Lyrics

The safest thing would be to stay inside the seed
To never crack the casing, never feel the need
The clever thing would be to keep the petals furled
And never show a single color to the world

I've watched the careful people build their perfect walls
And fill the rooms with reasons never to be small
But small is not the danger - small is just the start
The danger is to carry an unopened heart

Everyone says be strong, be tough, be iron, be stone
But the bravest thing I've ever done is let myself be known

I am brave enough to bloom
In the full glare of the afternoon
Knowing frost will come, knowing wind will tear
I open anyway - I open everywhere
I am brave enough to bloom
Not in armor, not immune
Just a woman with her chest unlocked
Standing in the weather, taking every shock

The warrior has swords, the monk has quiet rooms
But I have neither weapon nor a place to hide
I have this skin, this breath, this terrifying choice
To let the whole world hear my unprotected voice

Everyone says be smart, be safe, be guarded, be wise
But the wisest thing I've ever done is stop apologizing for my size

I am brave enough to bloom
In the full glare of the afternoon
Knowing frost will come, knowing wind will tear
I open anyway - I open everywhere
I am brave enough to bloom
Not in armor, not immune
Just a woman with her chest unlocked
Standing in the weather, taking every shock

Courage is not the absence of the shaking
Courage is blooming while the ground is quaking
Courage is the petal that refuses to close
When every reasonable thing says fold -
I unfold, I unfold, I unfold!

Even if it hurts, even if it scars
I'd rather be a garden than a vault of stars
I bloom, I bloom
I bloom