DEAD FLOWERS by Kalliope Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Polite conversations are worse than your silence
Yeah, we’ve become strangers awkwardly smiling
I wanna say that we were friends before
But now it seems like I don’t know you anymore
And if I think about it, maybe I never did
[Verse 2]
I’m tryna say the right thing, but it all sounds wrong
Everything I say feels like I’m playing along
If what we have won't go on anymore
Then what was our history even for?
I think I need to give you space to live
[Chorus]
I’m so afraid you’re probably thinking that I hate you
Every day I wish I could go back and tell you
But if we’d never met, then could I forget this encounter
I’m lying awake overthinking every problem
But how could I forget, planted seeds already blossom
Wish I could cut away and bury all of the dead flowers
[Verse 3]
You know I dont like to admit that I’m sorry
But like you used to say, said not everything is about me
So I wouldn't blame you for pushing away
Now that you have I hope you’ll find a better place
I just know it’s not my decision to make
[Reprise]
I'm not the problem, I know neither were you
But now it seems I've erased you from my mind, you've erased me too
I wish I didn’t even have to write this song
Cause now you’re a stranger sailing foreign seas
Yeah, you're someone you that you promised you would never ever be
But maybe you were like that all along
[Chorus]
I’m so afraid you’re probably thinking that I hate you
Every day I wish I could go back and tell you
But if we’d never met, then could I forget this encounter
I’m lying awake overthinking every problem
But how could I forget, planted seeds already blossom
Wish I could cut away and bury all of the dead flowers
[Bridge]
I know I need, I know I need, I know I need to breathe (I need to, I need to)
Dont wanna be, dont wanna be, I’m not a reverie (a reverie)
And all you need, all you need, is something I’ll never be (all you need, all you need)
So let me be, I’ll let you become just a memory
[Chorus]
Wish I could go back and tell you that I loved you
Now I regret that I’ll never even get to
I don’t have the strength anymore, no I don’t have the power
If you never hear this, hope you know I'm truly sorry
I guess it was perfect in my mind and in theory
I should cut away and bury all of the dead flowers
And I’ll let you be
Polite conversations are worse than your silence
Yeah, we’ve become strangers awkwardly smiling
I wanna say that we were friends before
But now it seems like I don’t know you anymore
And if I think about it, maybe I never did
[Verse 2]
I’m tryna say the right thing, but it all sounds wrong
Everything I say feels like I’m playing along
If what we have won't go on anymore
Then what was our history even for?
I think I need to give you space to live
[Chorus]
I’m so afraid you’re probably thinking that I hate you
Every day I wish I could go back and tell you
But if we’d never met, then could I forget this encounter
I’m lying awake overthinking every problem
But how could I forget, planted seeds already blossom
Wish I could cut away and bury all of the dead flowers
[Verse 3]
You know I dont like to admit that I’m sorry
But like you used to say, said not everything is about me
So I wouldn't blame you for pushing away
Now that you have I hope you’ll find a better place
I just know it’s not my decision to make
[Reprise]
I'm not the problem, I know neither were you
But now it seems I've erased you from my mind, you've erased me too
I wish I didn’t even have to write this song
Cause now you’re a stranger sailing foreign seas
Yeah, you're someone you that you promised you would never ever be
But maybe you were like that all along
[Chorus]
I’m so afraid you’re probably thinking that I hate you
Every day I wish I could go back and tell you
But if we’d never met, then could I forget this encounter
I’m lying awake overthinking every problem
But how could I forget, planted seeds already blossom
Wish I could cut away and bury all of the dead flowers
[Bridge]
I know I need, I know I need, I know I need to breathe (I need to, I need to)
Dont wanna be, dont wanna be, I’m not a reverie (a reverie)
And all you need, all you need, is something I’ll never be (all you need, all you need)
So let me be, I’ll let you become just a memory
[Chorus]
Wish I could go back and tell you that I loved you
Now I regret that I’ll never even get to
I don’t have the strength anymore, no I don’t have the power
If you never hear this, hope you know I'm truly sorry
I guess it was perfect in my mind and in theory
I should cut away and bury all of the dead flowers
And I’ll let you be