**WILD FLOWER** [VERSE 1] I see their names in neon Mine barely on the sign They're filling up the room I'm standing at the side Somebody bought the house Somebody made the team Somebody's preaching to a crowd I'm still fighting through my week I start counting what I'm missing Like my life is running late Then I hear You in the silence: **“Who told you you're a mistake?”** [PRE-CHORUS] The rose doesn't need the violet To prove that it can bloom [CHORUS — BIG HOOK] **I'M NOT A ROSE — I'M A WILDFLOWER** **I DON'T NEED THEIR GARDEN** **I DON'T NEED THEIR HOUR** If You planted me here Then here is where I'll grow **I'M NOT A ROSE — I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE** **YOU MADE ME SMALL ON PURPOSE** **AND YOU STILL SEE ME** Let the roses chase the sky **I'LL BLOOM WHERE YOU PUT ME** [VERSE 2] A daisy by the sidewalk Gets crushed beneath a shoe Nobody stops to photograph it But the morning still shines through A violet in the shadows Never asks the sun for proof It doesn't need a louder color To be exactly what You grew But I keep reaching past my season Trying to force myself to bloom While You keep saying, **“Stay right here. I've got work for you to do.”** [PRE-CHORUS] The rose doesn't need the violet To prove that it can bloom [CHORUS] **I'M NOT A ROSE — I'M A WILDFLOWER** **I DON'T NEED THEIR GARDEN** **I DON'T NEED THEIR HOUR** If You planted me here Then here is where I'll grow **I'M NOT A ROSE — I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE** **YOU MADE ME SMALL ON PURPOSE** **AND YOU STILL SEE ME** Let the roses chase the sky **I'LL BLOOM WHERE YOU PUT ME** [BRIDGE — building] What if I stop asking Why their field is greener? What if I stop calling Their harvest my failure? What if this little patch I've been trying to escape Is the exact piece of ground You chose to make me holy? [BUILD] No more reaching No more racing No more wishing I was someone else **If You wanted a rose— You would've made one.** [EXPLOSIVE BREAKDOWN] **I'M NOT A ROSE!** **I'M YOURS!** **I'M NOT A ROSE!** **I'M YOURS!** [FINAL CHORUS — MASSIVE] **I'M NOT A ROSE — I'M A WILDFLOWER** **I DON'T NEED THEIR GARDEN** **I DON'T NEED THEIR HOUR** If You planted me here Then here is where I'll grow **I'M NOT A ROSE — I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE** **YOU MADE ME SMALL ON PURPOSE** **AND YOU STILL SEE ME** The same sun hits the tallest tree And falls down here on me **I'LL BLOOM WHERE YOU PUT ME** [OUTRO] No bigger name. No better life. Just this patch of ground. And You.
