i think this is about a girl... he talks about the girl as a flower. using that as a metaphor.
"As I walk up to it gracefully
I'm stopped and astounded by its thorns"
as he walks up to this girl he stops, surprised by how thorn&damaged she is. not a flower, a girl. a flower, metaphorically speaking.
"These thorns are protected by the sidewalk
Grab the sun and carry on"
its thorns are covered. like the girl is hiding something from everyone. she's pretending to be something she's not, or just covered as in hiding the real truth about her to everyone.
i think this is about a girl... he talks about the girl as a flower. using that as a metaphor.
"As I walk up to it gracefully I'm stopped and astounded by its thorns"
"These thorns are protected by the sidewalk Grab the sun and carry on"
eek.. that's just what i think. :]