Have you ever heard of the flower that grew in the dark?

Removed from the light and left to fall apart

Uprooted, replanted and suspended in time

Left to thrive where others have died

Have you ever heard of the flower that grew in the dark?

Thought to be weak yet was strong at heart

Pressed down by the canopy with no view

Cultivating its will to breakthrough

Have you ever heard of the flower that grew in the dark?

Petals unwithered, strengthened and bold

Seen as a threat that could easily overgrow

Seeking out the light through slithers of warmth

Have you ever heard of the flower that grew in the dark?

One day at a time, it grew and grew

Stretching and reaching unseen by you

Roots buried deep within the dirt, grasping on even when it hurt

Have you ever heard of the flower that grew in the dark?

How much further to the top can it be

Every day felt like an eternity

With the darkness being its only friend, Something brave grew from within

Have you ever heard of the flower that grew in the dark?

Trampled by boots and left in the fray

A newfound strength to guide its way

No more darkness, only light, it was time to rise up and take its full height

Have you ever heard of the flower that grew in the dark?

If you haven’t, trust me you have, just look around

Because we are that rare flower that they tried to drown

But water is food for a flower-like us

It only dampened the ground, that lifted us up

Have you ever heard of the flower that grew in the dark?

Yes, you have

It’s me

It’s you

We blossomed in the dark

And now there is nothing we fear

Not fate and not even you