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Chris Cornell said of the song:
It’s about a girl … who becomes a woman and basically invests everything in vanity and then burns out quick.
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil said,
This song marks the first time I ever blew on a guitar. I put the guitar down on the ground near the amp to get a hum...
[Chorus]
Along her vain parade
Along her veins
[Verse 1]
All of seventeen
Eyes a purple green
Treated like a queen
She was on borrowed self-esteem
She would do her dance
A painful masquerade
Spinning you into her web
Along her vain parade
In her uniform
Of studded brass and steel
Kissing napkin lipstick stains
And smearing sincerity
[Chorus]
Along her vain parade
Along her veins
[Bridge]
Along her veins
[Verse 2]
Time crept up on her
She's in early gray
Her reflection looks concerned
And flowers hit her grave
...
Flower was written by Kim Thayil & Chris Cornell.
Flower was produced by Drew Canulette & Soundgarden.
Soundgarden released Flower on Sun May 14 1989.