[Intro]
[clean electric guitar, staccato chords]
[bass and drums enter]

[Verse 1]
[male vocals]
The clockwork man
Winding himself each day
A painted smile
Come what may
He walks the street
A silhouette in grey
Hoping the sun
Will light his way

[Chorus]
He buys a flower
Plastic, bright and bold
A story that will never
Grow, grow old
He tells it to the pigeons
Brave and cold
A secret that can't be told

[Verse 2]
But in his eyes a flicker starts to gleam
A crack appears within his breaking dream
Is there a world beyond this monochrome scene?
A splash of color, vibrant and keen

[Chorus]
Oh, the strange delight
Of feeling slightly wrong
A little lost where you belong
Hum a different tune
A different song
Maybe that's where you
Been strong

[Bridge]
[guitar solo with clean tone and light vibrato]

[Verse 3]
He sees a girl with shoes of emerald green
Dancing in a sunbeam, yet unseen
A silent movie playing on a screen
A vibrant world, intensely

[Chorus]
Oh, the strange delight
Of feeling slightly wrong
A little lost where you belong
Hum a different tune
A different song
Maybe that's where you
Been strong

[Outro]
Feeling strong
All along
[final guitar chord rings out]