Wow look at you now/
Flowers in the window/
It’s such a lovely day.
Most of Travis’ “Flowers in the Window” is a derivation of the above sentiment. There are flowers in the windows, it is a lovely, sunny day, everything is grand. But in the beginning of the song he is cold like snow. What happened? He met a girl (she is “one in a million”) and his outlook changed. He sees the flowers in the windows, and it is such a lovely day. We’ll see this again with Yo Lo Tengo’s “My Corner of the World” and several more songs on this list.
The mood of the song matches the authors viewpoint. In the beginning it is slightly down but then we get to the chorus and we hear a joyful chorus about newly discovered love. (We even hear birds singing in the background). The song is not necessarily saying anything specific about the woman, it is more like a song of celebration of new love.
The singer sounds almost giddy and it is refreshing and hopeful. The instrumentation sounds simple, but it is not. It has frequent chord changes and an excellent use of a banjo. I think that the banjo really provides the signature “frolic-y” sound of the song.
Flowers in the Window Lyrics
When I first held you I was cold
A melting snowman I was told
But there was no-one there to hold before
I swore that I would be alone for ever more
Wow look at you now
Flowers in the window
It’s such a lovely day
And I’m glad you feel the same
Cause to stand up, out in the crowd
You are one in a million
And I love you so
Lets watch the flowers grow
There is no reason to feel bad
But there are many seasons to feel glad, sad, mad
It’s just a bunch of feelings that we have to hold
But I am here to help you with the load
Wow look at you now
Flowers in the window
It’s such a lovely day
And I’m glad you feel the same
Cause to stand up, out in the crowd
You are one in a million
And I love you so
Lets watch the flowers grow
So now we’re here and now is fine
So far away from there and there is time, time, time
To plant new seeds and watch them grow
So there’ll be flowers in the window when we go
Wow look at us now
Flowers in the window
It’s such a lovely day
And I’m glad you feel the same
Cause to stand up, out in the crowd
You are one in a million,
And I love you so
Lets watch the flowers grow
Wow look at you now
Flowers in the window
Its such a lovely day
And I’m glad you feel the same
Cause to stand up, out in the crowd
You are one in a million
And I love you so
Let’s watch the flowers grow
Let’s watch the flowers grow
Songwriters: Francis Healy
