ROOTS & PETALS EP / 2020 / LYRICS
ROOTS & PETALS - Written by Kylie Odetta
Though my roots are deep
I can feel my petals withering
Yeah my knuckles bleed
I can hear my mind scream retreat
Some days I’m growing towards the light
Some days I listen to the lies
I don’t always feel like trying to hold back the darkness
But Lord knows, I fight
Cause when I fight I know that I can’t lose
In the face of truth I’m stronger than you
Though my body shakes
And its a sharp intake of breath
At least I can breathe again
They’re clawing at my head
And it’s pounding but I take a step
At least I can stand again
Some days I’m growing towards the light
Some days I listen to the lies
I don’t always feel like trying to hold back the darkness
But Lord knows, I fight
Cause when I fight I know that I can’t lose
In the face of truth I’m stronger than you
So I will give you no power
No attention, no time
Yeah goodbye go pass on by
I’m taking back my mind
This heavy rain won’t break my spirit
And if my thoughts turn into thorns I won’t fear them
This heavy rain won’t break my spirit
And if my thoughts turn into thorns I won’t fear them
Cause when I fight I know that I can’t lose
In the face of truth I’m stronger than you
So I will give you no power
No attention, no time
Yeah goodbye go pass on by
I’m taking back my mind
HAPPY - Written by Kylie Odetta
I see a world bursting in color
I see your face full of questions and wonder
I don’t know how to contain my life
When the sun hits my face and my heart is glad
I don’t always feel this way and that’s okay
I am happy
Ooo Ooo Ooo
START AGAIN - Written by Kylie Odetta
It’s too complicated
So stop trying to come up with an explanation
It’s not overrated
To feel like everything is spinning
Your world has been shaken
Everybody gets scared
No one is ever prepared
Just take a breath
Take one step
Start again
It’s not up to you
To piece it all together
When the ground falls through
At least not at once
And when it’s hard to do
The very thing you love
Just know it’s far from true
That you’re the only one
Everybody gets scared
No one is ever prepared
Just take a breath
Take one step
Start again
Everybody gets scared
No one said life was fair
But it is good, it is worth it
Even when it’s still hurting
So take a breath
Take one step
Start again
LOOK AT US NOW - Written by Kylie Odetta & Jeff Bowman
Our light was golden then it was stolen
But I knew that we would see the dawn
The darkness closed in then it was broken
You always kept me holding on
Look at us now
Look at you shine
We’re not coming down
Don’t wanna close my eyes
Look at us now
Mmm
Look at us now
We’re in the middle of it
Magic all around us
I knew one day we’d touch the sun
Our dreams before us
Nothing to hold us back
You showed me we are limitless
Look at us now
Look at you shine
We’re not coming down
Don’t wanna close my eyes
Look at us now
Mmm
Look at us now
Oh woah look at us now
Oh woah look at us now
Our dreams before us
Nothing to hold us back
You showed me we are limitless x2
Look at us now
Look at you shine
We’re not coming down
Don’t wanna close my eyes
Look at us now
Mmm
Look at us now
CRY OUT - Written by Kylie Odetta & Danny Ross
Gripping tightly to the things I should have let go
All my life its like I’m living in a black hole
I’m so sick of being scared, falling backwards
I’m so tired, I’m so tired
Holding out thinking that I don’t deserve love
I’ve given in to voices saying that I’m not enough
I’m so sick of hating me I wanna wake up
I’m so tired, I’m so tired
So here I am tonight
This is my cry out
I swear that I’m trying now
This is my sorry
I swear that I’m learning how
To deal with my demons
I’m trying to leave em
In my past
And I’m hopeful that
This time, they’re not coming back
Needing help is something hard for me to confess
Putting words to how I feel is such a big mess
But I am learning there is hope inside a good friend
Maybe a therapist, may be a God send
This is my cry out
I swear that I’m trying now
This is my sorry
I swear that I’m learning how
To deal with my demons
I’m trying to leave em
In my past
And I’m hopeful that
This time, they’re not coming back
Everything I’ve ever known
Is starting to break off of my weary bones
I am here, I am here, I am here
But progress isn’t linear
Please give me grace
It’s not an easy road
I am here, I am here, I am here
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