Strawberry Switchblade - Trees and flowers (extended version, video)

"...and I hate the buildings, and the way they tower over me..."


Lyrics:

Dawn cracks the dark
And it breaks the silence
Of my waking hours
And my heartbeat's licence

For I hate the trees
And I hate the flowers
And I hate the buildings
And the way they tower over me
Can't you see
I get so frightened
No-one else seems frightened
Only me, only me

I can't but see
That the sun has risen
To my window, my world
Of my home sweet prison

For I hate the trees
And I hate the flowers
And I hate the buildings
And the way they tower over me
Can't you see
I get so frightened
No-one else seems frightened
Only me, only me

Category:

Music

Tags:

• strawberry
• switchblade
• trees
• and
• flowers
• extended
• version
• video
• 1983
• 80s
• indie
• pop
• new
• wave
• alternative
• rose
• mcdowall
• jill
• bryson

[keitatachibanaswife]

i love it

[Kraehe]

Every song by Strawberry Switchblade has that unique quality to make me cry, the innocent, heart-felt simple yet so somber and isolated sadness every piece by them pours out is unbelievable.

[put0n666]

no

[simoom37]

@jamierourketen It is no opinion of mine, and please remain civil. 10 Jorr St is about Rose not wanting to leave her house ("I don't want to ever leave"). Trees & Flowers is about jill's agoraphobia: It's no fault of mine if the way you wrote your commentary seemed to designate the other song. Had you said the right word "agoraphobia" there would have been no doubt. So, be more acurate.

[jamierourketen]

@simoom37 i was talking about this song,she couldn't go out,that's agoraphobia isn't it?,keep your stupid opinion to yourself

[simoom37]

@baginamonolog Oboe I guess

[simoom37]

@jamierourketen This song is about Jill's agoraphobia. the song you're talking about was 10 James Orr Street & Rose wrote it.

[simoom37]

@Kraehe I COMPLETELY feel the same way......

[daleruk8642]

Had this on a bside 12" i think, looked for it for years. Excellent choice of visuals-seems to be made for this song!

[alecahauf]

Another Strawberry witchblade clasic that has been even bettered with this extended version, i love the insrumental version of this as well. The video is great also.