'Scuse me
I apologize
He likes your attitude
He tries it on for size
He spends the afternoon
Between your thighs
How's that for gratitude
I apologize

It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
And her hypnotic gaze

'Scuse me
I apologize
She's got vacuum cleaner eyes
That Sucks You In
She's got magazines
Filled with pear pies
'Scuse me
I apologize

It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
And her hypnotic gaze

She wears her tears on her blouse
Confused and racked with self-doubt
She stole the keys to my house
And then she locked herself out

'Scuse me
I apologize
He likes your attitude
He tries it on for size
He spends the afternoon
Between your thighs
How's that for gratitude
I apologize

It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
Her electronic haze

She wears her tears on her blouse
Confused and racked with self doubt
She stole the keys to my house
And then she locked herself out

She stole the keys to my house
And then she locked herself out

She lays me down
She lays me


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Lady of the Flowers Lyrics as written by Stefan Olsdal Brian Molko

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    My Interpretation

    Our Lady of the Flowers (Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs) is the debut novel of French writer Jean Genet.

    The song is, similar to the story, about a woman who is stuck in the way of life someone else has forced on her. She wants to break out but she attracts those type of men who will only take advantage of her. She's too weak to make a change and she doesn't have a mentor on her side who could help her. Even the narrator is apologizing the whole time.

    He recognizes her dilemma but he's caught in her gaze, too, so he is the next one who lays down with her.

    StoriesinSongs.comon January 10, 2020   Link

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