[Verse 1] Forgive the space between What's said and what I mean Though the tape has long been dead It plays on in my head [Chorus] Yeah, I heard that flowers grow Upon the grave of the late Van Gogh I bit the siren's line But I escaped in time (2x) (That's right) [Verse 2] You know it's so hard to find Someone to lend you time You dream of somewhere else 'cause you can't accept yourself [Chorus] Yeah, I heard that flowers grow Upon the grave of the late Van Gogh I bit the siren's line But I escaped in time [Verse 3] Yea we should talk about it Which of us could have foreseen? The pedals of flowers falling Across the front porch screen