Left Alone

The story behind the song

The nature of all things is to grow. -micah

There’s a little flower growing near your home But it’s not going to grow there no more Because you plucked from the place where it stood Left alone, it would grow towards the Sun

So you put it in a vase on your shelf Fill with water just to show how you feel And you watch it as the leaves turn to gray Left alone, it would grow towards the Sun

One by one all the petals drop and fall Then you close them in a book on a page Pieces melt, and they all melt away Left alone, it would grow towards the Sun

And it fades away As it strains toward the light From it’s place on the shelf Close the blinds, shade the light

There’s a little girl playing by the gate People smile, and touch her pretty hair They’ll preserve her fragile beauty in a frame Left alone, she would grow towards the Sun

So tell her of a place big and wide Magic things, wondrous things she can know And lead her by the hand to the door Left alone, she would grow towards the Sun

And they’ll put her deep inside of a cage Walls of concrete, and bars made of bone Pretty soon walls and chairs will be her home Left alone, she would grow towards the Sun

And she fades away As she strains toward the light Come inside, take your place Turn your head, shade your eyes

There’s a little girl growing near your home Pluck a flower for her hair, and she knows