Vundabar – Other Flowers lyrics

Vundabar – Other Flowers lyrics

[Verse 1]
Ben slipped away last night into a poppy grove
He was peeking for light through a keyhole
He just wanted to know, "Do other flowers grow?"
His mother came over today to collect his clothes
He had a function he had to get to
Neither guest nor host

[Chorus]
He went, "Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-mm-mm, mm
Do other flowers grow? "
He went, "Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-mm-mm, mm
Do other flowers grow? "

[Verse 2]
Carnations and lilies were left by guests
But these weren't the flowers that took his breath
Wonder now if he knows
That other flowers grow

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
He went, "Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
Do other flowers grow? "
He went, "Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
Do other flowers grow? "

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This song is about a man that has faced traumatic experience, felt powerless because of addiction, and most likely felt done with life, despite the many people that loved him.
In the first stanza, line one, "...slipped into a poppy Grove". Poppies are a common symbol for cemeteries of fallen soldiers. The poppy is also a source of drugs like morphine and codeine, highly addictive substances. Likely Ben had become addicted to pain medication due to an unknown reason, perhaps service to a greater cause, and passed away.
The second line states that he was "peeking for light through a keyhole". He was looking beyond his life - the afterlife - for emancipation from his pain. Peeking through a keyhole denotes that you're locked behind something, bound by it against your will. Likely this door is his addiction to medication.
The third line says "he wanted to know, do other flowers grow". This line is the main intention of Ben looking beyond his current state of life; "is there beauty beyond this life of pain? I want to know."
The rest of the song revolves around him bearing witness to his own funeral, and the narrator wondering where he is now.

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