Story behind the song
Not sure where this song came from but I quite liked how it turned out.
For any musos who might be interested, the problem I had with this was realising that the chorus needed to be in 6/8 where the verses were in 4/4 and how to make the transition without it jarring. I added a bar or two of 7/8 in between and it seemed to flow.
Lyrics
Gratefully awakened from troubled dreams
She lays siege to the day
Bent on its surrender
But not letting it escape
But the night stands behind a different chair
Rides in upon a different mare
Unwelcome
Like an eerie uncle
You try to avoid but still keeps turning up
Each hour and minute slip through our fingers
Like match-smoke in the air
Had them here solid in my hand
Now it's as if they were never there
But a flick from the tinderstick
Has the smoke retreating
See how all life is fleeting
But it's all right
No cause for worry
It isn't a problem cause it can't be solved
Aren't the tulips fantastic this year?
Isn't the cherry blossom the best you've ever seen?
Now your future is perfectly clear
Clear as your plate - licked clean
Do you feel you're constantly under attack?
You want someone to come to your aid but they won't?
Tulips are perennial, they're supposed to come back
Just sometimes they don't
So here we are, facing each other
Across No Man's Land
Neither side risking advance
Neither showing their hand
But this fight is one that can't be won
Pointing that gun at your own reflection
So just leave it
Stop wasting time
Cause that's the one thing that you won't get back
Aren't the tulips fantastic this year?
Isn't the cherry blossom the best you've ever seen?
Now your future is perfectly clear
Clear as your plate - licked clean
Do you feel you're constantly under attack?
You want someone to come to your aid but they won't?
Tulips are perennial, they're supposed to come back
Just sometimes they don't
Aren't the tulips fantastic this year?
Isn't the cherry blossom the best you've ever seen?
Now your future is perfectly clear
Clear as your plate - licked clean
Do you feel you're constantly under attack?
You want someone to come to your aid but they won't?
Tulips are perennial, they're supposed to come back
Just sometimes they don't
Just sometimes they don't