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Flowers Lyrics
by Miley Cyrus
"Flowers" by Miley Cyrus is, from all sidewalks, a wall chockablock with personal empowerment, independence, and the journey to self-love following a breakup. It is beautifully tactful and full of allusions to Cyrus's past relationship with Liam Hemsworth. Allusions to the ex-couple's shared home in Malibu that was burned down during the 2018 Woolsey Fire, the song even references elements from the Bruno Mars song "When I Was Your Man" that Hemsworth reportedly dedicated to her during their time together, adding intertextual layers and deepening the personal rebuke of his alleged failings and reaffirming her newfound self-reliance and commitment to finding her own happiness and satisfaction within herself rather than in another person.
In its lyrics, "Flowers" heralds self-care and self-acknowledgment as Cyrus declares that she can buy her own things, dance alone, and even handle her feelings without either protection or validation from any partner. This message of self-empowerment was a direct response to the fact that she can "love me better than you can," a realization that undergirds self-discovery and independence. This anthem is bright with self-love: painting her nails cherry red, leaving behind past grievances, and moving on into a sunnier, self-sufficient future.
A thousand little details bestow the release of "Flowers" on Hemsworth's birthday—it warrants musical and lyrical nods to shared history with a layer of personal and public closure on their chapter—making the song not just a universal anthem of moving on but a specific narrative of Cyrus' growth and emancipation from her past.
Flowers Song Lyrics
Flowers by Miley Cyrus
Kinda dream that can't be sold
We were right 'til we weren't
Built a home and watched it burn
Mm, I didn't wanna leave you
I didn't wanna lie
Started to cry but then remembered I
I can buy myself flowers
Write my name in the sand
Talk to myself for hours
Say things you don't understand
I can take myself dancing
And I can hold my own hand
Yeah, I can love me better than you can
Can love me better
I can love me better, baby
Can love me better
I can love me better, baby
Paint my nails cherry red
Match the roses that you left
No remorse, no regret
I forgive every word you said
Ooh, I didn't wanna leave you, baby
I didn't wanna fight
Started to cry but then remembered I
I can buy myself flowers
Write my name in the sand
Talk to myself for hours, yeah
Say things you don't understand
I can take myself dancing, eh, eh
I can hold my own hand
Yeah, I can love me better than you can
Can love me better
I can love me better, baby
Can love me better
I can love me better, baby
Can love me better
I can love me better, baby
Can love me better
I
I didn't wanna leave you
I didn't wanna fight
Started to cry but then remembered I
I can buy myself flowers, oh, oh
Write my name in the sand, mm
Talk to myself for hours (Yeah, yeah)
Say things you don't understand (never will)
I can take myself dancing, yeah, yeah
I can hold my own hand
Yeah, I can love me better than
Yeah, I can love me better than you can, uh
Can love me better
I can love me better, baby
Can love me better
I can love me better, baby (Than you can)
Can love me better
I can love me better, baby
Can love me better
I
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