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(Nothing But) Flowers Lyrics Artist(Band):Talking Heads
Like an Adam and an Eve Waterfalls The Garden of Eden Two fools in love So beautiful and strong The birds in the trees Are smiling upon them From the age of the dinosaurs Cars have run on gasoline Where, where have they gone? Now, it's nothing but flowers There was a factory Now there are mountains and rivers you got it, you got it We caught a rattlesnake Now we got something for dinner we got it, we got it There was a shopping mall Now it's all covered with flowers you've got it, you've got it If this is paradise I wish I had a lawnmower you've got it, you've got it Years ago I was an angry young man I'd pretend That I was a billboard Standing tall By the side of the road I fell in love With a beautiful highway This used to be real estate Now it's only fields and trees Where, where is the town Now, it's nothing but flowers The highways and cars Were sacrificed for agriculture I thought that we'd start over But I guess I was wrong Once there were parking lots Now it's a peaceful oasis you got it, you got it This was a Pizza Hut Now it's all covered with daisies you got it, you got it I miss the honky tonks, Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens you got it, you got it And as things fell apart Nobody paid much attention you got it, you got it I dream of cherry pies, Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies you got it, you got it We used to microwave Now we just eat nuts and berries you got it, you got it This was a discount store, Now it's turned into a cornfield you got it, you got it Don't leave me stranded here I can't get used to this lifestyle If you find some error in (Nothing But) Flowers Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about (Nothing But) Flowers Guys | Reviewer: Carlos | 8/14/2008 You got it? Totally nude... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/7/2008 Hey, all you people digging in the sauerkraut trying to discuss the political meanings of this song, Keep in mind the tune "Totally Nude" is on this album, one song away from nothing but flowers. Look up THOSE lyrics, then tell me what you think. Jeeze Anyways... "And as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention" -That's the most telling line in the entire song, if you're trying to interpret politics. Quibble | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/7/2008 The talking heads started its own dada music movement. That's what I Zimbra was all about. Doesn't mean every song they've produced was meaningless, though. Byrne didn't like writing story songs, but on occasion the heads churned out things like this. The big country, don't worry about the government, life during wartime, etc. As for this particular song and its message, I've been there. Grew up in a city, moved into a cabin in the woods. It sucked after the first year or so. Back in the city now, thinking about moving back into the woods. It's better to fantasize about. There is no political message. Rather a message on futility. A lot of his songs were like that. progress is a comfortable disease | Reviewer: James Murray | 2/28/2008 pity this busy monster, manunkind, not. Progress is a comfortable disease: your victim (death and life safely beyond) plays with the bigness of his littleness --- electrons deify one razorblade into a mountainrange; lenses extend unwish through curving wherewhen till unwish returns on its unself. A world of made is not a world of born --- pity poor flesh and trees, poor stars and stones, but never this fine specimen of hypermagical ultraomnipotence. We doctors know a hopeless case if --- listen: there's a hell of a good universe next door; let's go -- E. E. Cummings LOLZ! | Reviewer: Kit | 2/27/2008 hey, you guys, if you've ever listened to talking heads before (which i assume you have) then you'll know that they are just a bunch of loonies who love singing these crazy songs. Most of them don't mean anything, they could've just been making this up as you go. Though it does seem as though this one has a meaning, i'm almost tempted to assume that it doesn't. it's just a funny song. and people arguing and gettig worked up about it and talking in all these political terms i think are just silly. or perhaps it's just the only song they've ever written that actually has meaning. Don't read too far into it | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/25/2007 I'm inclined to agree with "What??" on this one. It's about a guy who wishes for the "hippy" lifestyle, everything returning to nature, etc. and has his wish granted. Thus the "you got it"s in the opening verses. At first, he loves it (the opening verse, "two fools in love" and such) but eventually starts to hate it. ("If this is paradise I wish I had a lawnmower") Then he goes on to recall all the pleasures he used to have: Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen, 7-11, cookies, the list goes on. Eventually, he just flat out says "Don't leave me stranded here." There you have it, its denouncing the "hippy" or nature freak lifestyle. Sounds great at first, but you end up missing the creature comforts. Tormented Soul | Reviewer: digiroj | 9/28/2007 It's not a clear cut issue. Though Byrne cries, "I can't get used to this lifestyle" (the nuts and berries lifestyle) at the end of the song it's clear from watching the video [see it on YouTube.com] that he is a tormented soul. He wants the oasis judging by all the snippet facts flashed up on the screen. So there's this push pull, bitter sweet relationship of what he wants and how he will feel once he's got it. It's great how a 'mere' pop song should open up such an emotive issue. It sounded quite harmless to begin whith. If it's agreed then.. To what extent should we curb our expansion of civilization? How do we go about it? The discussion now becomes political. I'm all for private enterprise and a free ecomomy, so how can we flat out stop businesses expanding? It wouldn't be ethical to do so and yet... relentlessly day by day we are fouling our own nest (planet) with gallons of toxic waste. This *will* eventually kill the human race. It must come to a head at some point, the bubble must burst. (We can't go expanding and expanding without an equal opposite force acting upon what we are doing.) The question is.. Do we organise a 'controlled' burst of the 'modern life' bubble or do we let everything just get out of control so that it's forced upon us like a mighty doomsday? - gloomily - I think the latter if history is anything to go by. Sorry to leave it like this - but it is your fault so I'm not letting you off lightly. Now go and sort it. (btw It's my fault too but don't just leave to me to sort it out plz - it's a big job 4 one person but many hands make light work) WHAT?? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/18/2007 First off, the guster version is one hundred times better...and secondly, the song is a commentary on how everyone wishing the world would go back to old times is impossible because we are all so dependent on modernization and the way things are now. All of you that said it was a commentary on how we should go back to how things were are idiots and should listen to the song again, its not hard to understand, are tards. clerks 2 | Reviewer: kate | 7/11/2007 you guys can analyize it all you want but... it was so great in clerks 2! it was perfect (and a great and funny funny movie!) One of the best songs ever | Reviewer: Maloy | 5/30/2007 I can't believe how amazing this song is. I heard it covered by the bad ass band "Guster" and didn't realize it was written by Talking Heads. I think it's genius. Review By Pages: 1 2 Review the song (Nothing But) Flowers The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Talking Heads" Music | | ||||||||||||
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