[Verse 1] Black and white where grey should be Cut of snow in a sea of concrete Learned the forest, line by line Here no line stays the same over time Lights that buzz, that bite, that bleed Signs that scream I cannot read Air tastes iron, oil and rain Too much world inside my brain [Pre-Chorus] Everything different, nothing the same Every face a stranger's name Every sound like shattered glass Trying to breathe as they all rush past [Chorus] I am out of place Black and white in a city of grey Ghost in the alley, god in the cage Lost wolf where the wild things fade I am out of place But I'm still breathing, still awake Learning how to bend, not break In a whole new world I didn't make [Verse 2] Learned to hunt without the chase Bin-light left out, a hurried pace Dodge the teeth that roll on wheels Concrete pack with iron heels Thoughts run faster than the trains One light then ten then a thousand names I count my steps to keep me sane Four cracks, turn, then count again [Pre-Chorus 2] Same old stars but I can't see Sky is drowned in amber sea [Chorus] I am out of place Black and white where the black and white's erased Paws still bleeding from the pace Still trying to find my way I am out of place In this world that moves too fast to stay Trying to survive the strange new day [Bridge] But then I find it Moss between the paving stone Dandelion cracking through alone One feather falling slow Rain in a puddle, undertow Ivy curling up a rusted gate Chalk heart that the kids made Things they don't see anymore Small, still, sacred on the floor Black for the shadow I hide in White for the snow I still carry within [Breakdown / Final Chorus] I am out of place! Black and white, I remember snow! Black and white, I still know! How to find the quiet underneath the roar In the tiny wild behind the door! I am not lost, just far from home Learning wilderness in bone From the cracks where the green things grow That's where I go! That's where I go! [Outro] Same wolf tomorrow, different light Black and white, black and white Still out of place, still alright
