Lyrics Flowers of the Sea - Beau

Oh, the cries that you hear are the signals of pain
And the broken remains of a Cherokee plane
Lie shivering out in the cold mountain rain
And no one appears to be hearing
The radio crackles with pure white noise
And the bears dance around the clearing
Dancing around the Flowers of the Sea

Such a dangerous scent is the perfume of hate
That infiltrates down through the chancery gate
And wafts through the window a moment too late
For anyone there to prevent it
For such is politeness - frustrated and kind
Even though it may resent it
When perfumed like the Flowers of the Sea

U38 slipped through the blockade
With the one mistake that the cruiser made
And the voice-tube crew was unafraid
And so was Kapitän Liebig
And then a depth charge carried his stern away
"Auf Wiedersehen, Achtunddreißig!"
For you were only Flowers of the Sea

The Welsh medallion dangled and hung
Its crimson dragon in the mid-day sun
Was sweating the way its mother had done
(And she had been a Merino!)
She came to rest upon a Guardsman's chest
Underneath the trees so green-o
Another tender Flower of the Sea

All the light that comes from the spotlight's beam
Is sometimes so diffuse it seems
To waste the time of the air it cleans
If indeed it cares a beanpole
Why cannot light be laser-bright?
And the moon is but a keyhole
Peering at the Flowers of the Sea

All the wild mosaic in Pharaoh's tomb
Kissed the economic boom
And placed a crown on he for whom
The broken stones were scattered
For Pharaoh was a man who could
Admit to being flattered
Commanding all the Flowers of the Sea

John was a white and honest man
At least, he was when this began
But then Mahomet's greatest fan
Turned him into a heathen
His car became a mobile tomb
And now the odds are even
And John has joined the Flowers of the Sea

All the moths awoke and saw the Sun
And with a rush they rose as one
But with no power to stop them come
The Sun turned tail in terror
But still some light is left to see
Up on the High Sierra
Where still are growing Flowers of the Sea