Lyric

I brought the roses in my hand

Still tied with that black ribbon

I stood there by your door

Then I heard the silence

The room was already changed

Your chair was still facing mine

But the air had gone cold

And the vase had no place to shine

I placed them by the frame

Like a prayer I couldn't keep

All that color in my arms

Fell so quiet, fell so deep

The flowers came too late

Too late for your heart

The flowers came too late

When I was left in the dark

Too late, too late

For the hands I held

The flowers came too late

And they said it all too well

I meant to bring you spring

But I missed the turning

By the time I found my way

Your lights were done burning

Now the petals on the table

Look like things I should've said

Fresh and soft and full of life

For a room that had been cleared instead

I stood with both my faults

And the scent of something kind

Wanting to be better

At the worst possible time

The flowers came too late

Too late for your heart

The flowers came too late

When I was left in the dark

Too late, too late

For the hands I held

The flowers came too late

And they said it all too well

If I had one more hour

I'd bring the words, not just the bloom

I'd knock that ache out of my chest

And leave it at your room

But now I just remember

How gentle regret can be

Pretty as a promise

Broken where you used to be

The flowers came too late

Too late for your heart

The flowers came too late

When I was left in the dark

Too late, too late

For the hands I held

The flowers came too late

And they said it all too well