Sidewalk's Remanence

as a flower, eases its way through the sidewalk, i see it 
... its
color, possesses the town, creating all the by-standers, to
 frown
... as i walk up to it gracefully, theres nothing more, ive
 got
to find a way oh ... theres nothing more, ive got to find a
 way,
out.  these thorns are protected by a layer, a layer of 
dust ...
theses thorns are protected by the sidewalk. as i (as i) 
walk up
(walk up) to it (to it) gracefully im stopped (stopped) and
astounded (astounded) by its thorns. as i walk up to it
gracefully, im stopped and astounded by its thorns oh no