Bloom

Lyrics for Bloom

mary mary how contrary why did your forest never grow where are your silver bells and your cockle shells and your pretty maids all in a row I didn’t ask I thought I ought to know how painfully time passed knowing I’d have to show my growth my garden is anaemic my petals white as snow I’ve stitched them to the ceiling so no one looks below my garden is anaemic my petals pressed in rows I’ve labelled them for meaning a girl a rose a scapegoat my garden is anaemic I never learned to sow though I sing about the seasons the drought the overflow my garden is anaemic the birds are barely ghosts can roots as sure as feelings grow brave enough to roam if you came to me I’d wanna give you something stillborn bloom pale pale blue if you came to me I’d harvest from the humming palm-sweat youth seedling truth if you came to me I’d wanna give you something stillborn bloom pale pale blue if you came to me and mirrored all my nothing what would I do what would you choose