A flower starts to sprout
Shines out brighter than any other
Basking in the sun
A symbol of two modern lovers
A cloud starts to form
The hurricane is sure to be coming
The flower gets swept up
The thief is running
Used and abused, the flower is just a pawn
The pollen's forced out, shooting out repetitions of the same song
Polishing it with heroin, the show must go on
The crowd eats it up, no one realises what is wrong
Who really listened to the swan song of the one who sang all summer long
They're falling in love, falling in love with winter thorns
Casket brought out for flower's funeral day
Underground it'll stay
With the thunder far away
Now it's gone