Lyric

From the dirt where doubts were planted

Cold nights, knuckles bruised and torn

Every “no” became a promise

Every loss a sharper form

I stood tall when shadows crowded

Roots held fast beneath the flame

Silence taught me how to last

Pressure taught me my name

Gladiolus—stand and rise

Blade in bloom against the sky

I don’t bend, I don’t break

I was built for what I take

Gladiolus—hear the call

Petals up, I claim it all

This is strength the world can’t kill

I bloom by will

Empty hands, but vision heavy

Maps were lies, I walked my own

Turned the waiting into weapon

Built a future out of stone

No applause in early mornings

No escape from late-night truth

I paid in time, I paid in blood

Every step was earned, not used

Gladiolus—stand and rise

Blade in bloom against the sky

I don’t bend, I don’t break

I was built for what I take

Gladiolus—hear the call

Petals up, I claim it all

This is strength the world can’t kill

I bloom by will

Measure me in scars and hours

Count the times I chose to stay

I turned fear into a power

Turned “someday” into today

If the ground begins to tremble

Let it know I’m standing still

Because success is not a gift

It’s a vow, it’s blood, it’s will

Gladiolus—stand and rise

Carved in fire, crowned in light

I don’t bow, I don’t wait

I arrive—no second take

Gladiolus—remember this

Nothing grows like earned success

This is strength the world can’t kill

I bloom by will

From the soil to the sun I go—

Unbroken

Gladiolus