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This somber, haunting anthem illustrates Purple Flowers that fall off jacaranda trees, representing the illusion of modern day America which appears beautiful and free, at the expense of unnecessary wealth and exploitation of its people. It observes whitewashing alike to a country doing its laundry--"shrinking history in driers, teaching whiter in school".
lyrics
Passing jacaranda trees
I am lucky for the things that I get to unsee
reality is heavy and loud and rustles angry crowds of colors that all breathe in sync
but white has the privilege of washing machines
to wash out the stains from their comfortable jeans
wiping the blood off their hands to their thighs
wearing the blood of the people who’ve died
but don’t let the Purple Flowers fool you
bleach every dirty truth, laundry cycling through
They’re all liars, shrinking history in driers, teaching whiter in school
It’s illegal picking Purple Flowers camoflauging concrete illusions
The seasons change
And the violets disappear
Revealing the violence that has always been here
I fear the force of the forest
Without us they still flourish
In a world of nonconformists
so don’t let the Purple Flowers fool you
bleach every dirty truth, laundry cycling through
they’re all liars, we’re on fire, trees remind us they’ve rewired the news
It’s illegal picking Purple Flowers camoflauging concrete illusions
and the purple trees just wanna be free
bursting through the concrete
I am small but significant,
the world is pretty when we
plant jacaranda trees
credits
released July 4, 2021
Ande Estrella - Songwriter & Lyricist
Joshua Kay - Mixing Engineer and Producer
Matthew Herman - Guitarist
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