Story Behind The Song
A brief and emotionally damaging fling.
| Song Length |
3:07 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Nonviolent, Poignant |
Subject |
Life, Numbness |
| Similar Artists |
Adam Lambert |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Iris' Garden
On a hot steamy night under the stars
Between rows of corn and okra and chard
She gave her love despite that she'd been warned
She clung like a vine and reached for his kiss
He disappeared like a ghost in the mist
Some days she'd wonder did he ever exist
Iris, oh Iris how does your garden grow
Dry stalks hiss in the breeze
It's dying by degrees
Iris, oh Iris how your garden moans
Back to nature it goes
Erasing all you have sown
Down in a valley near hidden from view
A garden sadly no longer renewed
Only the wind ever passes on through
Its mistress lay down on a full moon night
Only an outline was left by day light
Nothing to see, no scent, no long goodbye
Iris, oh Iris how does your garden grow
Dry stalks hiss in the breeze
It's dying by degrees
Iris, oh Iris how your garden moans
Back to nature it goes
Erasing all you have sown
Iris, oh Iris your garden's made of stone