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