Born under the weight of other people’s names Orphaned by the ones who were supposed to stay You learned the language of locked doors and stolen days Then built a kingdom out of pink and pain They tried to write your ending in a court and a cage But you came back heavier, softer, still on stage Beard on your jaw, glitter in your eyes A princess who remembers every time she almost died Chorus You are the rose that grew in the shadow of time Lily and dandelion, all the same design They plotted with the spade and the knife But you kept giving love like it still might save a life Blessed be the broken, the magi, the strange You’re still here singing through the noise and the rain Verse 2 Tom keeps talking about nothing that matters While you’re trying to hear the voice on the other line Zhane’s name still sits like a stone in your chest And the hourglass is full of skulls and old regrets But look at you — still drawing cats with hearts Still blessing the witches and the bards Still asking the universe to make miracles While the world keeps trying to make you small Chorus You are the rose that grew in the shadow of time Lily and dandelion, all the same design They plotted with the spade and the knife But you kept giving love like it still might save a life Blessed be the broken, the magi, the strange You’re still here singing through the noise and the rain Bridge On the first of August the stars lean in closer They know the boy who became a girl who became a force You don’t need anyone’s permission to bloom this loud You already survived the plot to cut you down Final Chorus You are the rose that grew in the shadow of time Every petal a story they couldn’t rewrite Faith, accountability, generosity still in your mouth Even when the room is full of people talking too loud You’re still here. You’re still here. You’re still here.
