I was planted in the dark Was watered by the rain Sloughing off from the bark of my neighbors I pushed outside my shell And ate up all the dirt that would stop me From reaching the sun Naked and trembling, I learned how it works The tallest and biggest will always feed first I lapped up the leavings and whispered through leaves One day, I'll grow up like you I learned to thread my roots Learned the warp and weft Tightened my grip on them slowly I learned to be a leech To drink the elders dry, serves them right Thought they'd steal all my sunlight Fragile and dying, they learned how it works The smallest and smartest will learn to feed first Out of the woodwork and in on the breeze Grow up to look just like you ♪ I fought my way to life I grew to love the dark Hiding my shoots blooming strangely I have counted every breath Watched your every step Someday I will taste the sunlight Skin cinched like hand-me-down clothes, I convulse I'll stop your heartbeat to feel my own pulse Stretching my nerves out for warmth within reach Waiting to feel something new