garden girls

They let me in, the Narcissus, past Petunias and Hyacinths
Even the Iris hides her eyes with envy
Then come their words, I'm quick to learn
Why every bridge and bud has burned
But all the while, all their smiles are friendly
They asked if I'm a wildflower
They asked if I'm a weed
And when I asked them if it mattered
That was when they told me
When you're grown with the garden girls
All you know is thorns and dirt
When feelings flare, compare your worth
Growin' up with garden girls, oh oh
"You reap what you sow"
But all we've known is
Feelings flare, compare your worth
Growing up with garden girls
So day by day, petals decay: la maladie à nos pensées
The colors dyed like all the lies we've been fed
The doubt they seed'd have us believe
It ain't a flower unless it bleeds
Now the Lilies are all painted red
Is there no alternative?
Is it worth the momentary high
To lead us up the primrose warpath
To set the Heather alight?
Oh, am I a garden girl?
No, I think I'm something worse
They build you up, bury you first
Growing up with garden girls, oh oh
It's nobody's fault
When you're beautiful
They build you up, bury you first
Growing up—
Poppy, Rose, and Marigold
When I got tall, they cut me cold
Daisy, Violet, Veronica
I can't take back the things I've done
Orchid, Ivy, Columbine
I know your grass looks greener when the rest are on fire
(Grown with the garden girls
All you know is thorns and dirt
When feelings flare, compare your worth
Growin' up with garden girls, oh oh)
("You reap what you sow"
But all we've known is
Feelings flare, compare your worth
Growing up with garden girls)