Meaning of Flowers, conjures flash backs to Nick Drake, Fiona wears her folk influences on her sleeve with finger-style guitar and sparse instrumentation. A song written to help her endure the darkness of her husbands’ dialysis, while making the decision to donate her kidney to expedite the transplant process. Warwick Thomas’ sympatico production and delicious harmonies provide extra depth and body to the track. Jack Howard's flugelhorn ensures the song transcends folk to bring back Bacharach and images from Disney’s Fantasia. Triumphant and transcendent.
lyrics
I’ll try
every morning
You’ll try
every day
My my
joy is calling
Buy buy me
flowers to say
It’s gonna be alright,
we’ll make it through the night
Donor’s coming soo soo soon
It might not be as planned
We may not understand,
but we’ll get through, through through
Me and You
Bouquets,
with their perfume
Bring light
to every room
Inspire
with their beauty
We can
be cut and still bloom
It’s gonna be alright,
we’ll make it through the night
Dawn is coming soo soo soon
It may not be as planned,
but I’m gonna hold your hand
And we’ll get through, through through
Me and You
Years pass,
so uncertain,
and seasons
blossom and fade
You sigh,
cause you’re hurting
And I sigh,
with thanks
cause you stayed
It’s gonna be alright,
we’ll make it through the night
Dawn is coming soo soo soon,
It may not be as planned,
I’ll give you a vital organ and
We’ll get through, through, through
Me and You
We always do
What we need to
Me and You
credits
from Junction,
released January 22, 2024
(c) Fiona Lee Maynard Lyrics and composition
Recorded and Engineered by Warwick Thomas at Sound Concepts
(Horns recorded by Jack Howard)
Mastered by Joe Carra at Crystal Mastering
Produced by Fiona Lee Maynard & Warwick Thomas
Jack Howard – Trumpet and Flugelhorn
James Lomas – Guitar
Fiona Lee Maynard – Lead Vocals, Rhythm acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, Tambourine
Warwick Thomas – Backing Vocals
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