfect face
And my shadow
Cut from the thread
They said "why can’t you just smile?"
"Why can’t you just fit right in?"
I carved their questions on my arms
Till every "why" broke skin
[Chorus]
I am the black sheep
Born for the fire
Not their fold (hey!)
Crying till my throat bleeds
Yelling at a world so cold
If I am the black sheep
Let every curse become my crown
I’ll stand in the dark street
Screaming till the stars fall down
[Verse 2]
Dinner plates
Smashed like mirrors
Father’s eyes
Sharp as knives
Mother’s prayers float to ceilings
But never touch our lives
Every laugh feels like a weapon
Every whisper brands my name
I wear their hatred like a cloak
To hide this shaking flame
[Chorus]
I am the black sheep
Born for the fire
Not their fold (oh!)
Crying till my throat bleeds
Yelling as the doors all close
If I am the black sheep
Then cut me out of every frame
I’ll walk through the ashes
Swearing I won’t die the same
[Bridge]
[Acoustic drop
Distant violin]
On my knees on the bedroom floor
Fists in my eyes
I beg for more
"Make me harder
Make me stone
‘Cause I am so tired of dying alone"
[Violin solo
Drums building]
[Chorus]
I am the black sheep
Torn
But I rise from the ground
Crying
But I won’t break
I’ll turn every sob to sound
If I am the black sheep
Brand me
I’ll burn through the pain
I’ll howl at the dawn sky
Till the dark inside has a name
[Outro]
Call me the wrong one
You never knew my worth
I’ll be the black sheep
Crying
Yelling
Shaking this earth