Zinnias is a much more apprehensive song on Sling, where Clairo can be heard expressing her thoughts on her becoming a mother, and how it’d affect the people around her, while also reflecting on her relations with others.
A Zinnias is a species of flower which is notable for blooming in the hottest...
[Verse 1]
See me standing on the corner of Comstock and Waverly in a daze
Where I saw my brother speak for the first time since
He graduated in the spring
Got a cold piece of information to bring to you
Said, "Sorry, but I can't stay here while we wait for June"
I miss the southern Cosmos and the Zinnias, oh, the Zinnias
[Pre-Chorus]
It comes to me in a dream
In the dead heat and the suffocating wet grip
That's got a hold on my mama, it's Marietta's kiss
[Chorus]
Quietly, I'm tempted
Sure sounds nice to settle down for a whilе
Let the real еstate show itself to me
I could wake up with a baby in a sling
Just a couple doors down from Abigail
My sister, man and her ring
[Chorus]
Quietly, I'm tempted
Sure sounds nice to settle down for a while
Let the real estate show itself to me
I could wake up with a baby in a sling
Just a couple doors down from Abigail
My sister, man and her ring
Zinnias was written by Clairo & Jack Antonoff.
Zinnias was produced by Clairo & Jack Antonoff.
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