In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I've ordered the flowers on my window ledge
Visions runnin' through my head
Fields of indigo and red
I hear the words I can't forget
And I remember what you said
And how you'd always hold me
And how one day you'd show me
The bluebird, it's in Texas
The magnolias in Savannah
The sunflowers in Kansas
Yeah, that's what you said
The desert roses in Nevada
Wild daisies in Montana
That was the plan but instead
I'm starin' at these flowers on my window ledge
Wishin' you were still with me
There's no tellin' where we'd be
All the beauty we would see
Have the whole world at our feet
In my heart I sure believed
We'd always be together
And now, I know we'll never
See the roses bloom in London
Or the lilies bloom in Paris
The shamrocks up in Dublin
Yeah, we always said we'd see
The orchids down in Rio
The cherry blossoms out in Tokyo
That was the plan
But instead, I'm starin' at these flowers
I could go all by myself
Or I could go with someone else
But that was our dream
And we were so in love
So it wouldn't be the same
No, it wouldn't mean as much to see
The bluebird, it's in Texas
The magnolias in Savannah
The sunflowers in Kansas
Yeah, we always said
The desert roses in Nevada
Wild daisies in Montana
That was the plan
Yeah, we made so many plans to see
The roses bloom in London
Or the lilies bloom in Paris
The shamrocks up in Dublin
Yeah, we'd always said we'd see
The orchids down in Rio
The cherry blossoms out in Tokyo
That was the plan but instead
I'm starin' at these flowers on my window ledge
What are the flowers on my window ledge'
Indigo and red
I'm starin' at these flowers
Visions runnin' through my head
Fields of indigo and red
I hear the words I can't forget
And I remember what you said
And how you'd always hold me
And how one day you'd show me
The bluebird, it's in Texas
The magnolias in Savannah
The sunflowers in Kansas
Yeah, that's what you said
The desert roses in Nevada
Wild daisies in Montana
That was the plan but instead
I'm starin' at these flowers on my window ledge
Wishin' you were still with me
There's no tellin' where we'd be
All the beauty we would see
Have the whole world at our feet
In my heart I sure believed
We'd always be together
And now, I know we'll never
See the roses bloom in London
Or the lilies bloom in Paris
The shamrocks up in Dublin
Yeah, we always said we'd see
The orchids down in Rio
The cherry blossoms out in Tokyo
That was the plan
But instead, I'm starin' at these flowers
I could go all by myself
Or I could go with someone else
But that was our dream
And we were so in love
So it wouldn't be the same
No, it wouldn't mean as much to see
The bluebird, it's in Texas
The magnolias in Savannah
The sunflowers in Kansas
Yeah, we always said
The desert roses in Nevada
Wild daisies in Montana
That was the plan
Yeah, we made so many plans to see
The roses bloom in London
Or the lilies bloom in Paris
The shamrocks up in Dublin
Yeah, we'd always said we'd see
The orchids down in Rio
The cherry blossoms out in Tokyo
That was the plan but instead
I'm starin' at these flowers on my window ledge
What are the flowers on my window ledge'
Indigo and red
I'm starin' at these flowers
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Flowers on My Window Ledge Lyrics as written by Rissi Palmer Ed Hill
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