flowers | 2022 | single

by Sarah McInnis

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You used to bring me flowers as if they were coffee
Just pick them up on the way because you had thought of me
Once a dozen roses for an apology
Too elaborate I thought, didn’t quite feel like me

The other day I found marigolds outside my door
But now I can’t wonder if they’re from you anymore

With each bouquet you were coloured benevolent
Like carnations dyed blue in a Grade 1 experiment
Without you here your presence still filled my apartment
We might’ve picked wildflowers up on the escarpment

But the other day I found marigolds outside my door
But now I can’t wonder if they’re from you anymore

We were the seeds of a dandelion spinning through the air
We might’ve grown if we found earth but we didn’t quite make it there

The day before we ended it you left one last petaled gift
A pot of orange begonias with hopes to give my day a lift
Now through memories of flowers we are left to sift
And float on the breeze like those seeds set adrift

The other day I found marigolds outside my door
But now I can’t wonder if they’re from you anymore

And when I plant them will it be easy to ignore
That I can’t wonder if they’re from you anymore

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released February 4, 2022
Music & Lyrics by Sarah McInnis
Production & Mixing by Darrel Cameron, Blue Acres

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Sarah McInnis Port Williams, Nova Scotia

Singer/songwriter Sarah McInnis, of Peterborough, Ontario, is storyteller, through and through. Her songs, though lyrically personal, offer an authentic voice to our universal story of the human experience. With warm vocals and guitar in hand, McInnis transforms every stage into an intimate venue. Sarah is currently living in Port Williams, Nova Scotia. ... more

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