The Garden Buried Everything

There once was a girl who spoke to flowers

She kept her wishes in teacups

And found whole worlds in the smallest things

But the garden has grown quiet now

And nobody came

When the flowers died

Verse 1

There's a little house beneath the trees

With crooked steps and ivy sleeves

The curtains still sway when the cold winds blow

But there's nobody left who calls it home

Her ribbons hang where the branches twist

Her storybooks are covered in dust

The birds no longer sing outside her door

And the roses don't bloom there anymore

Pre-Chorus

She used to dance in the afternoon

Barefoot beneath a paper moon

But something inside her slipped away

And no one saw her fade that day

Chorus

So lay her down where the wildflowers sleep

Where the roots grow tangled and the earth runs deep

Place her little dreams in a wooden box

And bury the key beneath the garden rocks

Don't cry for the girl with the flowers in her hair

She's lost to a world that was never there

The fairytale ends, let the last bell ring

The garden buried everything

Verse 2

Her teacups wait on the windowsill

Her little swing hangs crooked and still

A faded wreath rests against the door

And dust has claimed the dress she wore

She left her wishes beneath the floor

Her little white shoes beside the door

All the things she once held dear

Have become strangers year by year

Pre-Chorus

Was she too soft for the world outside?

Did she grow too tired of keeping it alive?

Or did the girl that she used to be

Simply lose the will to believe?

Chorus

So lay her down where the wildflowers sleep

Where the roots grow tangled and the earth runs deep

Place her little dreams in a wooden box

And bury the key beneath the garden rocks

Don't cry for the girl with the flowers in her hair

She's lost to a world that was never there

The fairytale ends, let the last bell ring

The garden buried everything

Bridge

A little seed beneath the stone

A little heart that turned to stone

No more wishes, no more spring

No more songs for her to sing

The moon looked down

The stars looked away

The girl in the garden

Was buried today

Chorus

So lay her down where the wildflowers sleep

Let the thorns grow tall, let the roots grow deep

No more ribbons, no more lace

No more searching for a softer place

Don't cry for the girl who once believed

In magic hiding underneath the leaves

The fairytale ends, let the last bell ring

The garden buried everything

Outro

Goodnight, little garden girl

Sleep beneath the roses

And if something blooms

Don't assume it's her