Thank you to "Blink in the Road," for the inspiration for this song!!! [Intro, 4 Bars] [VERSE 1] I used to think that love was easy, Sunset walks and movie scenes, Perfect smiles without the struggle, Hearts that never spill their seams. But every petal needs a battle, Every bloom a bit of sting, I didn’t know that something fragile Could survive everything. [PRE-CHORUS] It’s the risk that makes it worth it, It’s the bruise beneath the skin… [CHORUS] A rose is not a rose without its thorn, Love ain’t really love unless it’s worn. Every scratch along the heart we’ve borne Proves the bloom was real the day it formed. A rose is not a rose without its thorn, Baby, we’re the proof of something born. If we never hurt, we’d never learn Love that’s safe is love that’s never sworn. [VERSE 2] We’ve had nights we almost ended, Words like lightning in the rain, But the storm just cleared the garden, Pulled new roots from old terrain. You held on when I was shaking, I held you through your retreat, Turns out flowers bloom the brightest Where the ground is scorched by heat. PRE-CHORUS Every risk is just a doorway, Every scar a place we’ve been… [CHORUS] A rose is not a rose without its thorn, Love ain’t really love unless it’s worn. Every scratch along the heart we’ve borne Proves the bloom was real the day it formed. A rose is not a rose without its thorn, Baby, we’re the proof of something born. If we never hurt, we’d never learn Love that’s safe is love that’s never sworn. [BRIDGE] We don’t bleed because we’re broken, We bleed tracing where we’ve grown. Every tear becomes a token Of the garden we’ve made home. If forever has a price tag, Then I’ll pay in every thorn, ’Cause the love that bruises gently Is the love worth fighting for. [FINAL CHORUS ] A rose is still a rose because it’s torn, Hearts don’t mend without a place that’s worn. Every trial we faced and weathered, sworn Turned the pain to petals we adorn. A rose is still a rose because it’s torn, Baby, we’re the proof of something born. Love is real where edges meet the core Thorns don’t hurt us now… they show us more. [OUTRO] A rose is not a rose without its thorn… And love ain’t love unless it’s fully worn. [End]
