Sellers of Flowers
Sellers of Flowers

Regina Spektor - Sellers of Flowers Lyrics

Sep 30, 2016
462
Sellers of Flowers Music Video

Sellers of Flowers Lyrics

The sellers of flowers buy up old roses
They pull off dead petals, like old heads of lettuce
And sell 'em as new ones, for cheaper and fairer
But they die by the morning, so who is the winner

Not the roses, not the buyers, not the sellers, maybe winter

'Cause winters coming, soon after summer
It runs faster, faster, chasing off autumn
We go from a warm sun to only a white sun
We go from a large sun to only a small one

When I was a small girl, I walked through the market
Holding my dad's hand, mitten-gloved hand
That night there were roses, lit up in glass boxes
The heat lamps would keep them from freezing in winter

We never bought them but somebody must have
Maybe they made it or maybe they froze up
Before any person had put them in water
And hoped that they'd still be alive by the morning

Who's the winner
Not the roses, not the buyers, not the sellers,
Not the tellers, of the stories,
Not the fathers, not their children,
Not those walking on a dark night,
Through a memory they're forgetting,
Who's the winner, who's the winner
Maybe winter, maybe winter

Somebody steps on a light through a tunnel
They're holding a piece of their mind in the rubble
Hold on, I won't let go, I want to know

But no one lives long enough to see the outcome
To know any answers, to know what the point is
To know if the winter ever came closer
Than on that night when I walked with my father

A small piece of ice, lodged in my mind
Lodged in my thoughts, lodged in my eyes
Cold all around, cold all around
Warm from inside, warm from inside

Who's the winner
Not the roses, not the buyers, not the sellers,
Not the tellers, of the stories,
Not the fathers, not their children,
Who's the winner
Not the roses, not the buyers, not the sellers,
Not the tellers, of the stories,
Not the fathers, not their children,
Not those walking on a dark night,
Through a memory they're forgetting,

Who's the winner, who's the winner
Maybe winter, maybe winter
Who's the winner, who's the winner
Maybe winter, maybe winter
Who's the winner, who's the winner

Writer(s): REGINA SPEKTOR
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

Attach an image to this thought

Drag image here or click to upload image

The Meaning of Sellers of Flowers

Be the first!

Post your thoughts on the meaning of "Sellers of Flowers".

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Who wrote the lyrics for 'Sellers of Flowers'?

    The lyrics for 'Sellers of Flowers' were written by Regina Spektor.

  2. What instruments does Regina Spektor primarily play?

    Regina Spektor's primary instrument is the piano, though she also plays the guitar, primarily using a seafoam Epiphone Wildkat archtop hollow-body electric guitar for live performances.

  3. When did Regina Spektor's family emigrate from the Soviet Union?

    Regina Spektor's family emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1989 during the period of Perestroika when she was nine and a half years old.

  4. What significant event did Regina Spektor participate in during May 2010?

    In May 2010, Regina Spektor performed for Barack and Michelle Obama along with hundreds of other guests at the White House reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.

  5. What was Regina Spektor's first album and when was it released?

    Regina Spektor's first album was '11:11,' which was recorded and self-released while she was still in college in 2001.

  6. What themes frequently appear in Regina Spektor's lyrics?

    Recurring themes in Regina Spektor's lyrics include love, death, religion (particularly biblical and Jewish references), city life (especially New York), and literary allusions such as references to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and many others.

Latest Blog Posts
Lyrics Discussions
by Steffany Gretzinger ft. Bobby Strand

1

174
Hot Songs

5

2K
Recent Blog Posts