Every time you open the newspaper or turn on the news theres some tragedy, some conflict, some hopeless struggle to be informed about somewhere in the world. I think Waits is dreaming of happier times, perhaps the joy in hope. "No one puts flowers on a flowers grave," meaning that no one will remember and reflect on happier moments in time.
Every time you open the newspaper or turn on the news theres some tragedy, some conflict, some hopeless struggle to be informed about somewhere in the world. I think Waits is dreaming of happier times, perhaps the joy in hope. "No one puts flowers on a flowers grave," meaning that no one will remember and reflect on happier moments in time.