Flower Girl by Doxter S on Apple Music

Sometimes the inspiration for a song is a person, maybe a place, or a feeling, or perhaps a period in time. Flower Girl by Doxter S is all of these, one of 73 original songs available for streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

The place is introduced in the first verse. Look at a map of the west coast of California and take a guess. The town has a long history going back centuries. The oldest Spanish Mission in North America is there. There is an artist colony. There was a famous Mayor. 

The person who is the subject of the song, “Flower Girl”, has come to this town from far away. Her mind is always far away as well. She may be a person born of a different era with different sensibilities. We learn that “Flower Girl” is “Stuck in a ripple of time” in pursuit of a lover.

Lyrics

There is a town just south of Monterey With lots of sea life, sun, and air
There is a girl who comes from far away She wears a flower in her hair 
At night all alone gently strumming her guitar She sings to the moon and the stars La la la la 
Out on the bay lonely sailors hear her song and Long to be held in her arms 

There is a flower shop beside the bay A lonely sailor wanders by
A lovely girl is making a bouquet She has a teardrop in her eye 

At night all alone as she gazes at the moon She sings of the man in her heart La la la la 
Will he return? Hoping she may see him soon She longs to be held in his arms  

Where in the world are you Flower Girl? You're Caught in a ripple of time
Far out at sea your thoughts seem to be In Danger of losing your mind 
Always in motion life in the ocean Doesn't seem so full of strife
Why can't we be like life in the sea Like Otters, together for life 

One Sunday morn she hears the Mission bell She bows her head to say a prayer 
When she looks up she sees him standing there Her tears of joy begin to well 

From that moment on they will never be apart Their hearts sing a song filled with love La la la la 
Out in the bay Otter couples swim and play They're warmed by the sunlight above

Where in the world are you Flower Girl? You're Caught in a ripple of time
Far out at sea your thoughts seem to be In Danger of losing your mind 
Always in motion life in the ocean Doesn't seem so full of strife
Why can't we be like life in the sea Like Otters, together for life