[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Bright Acoustic Guitar Picking, Warm Bass, Light Drums, Hammond Organ and Gentle Analog Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Put a seed in the ground…
Give it a little time to be found
You might surprise…
(As it starts to rise)
[Verse 1]
Buried in the darkness
Waiting for the rain
Small enough to overlook
Strong enough to remain
[Refrain]
If it was in doubt
(That it would sprout)
The essence
(Of resilience)
… is in our presence
[Chorus]
Sprout!
(Out!)
Reach for the light
Sprout!
(About!)
Push through the night
(Into the light)
Find a way
To survive
Sprout!
(Sprout!)
Root and rise
[Verse 2]
A forest isn’t planted
All at once and all alike
Some arrive by wind
Some arrive by wildlife
[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Melodic Roots-Rock Lead With Acoustic Guitar, Hammond Organ, Warm Bass and Rolling Drums]
[Bridge]
Resilience isn’t silence
(It’s persistence)
It isn’t never bending
(It’s resistance)
It isn’t being certain
(It’s adapting)
It’s finding one more way
When the first way isn’t happening
[Rap Vocal Break]
Sprout
(Reach out)
Root
(Grow)
Push through
(What you know)
Darkness isn’t proof
That nothing’s there
(As it struggles…)
Reaching for the air
Just enough life
(To begin again)
[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Acoustic Guitar, Bass and Soft Piano]
If it was in doubt…
[Whispered]
That it would sprout…
The essence…
Of resilience…
(You’re about to find out)
[Soft Response]
It’s in our presence.
[Final Refrain]
If it was in doubt
(That it would sprout)
The essence
(Of resilience)
… is in our presence
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Acoustic Guitar and Hammond Organ Over Warm Bass; Soft Synth and Gentle Percussion Gradually Fade]
If it was in doubt
(That it would sprout)
The essence
(Of resilience)
… is in our presence
[Spoken, fading]
Look out!
(Watch us sprout)
From the album “Robust“