Against the Grain

[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Walkin' down this crowded path, I see faces all the same Everyone’s just playing part in this monotonous game Feel the rules they press on me, heavy as a chain But inside my spirit fights, free from all this frame [Pre-Chorus] Every "no" they throw at me, fuels the fire inside Rebel heart on my sleeve, with nothing left to hide [Chorus] I go against the grain Swimming upstream in a world that’s playing safe My colors, bold and bright In a sea of gray, I'm the vivid light I go against the grain [Verse 2] They say blend, they say follow, don’t dare to disobey But I’m carved from different wood, I’m built another way My path is mine to choose, no matter what they say In a world that’s black and white, I’ll be the stroke of grey [Pre-Chorus] Every limit set by them, just a line I’ll overwrite Breaking molds, shifting sands, taking back my right [Chorus] I go against the grain Swimming upstream in a world that’s playing safe My colors, bold and bright In a sea of gray, I'm the vivid light I go against the grain [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Call it reactance, a need to be unique Counterdependency in every way I speak It’s not defiance, just my truth I seek In a world that tells you follow, I lead [Chorus] I go against the grain Swimming upstream in a world that’s playing safe My colors, bold and bright In a sea of gray, I'm the vivid light I go against the grain [Outro] So here I stand, alone but free Against the grain, forever me