Lyric

They laugh too loud in the hallway light

Pointin’ fingers like they’ve earned the right

But truth is, if I wasn’t here

They’d need a new freak to feed their cheer

So maybe I’m their silent clown

The one who wears the quiet crown

But if I’m fuel for their parade

Then I decide the game they play

So thank me now, I play your part

The shadow that completes your art

If being me keeps you amused

Then I’m the king of being used

But I ain’t crying, I ain’t down

This outcast wears a different crown

They call me weird like it’s a curse

But I’ve seen fake smiles, I’ve seen worse

I dance alone, I write my lines

In worlds they’ll never recognize

Yeah, maybe I don’t fit the mold

But diamonds form where it’s ice cold

If I’m your joke, then tell it right

‘Cause even shadows own the night

So thank me now, I play your part

The shadow that completes your art

If being me keeps you amused

Then I’m the king of being used

But I ain’t crying, I ain’t down

This outcast wears a different crown

This ain’t advice, just how I live

Don’t need approval to forgive

My silent laugh, my hidden fight

Is just another kind of light

So thank me now, enjoy the show

You’ll never see the depths I know

But being me ain’t just a role

It’s how I kept my damn soul whole

So I won’t beg, I won’t bow down

This outcast wears a different crown