[Verse 1]
I grew up with the hush
Of a house with one chair
Mom left the world too soon
And the air changed there
No bedtime fairy tales
Just dishes in the sink
Grandma held the line
When she had time to think
She worked those tired hands
Till her knuckles turned white
Told me "baby, keep going"
When the rooms got too quiet
I asked where love goes
When it don't stay long
She said "look in your blood"
"Girl, you been strong"
[Pre-Chorus]
She had no one, too
Still she chose to stand
Pulled me from the dark
With a trembling hand
Said "you are not abandoned"
When I felt erased
Built a whole new home
Out of prayer and grace
[Chorus]
We survived it all
We survived it all
Grandma raised me up
When the world would fall
We survived it all
We survived it all
My starseed family
Kept me standing tall (starseed family)
[Verse 2]
I was the kid in class
With the distant stare
Lunch tray half full
Like I learned not to care
But in that old blue room
With the fan on low
She taught me how to dream
Even when love felt low
She'd hum while she cooked
Greens on the stove
Told me "pain is a seed
If you water it, it grows"
So I turned that ache
Into a steady fire
Now I'm standing here
With my whole chest higher
[Pre-Chorus]
She had no one, too
Still she chose to stand
Pulled me from the dark
With a trembling hand
Said "you are not abandoned"
When I felt erased
Built a whole new home
Out of prayer and grace
[Chorus]
We survived it all
We survived it all
Grandma raised me up
When the world would fall
We survived it all
We survived it all
My starseed family
Kept me standing tall (starseed family)
[Bridge]
I carry both their names
Like a match in my palm
One was a storm of sorrow
One was steady and calm
And I won't call it luck
I won't call it fate
I was born from the breaking
Still I learned to create
[Chorus]
We survived it all
We survived it all
Grandma raised me up
When the world would fall
We survived it all
We survived it all
My starseed family
Kept me standing tall (starseed family)