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.