Late to Bloom Lyrics by Cordelia Cross

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abcx-J65SJg

[Verse 1]

Everyone looks steady from the outside in

Like they learned the script and settled in

I count the years like unpaid debt

Every breath feels late, not met

They laugh like nothing ever hurt

Wear survival like it worked

I swallow doubt, I bite my tongue

Afraid to say I’m not done

[Pre-Chorus]

I’ve been standing in the dark too long

But roots grow deep where light feels wrong

[Chorus]

I’m late to bloom, but I’m not done

I didn’t die when I came undone

I broke in places they never went

I paid in full for every step

Let them rush, let them assume

I’m still becoming me, I’m late to bloom

[Verse 2]

They call it weakness to move this slow

They don’t feel the weight I hold

I’ve been dragging days like stone

Learning how to stand alone

I’ve watched myself almost disappear

Stayed alive out of spite and fear

If this is taking longer than it should

It’s because I’m building something good

[Pre-Chorus]

You don’t see the war I won

Just the fact I’m not like them

[Chorus]

I’m late to bloom, but I’m not done

I didn’t fold, I didn’t run

I learned to breathe inside the pain

I learned my name when it all fell away

Let them shine, let them consume

I’m still becoming me, I’m late to bloom

[Bridge]

I don’t need to look like I belong

I stayed when leaving felt less wrong

This isn’t failure, this is proof

I survived what should’ve ruined me

[Final Chorus]

I’m late to bloom, but hear me now

I stand taller because of how

Long it took to feel this sure

I’m not broken, I’m forged and formed

When I rise, it won’t be soon

But when I do I’ll split the room

I’m still becoming

I’m late to bloom