[Verse 1] You didn’t teach me how to shine You taught me how to stand How to speak without armor And trust it in my hands A quiet hand on the mic Truth moving through sound [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Be real, even when it costs Let the rest fall where it may” Some voices cut like shadows But art still finds its way [Chorus] From seed to seedling I carry it low Not what you made But what you showed The soul comes first Before the flame I carry the torch With your heart in my name [Verse 2] Music lives in the breathing In the step before the ground In the pause between the words In the space around the sound No language owns the rhythm No gate can hold the truth If the beat can move your body It already speaks to you [Pre-Chorus 2] You said, “Let them doubt it Let them turn away” If it’s honest when you sing it It will cut through what they say [Chorus] From seed to seedling Still learning the cost How to stay true The soul comes first Before the name I carry the torch With your heart in my name [Bridge] Lyrics don’t need permission They just need to move Every song has a heartbeat And it starts with you [Outro] From seed to seedling No need to prove The song was never the surface It was always you
