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.
Sorry for swipe off
But you know they'll hunt you down
Drop every box and step back
The spring might come out
My little miss cotton
You're quite the stubborn kind
If we cant make it work
We will take it out in blood
[Chorus]
We'll make a man out of you yet
We will cram brambles in your bed
Just close your eyes and count to ten
This is as good as it will get
And it's a little mellow whipping
A flutter to your knees
They hung two things before me
Oh the possibilities
Thank you for the warning
But I still see inside
A little global warming
Never hurt no one
[Chorus]
Don't rest my little flower
You're getting put to use
You've always been a failure
But now you're bearing strange new fruit of hell
The insides are all useless
But the rest is fertile still
I'll take the belt from off the hook
And watch the garden grow
We'll make a man out of you yet
You won't know what will hit you next
The gardener's coming to collect
You wanted love that's what you'll get
The gardener's coming to collect
The gardener's coming to collect
The gardener's coming to collect
The gardener's coming to collect
But you know they'll hunt you down
Drop every box and step back
The spring might come out
My little miss cotton
You're quite the stubborn kind
If we cant make it work
We will take it out in blood
[Chorus]
We'll make a man out of you yet
We will cram brambles in your bed
Just close your eyes and count to ten
This is as good as it will get
And it's a little mellow whipping
A flutter to your knees
They hung two things before me
Oh the possibilities
Thank you for the warning
But I still see inside
A little global warming
Never hurt no one
[Chorus]
Don't rest my little flower
You're getting put to use
You've always been a failure
But now you're bearing strange new fruit of hell
The insides are all useless
But the rest is fertile still
I'll take the belt from off the hook
And watch the garden grow
We'll make a man out of you yet
You won't know what will hit you next
The gardener's coming to collect
You wanted love that's what you'll get
The gardener's coming to collect
The gardener's coming to collect
The gardener's coming to collect
The gardener's coming to collect
Lyrics submitted by marquicerise, edited by wxvxw, Chemi42
The Gardener Lyrics as written by Amanda Palmer
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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it's all about sex, and using people for your own desires. The Gardener is probably the lover and he's 'coming to collect' the price paid for love, in this case, sex. i also got the sadomachism thing too.