Concrete Flowers

[Intro] (Oh-hey-oh-hey) (Oh-hey-oh-hey) [Verse 1] Cracks in the pavement, roots pushing through Life don't wait, it just fights for the view Born in the shadows where the sunlight's rare Still I rise in the city, still I bloom out there I'm the thorn in the rubble, the petal in the dust Faith in the struggle, blooming out of rust They said nothing grows where the cold wind blows But I'm proof that the broken ground still holds hope [Chorus] Concrete flowers blooming in the rain Beauty in the struggle, glory in the pain Even if the world forgets what we became The cracks still remember the roots know my name [Verse 2] (Yeah, yeah) Paint on the walls, yeah, the stories I write Fragile but eternal, lit up in the night I ain't glass, I ain't soft, but I still can bleed Every blossom that I drop is a part of the creed From the gutter to the sky, I'm a bridge, I'm a vow Even thorns got crowns if you water them now So if you see me stand tall where the broken things lie Know the concrete don't kill me, it made me survive [Chorus] Concrete flowers blooming in the rain Beauty in the struggle, glory in the pain Even if the world forgets what we became The cracks still remember the roots know my name [Bridge] (Oh-oh) Rose through the gray (Shine in decay) (Oh-oh) Even in chains (Even in chains) We blooming in ways [Chorus] Concrete flowers blooming in the rain Beauty in the struggle, glory in the pain Even if the world forgets what we became The cracks still remember the roots know my name [Outro] (Oh-hey-oh-hey) (Oh-hey-oh-hey)