Statue In The Square

Well, either I'm nice on the eye or this person that's Passin' me by has never seen one like me before We endure it, keep reachin' for it Knee deep, we keep pouring life force in a formless void We're too gorgeous, dwarf the whole street when we walk Are you transported? I cherish the ones who support us Fear takes from us, but love restores us You are not the sum of the things you do wrong in The eyes of someone who does not understand you It's not a disorder or a dysfunction Disgusting, the way they discuss us But just 'cause a person's not decent to me Don't mean they're not decent to someone The norm is not normal It's a construction designed to stifle The inner life and increase production They never wanted people like me 'round here But when I'm dead, they'll put my statue in the square They used to tell their children not to stare But when I'm dead, they'll put my statue in the square Yeah They'll turn up anywhere, where? And when we're dead, they'll put our statues in the square They can shake their heads in despair But we've been here from the start and we ain't going nowhere Spent my life tryna do things your way Normal didn't feel right Trapped in a shrinking hallway Then it got too tight Ah Deep breath Fresh air when I broke the surface Yes, we've all lost lovers What's sad is the lost purpose Reclaim it, reframe it, rename it somethin' more fittin' Contain it, champagne it, complainin' Never did nothin' but hittin' the ground Runnin's the start, hold your position Tape it up, tuck it, and love it beyond condition Watchin' the city surrender to rain I remember to live is to change I don't pray for the end of my pain I pray for the strength to weather it Paused on the brink of a gaping precipice Hesitant derelicts clothed from the sedative Terrified people never stop asking where the treasure is I'm like, "Everything's relative." So, don't Be surprised when they shield their eyes What they fear is a reflection of their own minds They reveal themselves in the dead headlines It's fine We don't need permission to shine They never wanted people like me 'round here But when I'm dead, they'll put my statue in the square They used to tell their children not to stare But when I'm dead, they'll put my statue in the square Yeah They'll turn up anywhere, where? And when we're dead, they'll put our statues in the square They can shake their heads in despair But we've been here from the start and we ain't going nowhere