[Female Vocalist]
[Intro-late-1990s neo-soul/hip-hop soul groove; sparse Rhodes/electric piano, round bass guitar, dusty live drums, soft rim clicks, subtle cymbal texture; slow-mid tempo around 88–92 BPM; loose human pocket]
Oh my-my-my…
I woke up today-
Opened my door to let in a little breeze,
What did I see?
My flowers have bloomed…
[Cymbals swell gently fade out;bass enters;female vocalist remain intimate]
[Verse 1]
[hold “OLD” briefly; descend naturally into cymbals, intimate female]
These OLD—
symbols—in the garden,
That makes me think—of you, boy…
I can travel from earth
Up to heaven,
And there will still be a reason
You run across my mind—
[Loose syncopation]
every moment
every time-
I see symbols in the garden-
I’m reminded of the love of my life.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I don't know
How the years keep moving on,
When a part of me
Still feels you here—
In the morning light,
In the quiet of the night,
Somehow your memory
Always finds me here.
When I see symbols in the garden,
And I’m reminded Of the love of my life like,
[Chorus]
In the flowers,
In the rain,
In the whisper of the trees.
I'd still find
Some little piece
Of this world
That leads to you…
So let the garden grow,
Let the seasons come and go—
I'll keep finding you
In everything
I know.
My love—
My love of my life.
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I wonder
If you knew
How much of you
Stayed behind—
In the songs that I remember,
In the places
That I find—
And those old symbols
Growing wild
In the garden where we stood—
The wind chimes don't say your name,
But somehow
They make me feel they should.
'Cause love don't disappear
When somebody's gone,
I can still hear your-tune…
When I see symbols in the garden,
And I’m reminded Of the love of my life like,
[Chorus-more emotional-warm adlibs-gospel like]
In the flowers,
In the rain,
In the whisper of the trees.
I'd still find
Some little piece
Of this world
That leads to you…
So let the garden grow,
Let the seasons come and go—
I'll keep finding you
In everything
I know.
My love—
My love of my life.
[Bridge]
My love…
Oh, my love…
Still finding you…
Still finding you…
In the garden…
Still finding you…
In the garden…
My love…
Oh, my love…
These OLD—
symbols—in the garden,
(These OLD—
symbols—in the garden)
That makes me think—of you, boy…
(That makes me think—of you, boy…)
I can travel from earth
Up to heaven,
(I can travel from earth
Up to heaven)
And there will still be a reason
You run across my mind—
Like
[Chorus]
In the flowers,
In the rain,
In the whisper of the trees.
I'd still find
Some little piece
Of this world
That leads to you…
So let the garden grow,
Let the seasons come and go—
I'll keep finding you
In everything
I know.
My love—
My love of my life.
[[Outro — repeat final phrase with increasingly airy vocals; bass and Rhodes remain; drums gradually disappear; female vocal improvises softly]
My love-
My love
[Soft background vocals: “in the garden…” “still finding you…”; fade out]