flowers
the talking heads Lyrics

Here we stand
We are currently existing in this moment

Like an Adam and an Eve
Like the first humans in the Garden of Eden

Waterfalls
A beautiful natural wonder of the world

The Garden of Eden
The biblical paradise where humanity began

Two fools in love
We are foolish in love

So beautiful and strong
Our love is both beautiful and strong

The birds in the trees
The birds are pleased with our love

Are smiling upon them
They are happy with us

From the age of the dinosaurs
From very long ago

Cars have run on gasoline
Automobiles were powered by gasoline

Where, where have they gone?
Where did all the cars go?

Now, it's nothing but flowers
Now, cars are gone and nature is returning

There was a factory
There used to be a factory

Now there are mountains and rivers
Now nature has reclaimed the area where the factory was

You got it, you got it
You understand

We caught a rattlesnake
We once caught a rattlesnake for food

Now we got something for dinner
We have something to eat

There was a shopping mall
There used to be a shopping mall

Now it's all covered with flowers
Now nature has taken over the area where the mall was

If this is paradise
If this is what paradise looks like

I wish I had a lawnmower
I wish I could cut the grass here

Years ago
A long time ago

I was an angry young man
In the past, I was an angry young man

And I'd pretend
I used to imagine

That I was a billboard
That I was a large advertisement

Standing tall
Standing proud

By the side of the road
Next to the highway

I fell in love
I became enamored

With a beautiful highway
I loved the highway

This used to be real estate
This land was once developed

Now it's only fields and trees
Now it has returned to nature

The highways and cars
Automobiles and roads

Were sacrificed for agriculture
The land was converted to agriculture instead of being used for cars and roads

I thought that we'd start over
I hoped that we would begin again

But I guess I was wrong
But it didn't happen

Once there were parking lots
Once cars parked here

Now it's a peaceful oasis
Now it is a peaceful natural area

This was a Pizza Hut
This building used to be a Pizza Hut

Now it's all covered with daisies
Now there are flowers covering the area

I miss the honky tonks,
I miss the old-fashioned bars

Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens
Fast food places that used to dot the landscape

And as things fell apart
As society disintegrated

Nobody paid much attention
People didn't notice much

I dream of cherry pies,
I long for cherry pies

Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies
I miss the sugary foods

We used to microwave
We used to cook things using a microwave

Now we just eat nuts and berries
Now we eat a simpler, more natural diet

This was a discount store,
This building used to be a discount store

Now it's turned into a cornfield
Now, the area is used for agriculture

Don't leave me stranded here
Don't abandon me in this place

I can't get used to this lifestyle
I am having trouble adapting to this new way of life