“Cocoon”: by E-Lye Creed

LYRICS

[Intro]
Some beauty needs time.
When the time is right, you’ll rise and bloom
not a moment too early or soon.

[Verse 1]
You look in the mirror asking questions too soon,
measuring yourself against somebody else’s bloom.
Counting every difference, wondering why
your reflection doesn’t match the timeline.
You don’t see the work happening under your skin,
every change beginning quietly within.
What feels like waiting isn’t being left behind
it’s becoming, in its own time.

[Chorus]
You’re not late, you’re not broken,
but destined to bloom-
Every phase has a purpose,
every season has its tune.
You’re just growing in your own time,
what’s meant for you is coming soon.
Be gentle with who you are right now
you’re still in the cocoon.

[Verse 2]
You see others changing faster, wearing confidence loud,
while you’re learning to stand without blending into the crowd.
Jealousy whispers lies in moments of doubt,
makes you feel small when you’re growing out.
But comparison steals the beauty of pace,
everyone’s journey has its own shape.
Not every transformation is meant to be seen
some happen privately.

[Chorus]
You’re not late, you’re not broken,
but destined to bloom
Every phase has a purpose,
every season has its tune.
You’re just growing in your own time,
what’s meant for you is coming soon.
Be gentle with who you are right now
you’re still in the cocoon.

Caterpillars don’t envy butterflies in flight,
they trust the dark to teach them light.
Every inch of patience builds your wings,
even when you can’t see anything.
There’s no prize for rushing who you’ll be
the miracle is becoming, naturally.

Some beauty needs time.
And that’s okay.