[Intro] [Vinyl crackle. Distant traffic. Warped electric piano and deep sub bass enter slowly] [Verse 1] Streetlights melting in the rain Neon bleeding down the avenue Every corner knows your footsteps Every bar still speaks of you Got a pocket full of apologies And a head full of old mistakes Bought carnations from a man outside Who never even looked at my face I keep thinking if I see you Everything will turn out right But some doors close so quietly You don't hear them in the night [Pre-Chorus] The city keeps breathing The taxis drift by Everybody's going somewhere... I'm still losing track of time [Chorus] I'll bring you flowers White roses in the pouring rain Lay them where your laughter lingers Like it never went away I'll bring you flowers Even if it's much too late Some things keep on blooming Long after they decay [Verse 2] Purple skies above the rooftops Smoke curling into gold Every memory feels stranger Every year makes me feel old I could swear I saw you smiling Reflected in a subway train Turned around and found nobody Just my own face once again The night begins to bend around me Colors running from the signs Flowers growing through the concrete Vines crawling up my mind [Pre-Chorus] Your name tastes like whiskey Your ghost tastes like sleep Everybody learns to let go... Some of us just never leave [Chorus] I'll bring you flowers White roses in the pouring rain Lay them where your laughter lingers Like it never went away I'll bring you flowers Even if it's much too late Some things keep on blooming Long after they decay [Bridge] [Beat strips back. Reversed samples and distant female vocal textures.] Empty stations after midnight Last train fading into black I keep carrying these flowers Like they might somehow bring you back Every memory gets softer Every photograph turns grey But some ghosts bloom forever... Some ghosts never fade [Final Chorus] I'll bring you flowers Place them gently at your door Even if nobody answers Even if you live there no more I'll bring you flowers Until the last streetlight burns Some hearts never stop waiting... Some hearts never learn. [Outro] [Female vocal texture fades in. Rhodes piano slowly detunes.] I'll bring you flowers... I'll bring you flowers...
