Song · The House That Heard Everything
The Flowers Were for Me
“The Flowers Were for Me” is track 2 on Rob Matare's Pop album The House That Heard Everything, released October 7, 2026. Pop love stories told by the rooms they happened in: the shirt on the chair, the laundromat, and the last showing in Casablanca.
“The Flowers Were for Me” lyrics
I was waiting by the florist
With your message on the screen
You had said we ought to catch up
I had read a whole new beginning
Now you're saying maybe next week
And the woman asks what color
The flowers were for me
I can take them to my room
I don't have to waste a good night
Waiting round to hear from you
I bought yellow, bought a little vase
Took the long bus back alone
Made a dinner worth a plate cloth
Put a record on at home
You sent sorry close to midnight
I was sleeping by then
The flowers were for me
I can take them to my room
I don't have to waste a good night
Waiting round to hear from you
I was practicing a welcome
For somebody half outside
Now there's color on my table
And I'm having a good night
The flowers were for me
I can take them to my room
I don't have to waste a good night
Waiting round to hear from you
The flowers were for me
I like the yellow ones
Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.
More from The House That Heard Everything
- 1Meet Me by the Lift2:46
- 3Your Speech Was Too Long2:07
- 4The Shirt on the Chair3:11
- 5Your Laugh in the Queue3:19
- 6Read the Whole Note2:24
- 7Leave It at the Door3:19
- 8The Sweater I Returned2:50
- 9Ask Me on Wednesday2:07
- 10Your Toothbrush Has a View2:29
- 11Where Your Elbow Rests2:51
- 12Velvet by the Laundromat3:19
- 13Nothing Ordinary Here3:21
- 14Casablanca, Last Showing3:14
- 15Blue Boats of Essaouira3:07
- 16The Button in the Tin2:45
- 17Last Train Laughing3:03
- 18If I Erase You3:25
- 19Not a King3:11
- 20No Need for the Big Speech3:18
- 21Can You Hear Me in the Back3:04
- 22Front Row at the End3:25
- 23We Rise Anyway3:03
- 24The House That Heard Everything3:20
Previews provided courtesy of iTunes. 