I Will Bloom

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I Will Bloom

Rose writes about dormancy and return with the patience the subject deserves, and the payoff is a chorus that actually earns its uplift: ‘tilting toward the light / something in me burns bright’ lands with the kind of open-hearted directness you get from John Hiatt or early Bonnie Raitt at their most plainspoken. The verse imagery is grounded too, ‘the seed I buried in my doubt / sends green shoots through the thawing clay,’ which keeps the song from floating into vague inspiration. In G major at a relaxed pace, with clean electric guitar sitting wide in a polished mix, this one holds the room.

Lyrics

I learned the art of keeping still When every door was sealed with frost But now I feel a restless rising thrill Recalls the things I thought I'd lost

Tilting toward the light Something in me burns bright I will bloom before I'm through I will bloom before I'm through

The seed I buried in my doubt Sends green shoots through the thawing clay The patient earth finds out what spring's about And counts the lengthening of days

Tilting toward the light Something in me burns bright I will bloom before I'm through I will bloom before I'm through

I have waited far too long Something stirs beneath my breathing I am not who I was before And I slowly close the door

Tilting toward the light Something in me burns bright I will bloom before I'm through I will bloom before I'm through

I will bloom before I'm through I will bloom before I'm through

Credits

Songwriter: Michael Anthony Rose