I agree with becloves idea about faith in the chorus. It's also significant that both the man and woman sing the chorus.
"I want your flowers like babies want God's love
Or maybe as sure as tomorrow will come"
The last line of the chorus has an ambiguous/double meaning. The speaker wants his loved one to be faithful to him and have faith in the lasting of their relationship, just as she would have faith in there being a tomorrow.
And by reading it as "I want your flowers maybe as sure as tomorrow will come," represents their current feelings toward each other. The speaker's lover is hesitant about loving him, and he himself is beginning to doubt if their relationship will last until tomorrow.
The chorus also alludes to a wedding vow. The groom gives his bride flowers, and they promise to love each other unconditionally, as God loves, until their last tomorrow comes. And we all know that from marriage comes babies.
I think it's also important to take note of the song "Passing Afternoon", which comes not long after this one and is in the same key with a similar tempo. It seems like an afterthought of this song, dealing again with the themes of endless numbered days, children, and a lost loved. Noteworthy excerpts would be "Though she's lost her wedding ring," "And she's chosen to believe," and "A baby sleeps in all our bones, so scared to be alone."
Your interpretation really hit me hard. Much like yourself, unlike others I never felt this dream was about death. I interpreted it as him singing about him wanting her to be more open. That he wanted her "Flowers" <-openess. When I read your comment about it pertaining to marriage it made so much sense and really sunk in. I thought about how me and my boyfriend were talking about seeing us married to eachother in the distant future. How very recently he had what I saw as a very "Fatherly" moment when he was looking for the dog. He said...
Your interpretation really hit me hard. Much like yourself, unlike others I never felt this dream was about death. I interpreted it as him singing about him wanting her to be more open. That he wanted her "Flowers" <-openess. When I read your comment about it pertaining to marriage it made so much sense and really sunk in. I thought about how me and my boyfriend were talking about seeing us married to eachother in the distant future. How very recently he had what I saw as a very "Fatherly" moment when he was looking for the dog. He said "Are you okay? You know, you make us worry about you" instead of just getting upset about the dog running off.
Point in case your interpretatio-tying the meaning to marriage brought me to tears in a good way. Thank you. I now have a completely different view on this song. <3
I agree with becloves idea about faith in the chorus. It's also significant that both the man and woman sing the chorus.
"I want your flowers like babies want God's love Or maybe as sure as tomorrow will come"
The last line of the chorus has an ambiguous/double meaning. The speaker wants his loved one to be faithful to him and have faith in the lasting of their relationship, just as she would have faith in there being a tomorrow.
And by reading it as "I want your flowers maybe as sure as tomorrow will come," represents their current feelings toward each other. The speaker's lover is hesitant about loving him, and he himself is beginning to doubt if their relationship will last until tomorrow.
The chorus also alludes to a wedding vow. The groom gives his bride flowers, and they promise to love each other unconditionally, as God loves, until their last tomorrow comes. And we all know that from marriage comes babies.
I think it's also important to take note of the song "Passing Afternoon", which comes not long after this one and is in the same key with a similar tempo. It seems like an afterthought of this song, dealing again with the themes of endless numbered days, children, and a lost loved. Noteworthy excerpts would be "Though she's lost her wedding ring," "And she's chosen to believe," and "A baby sleeps in all our bones, so scared to be alone."
Your interpretation really hit me hard. Much like yourself, unlike others I never felt this dream was about death. I interpreted it as him singing about him wanting her to be more open. That he wanted her "Flowers" <-openess. When I read your comment about it pertaining to marriage it made so much sense and really sunk in. I thought about how me and my boyfriend were talking about seeing us married to eachother in the distant future. How very recently he had what I saw as a very "Fatherly" moment when he was looking for the dog. He said...
Your interpretation really hit me hard. Much like yourself, unlike others I never felt this dream was about death. I interpreted it as him singing about him wanting her to be more open. That he wanted her "Flowers" <-openess. When I read your comment about it pertaining to marriage it made so much sense and really sunk in. I thought about how me and my boyfriend were talking about seeing us married to eachother in the distant future. How very recently he had what I saw as a very "Fatherly" moment when he was looking for the dog. He said "Are you okay? You know, you make us worry about you" instead of just getting upset about the dog running off.
Point in case your interpretatio-tying the meaning to marriage brought me to tears in a good way. Thank you. I now have a completely different view on this song. <3