For anybody who's curious, the title is a reference to the act of "preserving" flowers for an extended period of time by keeping them pressed in a book. Obviously the flower will die, but it will keep it's original appearance and beauty for a while afterwards. So, like many of Mercer's lyrics, this one is also a metaphor, in this case it seems like he's talking about somebody who has bottled up their resentment, depression, and anger for a long period of time ("doted on like seeds planted in rows"). After a while of nurturing their negative feelings, they've finally grown into something much worse (like disgusting flowers) and are now such a part of this person's personality that they don't want to get rid of them. So they keep them "pressed in a book" or they occasionally let them slip out (like displaying ugly flowers in a vase "in bad taste at the table")
I think Mercer is trying to show how damaging this behavior can be as he's arguing with this person, probably a girl that he loved, and wishing that she hadn't held in all of her feelings.
yes of course great pickup it. so the flowers are already dead but youll put them in a book they still look pretty and alive but you touch them tehy crumble like the relationship that you are are in dead feelings scared to change so tehy are almost like preserved this resonates tremendously thanks
yes of course great pickup it. so the flowers are already dead but youll put them in a book they still look pretty and alive but you touch them tehy crumble like the relationship that you are are in dead feelings scared to change so tehy are almost like preserved this resonates tremendously thanks
For anybody who's curious, the title is a reference to the act of "preserving" flowers for an extended period of time by keeping them pressed in a book. Obviously the flower will die, but it will keep it's original appearance and beauty for a while afterwards. So, like many of Mercer's lyrics, this one is also a metaphor, in this case it seems like he's talking about somebody who has bottled up their resentment, depression, and anger for a long period of time ("doted on like seeds planted in rows"). After a while of nurturing their negative feelings, they've finally grown into something much worse (like disgusting flowers) and are now such a part of this person's personality that they don't want to get rid of them. So they keep them "pressed in a book" or they occasionally let them slip out (like displaying ugly flowers in a vase "in bad taste at the table")
I think Mercer is trying to show how damaging this behavior can be as he's arguing with this person, probably a girl that he loved, and wishing that she hadn't held in all of her feelings.
yes of course great pickup it. so the flowers are already dead but youll put them in a book they still look pretty and alive but you touch them tehy crumble like the relationship that you are are in dead feelings scared to change so tehy are almost like preserved this resonates tremendously thanks
yes of course great pickup it. so the flowers are already dead but youll put them in a book they still look pretty and alive but you touch them tehy crumble like the relationship that you are are in dead feelings scared to change so tehy are almost like preserved this resonates tremendously thanks