Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Todrick Hall
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Todrick Hall
Songwriter
Carl Seante Mcgrier
Songwriter
Jean Yves Ducornet
Songwriter
Jeeve Ducornet
Songwriter
Kofi Owusu-Ofori
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeeve
Producer
Wiidope
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I lived in a world full of people
So unwilling the see the color bars beyond the endless static
Too content with living life like a rerun
Of an old black and white sitcom
Which is odd, 'cause, well, it was the 90's
And everywhere I went, people would say
Wow, you are definitely unique, huh
What they were really trying to say was
[Verse 2]
Hey, dreamer
Why you gotta dream so big?
How you gonna fit inside this box?
Which I'm trying hard to fit you in
Hey, dreamer
Why you gotta dream so bright?
For you to dream in technicolors
Not okay, if it ain't gray
If it's black and white
[Verse 3]
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
[Verse 4]
We can move forward
But don't step out of line
Try to be content, this world is tintless
But it's far from colorblind
And I was so sure
Someday I would find
The crack between the black and white
A fact that might ignite a change of mind
[Verse 5]
They said
Who do you think you are?
What do you think you'll be?
Why you run around town
Thinking all these crazy things
That ain't true
So just know your place
Just wasn't meant to be
Try and you'll get a taste of good reality
[Verse 6]
And they say
Dream, but not too big
Reach, but not too wide
Think the impossible
As long as it's in black and white
They said
Leap, but not too high
Shine, but not too bright
Think the impossible
As long as it's in black and white
[Verse 7]
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
[Verse 8]
You can move the mountains
But don't you try to climb
You can write the songs
Don't get me wrong
Just know the words can never rhyme
And I was so sure
If I gave them a little time
Maybe they'd ignore it
Press fast forward
But they simply pressed rewind
[Verse 9]
They said
Who do you think you are?
What do you think you'll be?
Why you run around town?
Thinking all these crazy things
That ain't true
So just know your place
Just wasn't meant to be
Try and you'll get a taste of good reality
[Verse 10]
And they say
Dream, but not too big
Reach, but not too wide
Think the impossible
As long as it's in black and white
They said
Leap, but not too high
Shine, but not too bright
Think the impossible
As long as it's in black and white
[Verse 11]
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
[Verse 12]
No dreams allowed
No standing out
Stay in the crowd
Where it's black and white
Heads in the clouds
Just come back down
Feet on the ground
Where it's black and white
[Verse 13]
Dream, but not too big
Reach, but not too wide
Think the impossible
As long as it's in black and white
Leap, but not too high
Shine, but not too bright
Think the impossible
As long as it's in black and white
[Verse 14]
Dreamer
Why you gotta dream so big?
How you gonna fit inside this box?
Which I'm trying hard to fit you in
[Verse 15]
Hey, dreamer
Why you gotta dream so bright?
For you to dream in technicolors
Not okay, if it ain't gray
If it's black and white
[Verse 16]
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Left, right, right, left, right, left
Written by: Carl Seante Mcgrier, Jean Yves Ducornet, Jeeve Ducornet, Kofi Owusu-Ofori, Todrick Hall