Odd One Out

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I clocked the room, I read the signs Still felt my name fall out the line Same old faces, same old rules I never fit their boxes, their schools They like neat edges, straight white lines Me, I bend light, I cross the line Mum says, "Stand firm, ọmọ mi" My boots stay loud, my spirit free [Pre-Chorus] I tried to shrink Tried to fade Still my skin spoke Still I stayed And if they stare Let them stare I wasn't made To disappear [Chorus] I’m the odd one out And I’m okay I’m the odd one out I won’t change Ọya, say my name Let the drum talk back Ọya, say my name I was born like that [Verse 2] Boys on the block with the same talk Same old swagger, same old walk I bring a little Lagos in my step Black London heart, you ain't heard me yet Palm wine pulse in my bloodline Grandma's stories keep me aligned When the kora bends and the talking drum calls I feel ten feet tall through it all [Pre-Chorus] I tried to fold Tried to blend But every turn I came again Now I know What I've been Different ain't broken It's my skin [Chorus] I’m the odd one out And I’m okay I’m the odd one out I won’t change Ọya, say my name Let the drum talk back Ọya, say my name I was born like that [Bridge] No more hiding in the back No more bending, breaking clean I got two worlds in my chest And both of them are proud of me Ẹ jẹ́ kí wọ́n wo Let them watch me rise I don't need a crowd to know I’m enough tonight [Chorus] I’m the odd one out And I’m okay I’m the odd one out I won’t change Ọya, say my name Let the drum talk back Ọya, say my name I was born like that