An interview in PrideSource indicates this song is about one of her friends (who happens to be a lesbian) and her failing relationship:
"Well, ironically, one of my best friends is a lesbian, and 'Asking for Flowers' is written for her about a relationship for her that went down. And it's funny, 'cause people ask me about that song: 'Do you find it hard putting your marriage so publicly into a song?' And I always laugh, because I think, 'It's actually about a lesbian relationship.' Ya know, the best part about music is that I can write it (a song) about my heterosexual life but it totally crosses the border of all that stuff.
My friend had really hit rock bottom. She was struggling with lots of other things besides the demise of a relationship. And her relationship was like asking for flowers. She elaborated in saying that she never got them, and you can't buy them for yourself. Someone has to wanna buy them for you."
An interview in PrideSource indicates this song is about one of her friends (who happens to be a lesbian) and her failing relationship:
"Well, ironically, one of my best friends is a lesbian, and 'Asking for Flowers' is written for her about a relationship for her that went down. And it's funny, 'cause people ask me about that song: 'Do you find it hard putting your marriage so publicly into a song?' And I always laugh, because I think, 'It's actually about a lesbian relationship.' Ya know, the best part about music is that I can write it (a song) about my heterosexual life but it totally crosses the border of all that stuff.
My friend had really hit rock bottom. She was struggling with lots of other things besides the demise of a relationship. And her relationship was like asking for flowers. She elaborated in saying that she never got them, and you can't buy them for yourself. Someone has to wanna buy them for you."
via: http://www.kathleenedwards.org/media/interv/pridesource-2009-01-29.html