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“Hospital Flowers” is about finding new happiness through a brush with death. It was inspired by a real event:
I had a friend who was in an accident and I watched his recovery change his outlook on life. I feel like we could all use a disaster here and there to wake us up.
[Verse 1]
I survived a dreadful accident
In the car crash of the century
My shattered hopes collapsed on cold cement
But in the back of the ambulance, I'd never felt so content
[Chorus]
A high-speed collision gave a new sense of sight to me
And now my vision can render the scene
A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
Happiness returned to me through a grave emergency
[Verse 2]
I tossed and turned in sterile apathy
Until the violets arrived for me
The bouquet burst and blossoms filled the room
And the place got smaller as they grew taller
And taught me to bloom
[Chorus]
A high-speed collision gave a new sense of sight to me
And now my vision can render the scene
A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
Happiness returned to me through a grave emergency
[Bridge]
The curtains decayed, the daylight poured in
I was never afraid of the darkness again
My burns were third-degree, but I'd been set free
'Cause grace had finally found its way to me
[Chorus]
A high-speed collision gave a new sense of sight to me
And now my vision can render the scene
A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
Happiness returned to me
Happiness returned to me
Happiness returned to me through a grave emergency
Through a grave emergency
Happiness returned to me through a grave emergency
Hospital Flowers was written by Adam Young.
Hospital Flowers was produced by Adam Young.
Owl City released Hospital Flowers on Tue Jun 14 2011.