I've been livin in a room without windows 
Away from the sun, no oxygen 
I couldn't tell if it was day or night 
Away from the sun, growing nowhere fast 
Rushing along on the pavement 
Don't even look at the people's faces, going places 

When an old man said stop 
You nearly stepped on a flower 
Growing through the cracks 
And you didn't even notice 

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Wake up smell the roses 
Life is happening and you don't know it 
Wake up, take a moment 
Grab it in your hands... and own it 

I realise our love is like that flower 
Been neglecting the thing most precious to me 
You've been talking but I haven't been listening 
The static in the noise been drowning you out 
I so wanna be in the future 
That I keep tripping 

Over my own shoe laces 
In these human races 
And i'm brought back to now 
And the volume goes down 
There's peace in his words as loud as a shout sayin' 

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He says 

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Like your birthday I forgot 
I was with you 
But I was not... really there 
Snap your fingers, that's your life 
Not gonna let it pass my by no 
When an old man said stop 
You nearly stepped on a flower 
Growing 
Through the cracks 
And you didn't even notice 

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