Flowers – English Lyrics

• By: Miley Cyrus

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Miley Cyrus's hit "Flowers" to explore powerful themes of self-love and resilience in English. Its clear, empowering lyrics and catchy pop-disco sound make it a superb choice for language learners to grasp contemporary expressions of independence and emotional growth.

[English]

We were good, we were gold

Kinda dream that can't be sold

We were right 'til we weren't

Built a home and watched it burn

Mmm, I didn't wanna leave you, I didn't wanna lie

Started to cry, but then remembered I

I can buy myself flowers

Write my name in the sand

Talk to myself for hours

Say things you don't understand

I can take myself dancing

And I can hold my own hand

Yeah, I can love me better than you can

Can love me better, I can love me better, baby

Can love me better, I can love me better, baby

Paint my nails cherry red

Match the roses that you left

No remorse, no regret

I forgive every word you said

Ooh, I didn't wanna leave you, baby, I didn't wanna fight

Started to cry, but then remembered I

I can buy myself flowers

Write my name in the sand

Talk to myself for hours, yeah

Say things you don't understand

I can take myself dancing, yeah

I can hold my own hand

Yeah, I can love me better than you can

Can love me better, I can love me better, baby

Can love me better, I can love me better, baby

Can love me better, I can love me better, baby

Can love me better, I (ooh, I)

I didn't wanna leave you, I didn't wanna fight

Started to cry, but then remembered I

I can buy myself flowers (uh-huh)

Write my name in the sand

Talk to myself for hours (yeah)

Say things you don't understand (you never will)

I can take myself dancing, yeah

I can hold my own hand

Yeah, I can love me better than

Yeah, I can love me better than you can

Can love me better, I can love me better, baby (oh, oh)

Can love me better, I can love me better, baby (than you can)

Can love me better, I can love me better, baby

Can love me better, I

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
buy /baɪ/ A2	verb - to obtain something by paying money for it
flowers /ˈflaʊərz/ A1	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant
write /raɪt/ A2	verb - to mark letters or words on a surface
sand /sænd/ A1	noun - small grains of rock
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to communicate verbally
hours /aʊərz/ A2	noun - a period of time of sixty minutes
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of the arm
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to have a strong affection for noun - an intense feeling of affection
paint /peɪnt/ A2	verb - to cover with color
nails /neɪlz/ A2	noun - hard coverings on fingers and toes
roses /ˈroʊzɪz/ A2	noun - a flower with a sweet scent
left /left/ A2	verb - to go away from
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - to stop feeling angry with someone
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ B1	verb - to make someone remember
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire

Key Grammar Structures

• We were good, we were gold

  ➔ Past Continuous/Past Simple for describing a state in the past

  ➔ The use of 'were' indicates a sustained state in the past. 'Good' and 'gold' function as predicate adjectives describing the subject 'we'.

• Started to cry, but then remembered I

  ➔ Past Continuous shifting to Past Simple, followed by a clause with implied subject pronoun

  ➔ The phrase shows an action in progress ('started to cry') interrupted by a realization ('remembered I'). The 'I' is understood from the context and doesn't need to be explicitly stated.

• I can buy myself flowers

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' expressing ability/possibility, reflexive pronoun 'myself'

  ➔ The sentence demonstrates the singer's newfound independence and self-sufficiency. 'Myself' indicates the action is directed back to the subject.

• Say things you don't understand

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'you', negative construction 'don't understand', use of 'things' as a general noun

  ➔ This line highlights the emotional disconnect from the former partner. The singer is doing things (talking to herself) that the other person wouldn't comprehend.

• Yeah, I can love me better than you can

  ➔ Comparative adjective 'better', modal verb 'can' expressing ability, emphatic 'Yeah'

  ➔ This is the core message of the song. The comparative 'better' directly contrasts the singer's ability to love herself with the ex-partner's inability to do so.