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Plastic Flowers

from Plastic Flowers by Mark Thomann

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"Plastic Flowers" takes a different angle on love and flowers as a metaphor for the transience of relationships. Plastic Flowers being the obvious solution!
The idea for this song came to me some years ago at the Cobargo Folk Festival as I was listening to a country song using flowers as a metaphor for the sad demise of the romantic relationship in the song. Plastic flowers as a possible solution was just a random thought at the time. But it took some years to turn that thought into a song. And here it is!

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Your green eyes reflected the cold moonlight
you wore that trench coat wrapped round tight
standing by the Hazard sign at the side of the road.
Your drop top Beamer had broken down
and you had to get a lift back to town
so you climbed up in the cabin and rolled us up a couple of smokes.

I pulled up the truck to say goodbye
I wished you luck, but you replied
there's a dust storm coming you better come inside.

I should have got you plastic flowers
they don't need any water
they say I love you like the real thing
but plastic flowers never die.

i got you every little thing you liked
and I reckon we were doing alright
we'd only ever fight every other night.
I'd been hauling heavy freight interstate
My head was wound up pretty tight
Tight as the grip on my bottle as I read your note.

It just took one long look
to take in everything you took
when you took off up the highway and out of town.

I should have got you plastic flowers
they don't need any water
they say I love you like the real thing
but plastic flowers never die.

Like a punch drunk fighter who never sees it coming
my head hit the ground but my motor's still running
I hang on to the ropes until I'm standing and I'm ready for more.

She was a girl I hadn't noticed before
behind the counter of a hardware store
when she smiled it was soft and light.
Her voice was like a summer breeze
Cool and warm it put me at ease
until she whispers "what you doing tonight?" And she said...

You can buy me plastic flowers
they don't need any water
they say I love you like the real thing
but plastic flowers never die
plastic flowers never die

Plastic flowers never die
they never die
never die
never die.

credits

from Plastic Flowers, released February 5, 2023
Mark Thomann - vocals
Stuart King - electric and acoustic guitar
Matt Nightingale - bass
Jonathan Jones - drums

David Pendragon - production
Indigo Philip - artwork

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Mark Thomann Canberra, Australia

A funny thing happened 3 years ago. Mark’s heart broke - literally. It was a chance to live in the slow lane, to reflect and to write and record songs. His heart has come good and he has an album of songs to prove it. They draw on his love for blues, country and rock music and for playing the guitar. Think Nostalgia Rock meets Indie on the road to Tamworth and winds up in Memphis. ... more

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