"Ready to Bloom" from UNPLUGGED: A Survivor's Story in Scenes & Songs

Описание: Maya Kuper: vocals, keyboards.
Paul McComas: bass, background vocals.
Mike Holden: electric guitar.
Justin Marsh: drums.
Megan Corse: background vocals.
Joe Dilillo: acoustic guitar.
Written and produced by Maya Kuper & Paul McComas.
Recorded by Joe Dilillo with Maya Kuper.
Mixed by Joe Dilillo at Solid Sound Recording in Hoffman Estates, IL.

Alone in this motel, I stare at the floor
Where something that I never noticed before
Is sticking straight up between those two boards.
A tiny green thistle, no more than a weed
Not a leaf to its name, just a stem from a seed
It carries a message I think I can read:

CHORUS:
Every wall is a window, every floor is a field
Every ceiling's the wide open sky beneath which we're healed.
You're no weed, you're a flower, ready to bloom
So, bloom where you're planted, even in this dark, cold room
Bloom where you're planted
Even in this dark, cold motel room.

You took root deep down in the darkness below
In dirt cold as a grave, and you started out slow
Little by little, determined to grow.
You made your way up through a crack in the floor
And you're not done yet; no, you're gonna grow more
'Cause when you emerge, you'll throw open a door!

(CHORUS)
And you are a flower, ready to bloom

Unplug, unmask
Don't tell, just ask
Let go, give in
This time, we win.

I stand at the sink and I fill up a glass
I water the plant, saying, "This too shall pass"
'Cause you're not alone anymore; I'm here with you.
I see how you struggle, you strain and you strive
I watch how you fight for your chance to survive
And I see this flower in me; I'll make it through, you're gonna see!

(CHORUS)
And you are a flower, ready to bloom

I am this flower, even in this dark, cold room.
I'll keep on going, even in this dark, cold room.
We'll keep on growing, even in this dark, cold motel room.