Outgrew the Garden

///*****/// [PHONEME_PRIORITY: MAX] [VOWEL_SHAPING: OPEN] [CONSONANT_ATTACK: SOFT] [LYRIC_BLEED_PROTECTION: TRUE] [Verse 1] [vocal: female, gentle but grounded, growing confidence] I used to water flowers that weren't mine Tend to gardens where I lost my time Every seed I planted grew for someone else While I stayed small upon the shelf But roots don't lie, they show you where you've been And I've been underground too long, too thin [Pre-Chorus] [vocal: building warmth, rising] Something in me shifted with the spring I don't know everything but I know one thing [Chorus] [vocal: full, open, triumphant but still Kennedy-intimate] I outgrew the garden, outgrew the walls Outgrew the voice that said I'm way too small Reaching for the sunlight on my own I outgrew the garden and I'm finally home Oh-oh, oh-oh [Verse 2] [vocal: more assured, rhythmic momentum] I cut the vine that kept me in one place Said goodbye to comfortable and safe The soil was rich but it was someone else's ground I needed earth that I could call my own Now my hands are dirty from the work But every ache's a lesson, every root's a word [Pre-Chorus] [vocal: swelling, anticipation] Something in me blossomed overnight I don't have all the answers but I have the light [Chorus] [vocal: bigger, layered harmonies, uplifting] I outgrew the garden, outgrew the walls Outgrew the voice that said I'm way too small Reaching for the sunlight on my own I outgrew the garden and I'm finally home Oh-oh, oh-oh [Bridge] [vocal: stripped back, reflective gratitude] Thank you to the soil that held me close Thank you to the rain I needed most But I was always meant for open sky [Final Chorus] [vocal: full triumphant release, the biggest Kennedy has ever sounded] I outgrew the garden, outgrew the walls Outgrew the voice that said I'm way too small Reaching for the sunlight on my own I outgrew the garden and I'm finally home Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh I'm finally home