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I'm lying on my back now
The stars look all too near
Flowers on the razor wire
I know you're here
We are few
And far between
I was thinking about her skin
Love is a many splintered thing
Don't be afraid now
Just walk on in
(Flowers on the razor wire)
(Walk on in)
Her eyes were cobalt red
Her voice was cobalt blue
I see no purple light
Crashing out of you
So just walk on in
(Flowers on the razor wire)
(Walk on in)
Her lovers queued up in the hallway
I heard them scratching at the door
I tried to tell her
About Marx and Engels, God and Angels
I don't really know what for
But she looked good in ribbons
So just walk on in
She looked good in ribbons
So just walk on in
Tie a red red red red red red ribbon
Love is a many splintered thing
Tie a red red red red ribbon
Don't be afraid
Just walk on in
Just walk on in
(Incoming...)
(Incoming...)
Just walk on in
Just walk on in
Flowers on the razor wire
Just walk on in...
INCOMING!
The stars look all too near
Flowers on the razor wire
I know you're here
We are few
And far between
I was thinking about her skin
Love is a many splintered thing
Don't be afraid now
Just walk on in
(Flowers on the razor wire)
(Walk on in)
Her eyes were cobalt red
Her voice was cobalt blue
I see no purple light
Crashing out of you
So just walk on in
(Flowers on the razor wire)
(Walk on in)
Her lovers queued up in the hallway
I heard them scratching at the door
I tried to tell her
About Marx and Engels, God and Angels
I don't really know what for
But she looked good in ribbons
So just walk on in
She looked good in ribbons
So just walk on in
Tie a red red red red red red ribbon
Love is a many splintered thing
Tie a red red red red ribbon
Don't be afraid
Just walk on in
Just walk on in
(Incoming...)
(Incoming...)
Just walk on in
Just walk on in
Flowers on the razor wire
Just walk on in...
INCOMING!
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The repeated use of the screamed word "Incoming" and the references to seeing bright colored lights are often used in reference to flashbacks.
The stars look all too near
Flowers on the razor wire
I know you're here''
This verse seems to suggest either the recalling of bittersweet memories (flowers on the razor wire) during a moment of introspection or even, on the verge of death (the stars look all too near).
Anyway, the exact meaning of the song as a whole is unclear to me, what I can be certain about are the feelings this song evokes to me, which are, a feeling of "loved-and-lost", "loved-and-hurt", a feeling of being threatened, of fruitless effort, of desperate reminiscing...
My favorite line is "Love is a many splintered thing". I think it means that love can be in many ways hurtful.
There are three parties involved in the song: I, You and Her. The speaker (I) is telling a third party (You) about her - her qualities; prostitute of beuaty, but not intellectual matters. (which presumably the speaker wanted to talk to the prostitue about for some reason (true love, need to talk?))
The speaker and the third party seem to have some past connection as well. But the speaker seems to be telling the third person to go see her.
Ribbons is about ending a relationship because of intellectual incompatability. Lying on your back thinking of the stars refers to lying in bed at night with your partner, but being unable to share your thoughts.
Flowers on the razor wire is about the fact that while the destruction of the relationship is necessary, there's a lot of lustful attraction there.
'I tried to tell her about Marx and Engel, god and angels' is about wanting to talk about politics, religion, and other weighty topics, while your partner doesn't think on that level, but is beautiful anyway.
'Her eyes were cobalt red, her voice was cobalt blue' means she is an irrational person - seeing red and talking blue (using poor or offensive language).
Purple, on the other hand, is normally seen as a 'royal' colour, or in new-age spirituality it's seen as a 'mystic' colopur - having the highest frequency in the visible spectrum, it also often signifies a deep person....