Colorless Flower

Family portraits
Framed degrees
White coats
Velvet seats
Gold pens signing tidy fates
They toast each perfect
Planned escape
They spell my future in their glass
A script I'm never gonna cast
Their voices carve me into roles
But none of them fit my bones

Be like us
Their favorite hymn
But something in me
Refuses to bend

I'm your colorless flower
Growing through your stone
Not your painted garden
I'm wild
I'm my own
I won't bloom on command
Won't bow to your throne
I'm your colorless flower
And I'm brighter alone (hey)

They brag in rooms I'll never choose
Perfect smiles
Practiced news
Such potential
Such a waste
They spit sugar in my face
But I've got thunder in my hands
Dreams they'll never understand
I'm not broken
I'm just loud
I won't drown inside your crowd

Be like us
They chant again
But I'd rather lose
Than live pretend

I'm your colorless flower
Growing through your stone
Not your painted garden
I'm wild
I'm my own
I won't bloom on command
Won't bow to your throne
I'm your colorless flower
And I'm brighter alone (woah)

You call it selfish
I call it breathing
You call it failure
I call it leaving
You say I'm nothing
'Cause I won't be you
But I'm too much
For your perfect view (yeah)

I'm your colorless flower
Tearing through your stone
I don't need your blessing
To build my home
I won't bloom on command
This life is my own
I'm your colorless flower
And I'm finally grown (hey, hey)
I'm your colorless flower
And I'm brighter alone