what’s normal anyway

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Track 7 on Wildheart is about Miguel’s childhood insecurities, and his difficulties struggling to be accepted by society for being different. But he poses the question of… Read More

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what’s normal anyway Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Too proper for the black kids, too black for the Mexicans
Too square to be a hood nigga, what's normal anyway?
Too opinionated for the pacifist, too out of touch to be in style
Too broke for the rich kids, I don't know what normal is

[Chorus]
What's normal anyway? What's normal anyway?
I mean what's normal anyway? What's normal anyway?
What's normal anyway?
I'm in a crowd and I feel alone, I look around and I feel alone
I never feel like I belong, I wanna feel like I belong
Somewhere, somewhere
I'm in a crowd and I feel alone, I look around and I feel alone
I never feel like I belong, I wanna feel like I belong

[Verse 2]
Too immoral for the Christians, but too moral for the cut-throat
Too far out for the in crowd, what's normal anyway?
Too involved in my own life to spend time with my family
Too concerned about what others think

[Chorus]
What's normal anyway? What's normal anyway?
I mean what's normal anyway? What's normal anyway?
What's normal anyway?
I'm in a crowd and I feel alone, I look around and I feel alone
I never feel like I belong, I wanna feel like I belong
Somewhere, somewhere, somewhere
I never feel like I belong, I wanna feel like I belong
Somewhere

[Bridge]
Don't let them change you, just be who you are, who you are
Don't let them change you, you can't please them all, them all

[Chorus]
In a crowd and I feel alone, I look around and I feel alone
I never feel like I belong, I just wanna feel like I belong somewhere
Don't let them change you, just be who you are, who you are
Don't let them change you, you can't please them all, them all
Don't let them change you, just be who you are, who you are
In a crowd and I feel alone, I look around I not feel alone
I never feel like I belong, I wanna feel like I belong, somewhere

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Track 7 on Wildheart is about Miguel’s childhood insecurities, and his difficulties struggling to be accepted by society for being different. But he poses the question of who gets to decide what is different and what is normal, and instead inspire to be yourself.

Speaking about the song with Pitchfork, Miguel said:

In reality we all feel like an outsider in some way at some point in time. That song is an anchor in the album, because even if people listen to my music and are like, “OK cool, this is like some sex shit,” that song will bring everyone back to what the real purpose is. It’s a harness for myself, too—a reminder of why we do this shit.