Like A Flower

Lyrics

There's a hole in my heart
No one else can fill it
There's a feeling I have
No one can replace
There's a taste in my mouth
No one else can give me
There's a song that I hear
No one can erase

Why would I want them to?
I'm still looking back at you
Why would I want them to be you?

You'll always be a part of me
What you love can never let you go
You'll always be inside of me
Like a flower you grow

There's a strange melody
Sends me straight to heaven
There's a voice in my head
No one else can hear
There's a prayer that I say
Always brings me closer
To the presence of you
To always have you near

No one can take your place
I'm still looking at your face
No one can take the place of you

You'll always be a part of me
What you love can never let you go
You'll always be inside of me
Like a flower you grow
Like a flower you grow

Why would I want them to?
I'm still looking back at you
Why would I want them to be you?

You'll always be a part of me
What you love can never let you go
You'll always be inside of me
Like a flower you grow

You'll always be a part of me
What you love can never let you go
You'll always be inside of me
Like a flower you grow
Like a flower you grow

Credits

Written by Madonna and Rick Nowels

Album

None

Song

Before she teamed up with William Orbit, Madonna recorded some demos with Babyface for her new album that would become Ray Of Light. Madonna abandoned the project because she thought the songs resembled Bedtime Stories too much. However, Like A Flower hardly sounds as anything on Bedtime Stories, nor did it deserve to be totally rejected. Too bad she didn't use it as B-single or as bonus track on GHV2, because it's a beautiful ballad. The demo surfaced on the Internet mid 2002.

Madonna did give the song to another artist to record. In 2004, Italian singer Laura Pausini made her own version in Italian, titled Mi Abbandono A Te, which she used on her album Resta In Ascolto.