Son Lux was founded as a solo project of Ryan Lott and is now a trio consis… Read Full Bio ↴Son Lux was founded as a solo project of Ryan Lott and is now a trio consisting of Ian Chang and Rafiq Bhatia.

His debut recording, At War With Walls and Mazes (2008), earned him the title of "Best New Artist" by NPR's All Songs Considered. Lott has built an impressive list of collaborators including everyone from indie-rock darlings such as Sufjan Stevens, Peter Silberman (The Antlers), These New Puritans, My Brightest Diamond; to composers and classical world institutions such as Nico Muhly, Richard Perry (Arcade Fire), Judd Greenstein, yMusic, ETHEL, and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw; to rappers Serengeti, Busdriver and Beans (Antipop Consortium).

As a composer Ryan has scored films such as Everything Everywhere All at Once, for which he was nominate for an Academy Award, and commercials for a long and impressive list of clients such as Absolut, IKEA, Coca-Cola, Audi and many others. Production credits include arranging and programming for four major feature films, most notably Looper (2012), plus his score for the Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013). In addition to his commissioned work, the Son Lux catalog has been licensed for both film (The Romantics, Looper) and television (Parks and Recreation, American Horror Story).

Son Lux has performed at Carnegie Hall with the Young People's Choir of New York, held a weeklong residency at the Joyce Theater with Stephen Petronio Dance Company, performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and has shared the stage with Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass, Kate Davis, and Dose One.

Flowers
Son Lux Lyrics

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Are those my flowers in your hand?
You don't remember dressing up
Was that your moment, so quickly passed?
Empty flowers, empty cup
Empty flowers, empty cup

Overall Meaning

In Son Lux's song "Flowers," the lyrics depict a scene where the singer questions whether the flowers in someone else's hand belong to them, but the person carrying the flowers does not remember dressing up. The music video of the song depicts a surrealistic sequence of events where different people carry flowers in a procession and eventually ends up with a woman who throws them into the sea. The lyrics are open to several interpretations, but one can assume that they talk about the fleeting nature of life, how we often hold on to material things even when they are empty, and how memories and moments are lost in time. The reference to an empty cup could also signify that the person holding the flowers is trying to fill a void in their life but is ultimately left empty-handed.

Line by Line Meaning

Are those my flowers in your hand?
Did you take possession of something valuable belonging to me?

You don't remember dressing up
You forgot or choose to overlook the past when you've taken an effort to look good.

Was that your moment, so quickly passed?
Did you wait all this time to find a treasure, but it's gone before you could embrace it?

Empty flowers, empty cup
The things that you've given worth and significance to, amount to nothingness, and it's left you with emptiness.

Contributed by Amelia T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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