[Verse 1]
I used to curse the clouds above
Every time they stole the light
Thought the storm was only there
To make the road harder at night
I never saw the fields behind me
Never watched the rivers rise
I was too busy fighting weather
To see what lived beneath the sky
[Pre-Chorus]
Some things only open
When the ground has had enough
Some roots only learn to hold
When the world gets rough
[Chorus]
Nothing grows without rain
Nothing heals without pain
Every drop that hit the ground
Was feeding something I couldn’t name
I spent years asking why
While the roots were learning change
Now I know the storm wasn’t wasted
Nothing grows without rain
[Verse 2]
I used to think the broken seasons
Only came to take from me
Never knew the flooded ground
Could make room for something green
Every night I thought was endless
Every loss I couldn’t explain
Left a little life behind it
Buried deeper than the pain
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe the sky was never cruel
Maybe I just couldn’t see
What felt like drowning at the time
Was teaching roots to breathe
[Chorus]
Nothing grows without rain
Nothing heals without pain
Every drop that hit the ground
Was feeding something I couldn’t name
I spent years asking why
While the roots were learning change
Now I know the storm wasn’t wasted
Nothing grows without rain
[Bridge – stripped]
I won’t call the storm a blessing
I won’t pretend it didn’t hurt
But I can finally look behind me
And see flowers in the dirt
I can finally see the places
Where the darkest weather came
And something living
Still remained
[Build]
Let it fall
Let it pour
I don’t fear
The clouds no more
If the roots can take the water
I can take a little more
[Final Chorus – uplifting but powerful]
Nothing grows without rain
Nothing changes staying safe
Every storm that tried to drown me
Put another root in place
I spent years asking why
Now I’m done cursing the rain
If the darkness feeds the roots
Then maybe pain
Was never pain in vain
[Outro]
The clouds moved on
The ground stayed wet
And somewhere under everything
Something green
Broke through.