Flowers

My body is a tree And if autumn claims my leaves Branches bare in winter's glare There's no shelter left for me And oh, my father cries As he looks me in the eyes From watermelon stone Well I heard you built a home Furnished it with lavendar Filled it with flesh and bone And the birds They flew Stocks Brand new Lavendar blue All that's good I stole from you A faceless gain Lavendar black Shake the devil from your back And I'll take your weight Said the seemstress without thread To the actor void of verse Hold your tongue, your time will come Just let me have mine first And her word Rang true Yes it did For you Lavendar blue All that's good I stole from you A faceless gain Lavendar black Shake the devil from your back And I'll take your weight Never asked her There are flowers where we lay Never asked her Never asked her There are flowers where we lay Never asked her Never asked her There are flowers where we lay I never asked her Never asked her There are flowers where we lay I never asked her