Scott SimpsonSongs, Poems, Stories.

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Place the Flowers in Water

Scott Simpson

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Song information

Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2000, 2014, 2020, 2022
Genre
Alternative Folk; Singer/Songwriter

Release years and genres refer to the catalogued recordings. Composition credits follow Apple Music; separate writer credits follow the supplied lyric sources.

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Lyrics

Place the flowers in water throw some seed out for the birds stop to hear the children’s laughter work a kind thought into words into words We are only here a moment but a moment’s all you need Watch the sun climb up the mountain see the mist rise from the lake catch something flash beneath the surface know something hidden can awake can awake We are only here a moment but a moment’s all you need Go walking in the moonlight ancient wisdom in her glow tiny sparks that leave the campfire burn so bright before they go but they must go We are only here a moment but a moment’s all you need You can never reap the harvest till you pause to plant the seed

Source: ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 158–159; ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 271–272; Mostly Keepers (1).doc

Albums & listening

Live, remastered, and alternate arrangements may differ from the supplied lyrics.

Recording details (5)
Being Human (The Songs) · Place the Flowers in Water
Artist
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Released
2020-04-01
Genre
Alternative Folk
Track
8
Duration
4:08
Type
Sung words
Listen on Apple Music
Ozzie's Guitar 20 Years Later · Place the Flowers (feat. Sheryl Simpson)
Artist
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Released
2020-08-01
Genre
Alternative Folk
Track
7
Duration
4:45
Type
Sung words
Listen on Apple Music
Four Restored · Place the Flowers (Restored) [feat. Sheryl Simpson]
Artist
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Released
2022-05-25
Genre
Alternative Folk
Track
7
Duration
4:08
Type
Sung words
Listen on Apple Music
Ozzie's Guitar · Place the Flowers
Artist
Scott Simpson
Composer
Scott Simpson
Released
2000-01-01
Genre
Singer/Songwriter
Track
7
Duration
4:08
Type
Sung words
Listen on Apple Music
Live in the Black Hills · Place the Flowers (Live)
Artist
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Released
2014-07-07
Genre
Singer/Songwriter
Track
15
Duration
4:29
Type
Sung words
Listen on Apple Music

Song story & origins

From the Being Human journal

Sometimes I suddenly become aware of something that should have been clear and obvious for a long time. Sometimes that thing is beautiful. I wrote Place the Flowers in Water just after having watched my wife do just that… and realizing that she just gave a few days more of life to these short-lived, severed, destined-for-the-trashcan… but nevertheless stunningly beautiful, complex ambassadors of LIFE. How small a thing is too small to be song-worthy?

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 17

Being Human · The Songs

Reflection & journaling

Theme: Awareness

Choose a question or word or line(s) from the lyrics to guide your meditation or journaling as you listen.

  1. What do I notice that often goes unnoticed?
  2. Is this awareness mine alone, or do I share it?
  3. How might it be shared, valued, nurtured?
  4. How might a small thing like this become life-changing or life-affirming?

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 17

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