Blooming Strangely Lyrics

I was planted in the dark

Was watered by the rain

Sloughing off from the bark of my neighbours

I pushed outside my shell

And ate up all the dirt that would stop me

From reaching the sun

Naked and trembling, I learned how it works:

The tallest and biggest will always feed first

I lapped up the leavings and whispered through leaves

"One day, I'll grow up like you"

I learned to thread my roots

Learned the warp and weft

Tightened my grip on them slowly

I learned to be a leech

To drink the elders dry

Serves them right,

Thought they'd steal all my sunlight

Fragile and dying, they learned how it works:

The smallest and smartest will learn to feed first

Out of the woodwork, and in on the breeze

Grow up to look just like you

I fought my way to life

I grew to love the dark

Hiding my shoots, blooming strangely

I have counted every breath

Watched your every step

Someday I will taste the sunlight

Skin cinched like hand-me-down clothes, I convulse

I'll stop your heartbeat to feel my own pulse

Stretching my nerves out for warmth within reach

Waiting to feel something new