Out of Step

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I don't fit the box you drew Too loud, too soft, too true In the room, I move off time Still I keep my own design They look, then they look away Like I spoke in the wrong way But I wore my odd so well Now it feels like armor, yeah [Pre-Chorus] Mama said, "stand in your skin" Let the drum in your chest begin I was made with a crooked line Still I glow when I choose mine [Chorus] Out of step, I'm fine Out of step, I'm fine Different beats in my blood Still I rise, still I come Out of step, I'm fine Out of step, I'm fine If I don't belong there Then I make my own side [Verse 2] In the crowd, I hear my name Not in words, but in the shame Every glance tried to make me small I kept my chin up through it all From the estate to the bus ride home I learned how to stand alone Palm-wine hum in my head While the old drum guides my steps [Pre-Chorus] Mama said, "stand in your skin" Let the drum in your chest begin I was made with a crooked line Still I glow when I choose mine [Chorus] Out of step, I'm fine Out of step, I'm fine Different beats in my blood Still I rise, still I come Out of step, I'm fine Out of step, I'm fine If I don't belong there Then I make my own side [Bridge] Say my name, don't shape it wrong I been carrying this whole song Pride in the mix of my frame I don't hide, I wear the flame Let them stare, let them pass through I got roots they never knew I bend, I bloom, I break the mold Still my heart stays bold [Chorus] Out of step, I'm fine Out of step, I'm fine Different beats in my blood Still I rise, still I come Out of step, I'm fine Out of step, I'm fine If I don't belong there Then I make my own side