A Color

I'm not exactly the role model to follow
Nor am I the damsel in distress you should chase
I don't keep a thousand unknown treasures
I have to offer these heartbeats

I don't breathe underwater, nor do I know how to fly
And even if I feel invisible, it's not supernatural
I don't understand my reasons, only my motives
And I've broken hearts that were never mine

And if that makes me better or worse than others
It's a question I never want to find out
I'd rather be Clark Kent than Superman
I'd rather be me than someone else

Unless that someone is who I am with you
The one no one has ever known
I go from being a verse to the whole song
I feel in black and white, but you see me in color

Like a planet in outer space
One that hasn't been found yet and they already want to name
Like that flower in the park that no one picked
I feel in black and white, but I see you in color

An 11:11 wish that comes true
Every time you talk to me, I thank a shooting star
Do you see me as I see you?
If I could use your eyes, would I see us both?

Or do we only cross paths in my imagination
And only there does it make sense or have an explanation?
And if I was never your protagonist?
I was a supporting role and you never looked up

Because I never learned to keep secrets
I hate that I always waste wishes
On things I didn't ask for, on things I don't want
And I pretend I do to see if I believe it

And if that makes me better or worse than others
It's an answer I never want to hear
I'd rather be Clark Kent than Superman
Or just be me than someone else

Unless that someone is who I am with you
The one no one has ever known
I go from being a verse to the whole song
I feel in black and white, but you see me in color

Like a planet in outer space
One that hasn't been found yet and they already want to name
Like that flower in the park that no one picked
I feel in black and white, but I see you in color

I feel in black and white, but you see me in color
And even though I never said it because silence won
I'm going to take the risk and have the courage
To tell you that your light was the one that illuminated me

I love you in black and white and also in color
In all shades, I see us both
I dream of you awake and in my imagination
And if you haven't understood, this is my confession