I honestly think that at the start she is singing about her heart, or the barriers around her heart.
Like, she has been hurt so many times in the past that over time this 'fortress' has been built.
It's cold, and uninviting like she can't trust anyone anymore. Perhaps, apart from this fellow.
When she refers to a 'dying flower' I think she is on about herself. And that her heart is dying.. Not literally but becoming colder and colder and she thinks that eventually it will be so cold, and so emotionless it might as well be dead. But him sparing an hour to talk to her, and to love her may save it.
I think she also feels that this man is a lot better than she, telling the story that she is in his shadow, and it seems she's scared of something also with the last line.
I could never ever know her logic with this song, but these are the thoughts that i get ^
I honestly think that at the start she is singing about her heart, or the barriers around her heart. Like, she has been hurt so many times in the past that over time this 'fortress' has been built. It's cold, and uninviting like she can't trust anyone anymore. Perhaps, apart from this fellow. When she refers to a 'dying flower' I think she is on about herself. And that her heart is dying.. Not literally but becoming colder and colder and she thinks that eventually it will be so cold, and so emotionless it might as well be dead. But him sparing an hour to talk to her, and to love her may save it. I think she also feels that this man is a lot better than she, telling the story that she is in his shadow, and it seems she's scared of something also with the last line. I could never ever know her logic with this song, but these are the thoughts that i get ^