Green Fingers
Green Fingers Bloom Love's Legacy
Lyrics
You have green fingers
You possess a natural talent for gardening
I wish I would have inherited them
I wish I had inherited your gardening skills
All my plants are dying
All the plants I have are dying
I had to throw out half of them
I had to dispose of half of my plants
While your garden is blossoming
Your garden is thriving and full of life
And you know all the names
You are knowledgeable about various plant species
Of every flower
You know the names of all the flowers
Of every tree
You're familiar with the names of all the trees
Of every berry
You recognize the names of all the berries
Of every leaf
You're well-versed in identifying different types of leaves
One summer there was a heron following you around
Once, a heron followed you during a summer
Flew to you while you were watering your dahlias
The heron approached you while you were watering your dahlias
It accompanied you to the lake
It accompanied you to a lake
Where you once killed a snake
At the lake, you had an encounter with a snake and dealt with it
Afterwards we had blueberry cake
Afterward, you shared blueberry cake
And I would always
I would always pretend
fake, fake, fake, fake,
Repetitive expression of pretending (fake)
Fake, fake, fake, fake
-Fake, fake, fake, fake
-"I love this cake"
A comment on appreciating the cake
Sometimes you'd lock eyes with me
Occasionally, you would gaze at me, seemingly distant
Your mind be far away and you'd say
Your mind seemed elsewhere, asking about my age
"How old are you now?"
You'd inquire about my age
I'd say "I'm twenty-five"
I'd respond that I'm twenty-five years old
And you'd go, "oh"
Your reaction to my age
"Oh, it must have been twenty-five years then
You reflected on a past event, estimating a timeframe
Since the love of my life passed away"
Mentioning the passing of your significant other
The love of your life
Referencing the deceased person as the love of your life
I never met him
I never had the chance to meet this person
We put flowers on the grave
We paid respects by placing flowers on the grave
And he's in my DNA
Indication that aspects of him are within us genetically
What we inherited from him
Uncertainty about what traits were inherited from him
I don't know
Unsure about what traits were received from you
What we inherited from you
Uncertain about resemblances
I'm not sure
Uncertainty about future similarities
But if I grow up to be anything like you
If I become like you as I grow up, it would be acceptable
It will do
An acceptance of potential similarities with you in the future
At your funeral
Reflecting on your funeral
There was a heron circling around
A heron was present during your funeral, potentially symbolizing something
Maybe it came to say farewell
Speculation about the heron's purpose for being there
Maybe it was you
Wondering if the heron represented you at the funeral
How could I tell?
Difficulty in identifying the heron's significance
I was only present in my mind
You were mentally absent during the funeral
And through a live-stream
You were virtually present through a live stream from Germany
From Germany
Method of remote participation in the funeral
I will always
Repeated expression of dreaming
Dream, dream, dream, dream
-Dream, dream, dream, dream
-Dream, dream, dream
-Of having instant coffee in the garden with you
An aspiration of sharing a simple moment with you
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