Michael Franks
Michael Franks
Michael Franks
Michael Franks
Michael Franks
Michael Franks
Michael Franks
Michael Franks
Michael Franks
This is the only song on the album by having two writers being Michael Franks and Don Grolnick. The song is talking about a lost lover which he will be with after death. He speaks about how they where close and yet now apart. Notably a lotus flower grows in muddy water, yet symbolizes purity and har...
[Chorus]
So empty like sky
Without any sun
Lotus blossom, don't cry
You and I were meant to be one
And though we're apart
It won't be for long
I come to you
In my song
[Verse]
So happy we two
Like sparrows in spring
Lotus blossom, it's true
Me and you like bow upon string
I live for the day
My journey will end
So I can touch you again
[Bridge]
And in my dream
You are always there with me
A Tahitian fantasy...
But then the film just breaks
And I wake...
Lotus, blossom!
[Chorus]
So empty like sky
Without any sun
Lotus blossom, don't cry
You and I were meant to be one
And though we're apart
It won't be for long
I come to you
In my song
Lotus Blossom was written by Don Grolnick & Michael Franks.
Lotus Blossom was produced by Tommy LiPuma & André Fischer.