Folk / 2026-02-02
Flower And Song
A brief, meditative lyric about mortality, impermanence, and the fragile human answer of singing while alive.
Recording
Flower And Song
Smartass Amoeba
Lyrics
We are not here forever
Only briefly on this earth
We borrow flowers
We borrow breath
We sing
And then we are gone
Is it true
Is it real
What we touch
What we build
Or are we only dreaming
Here on earth
With flowers
With songs
We speak
Not with stone
Not with war
Not with blood
Only with breath
The wind arrives
The wind gives voice
The wind moves on
Nothing stays
Not the city
Not the singer
Not the god
Flowers open
Flowers fall
Drums sound
Drums fade
What remains
Only song
Only the echo of breath
Moving away
We are not here forever
So let us sing
Let us sing
While we are here
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Suno
Notes
Imported from the YouTube description. Source note: Only with breath
AI Summary
The song is a meditation on impermanence. Flowers, breath, drums, cities, singers, and gods all pass away, leaving only the temporary act of song and its fading echo. Rather than seeking permanence through stone, war, or monuments, the lyric values beauty precisely because it is brief. The meaning is humble and existential: human life is borrowed, and creation is a way to speak while we still can. The final call to sing is not triumph over death, but a graceful response to it.
Credits
Lyrics and concept by me; music and cover image generated using AI tools.