[Verse 1]
Heavy steps on the pavement
Mud on my shoe from the last storm
Little stem in the crack of the sidewalk
Still drinking from a puddle, trying to stay warm
Gray sky over these cold towers
Cheap paint on a tenement door
Got a seed in my pocket like a secret
Like a reason I can’t rot on this floor
[Chorus]
I’m just a soft flower in the hard dirt
Sweet in the mouth of a harsh world (yeah)
Petals in the city where the teeth hurt
Blooming through the blood and the brick dust swirl
Soft flower in the hard dirt (hard dirt)
Rooted in the rust and the siren song
If the weather wanna break me, let the rain flirt
I’ma drink every drop, I’ma grow so strong (so strong)
[Verse 2]
Cat on the trash can hunting shadows
Eyes bright green in the alley fog
Crunch of glass by the corner market
Ink on the wall, little heart, little god
Paint drip thick like candy
Same shade red as a busted lip
Art on the brick like a bandage
For a block that been bleeding from the grip
[Chorus]
I’m just a soft flower in the hard dirt
Sweet in the mouth of a harsh world (oh)
Petals in the city where the teeth hurt
Blooming through the blood and the brick dust swirl
Soft flower in the hard dirt (hard dirt)
Rooted in the rust and the siren song
If the weather wanna break me, let the rain flirt
I’ma drink every drop, I’ma grow so strong (grow strong)