Riding on the rickshaw Taking in the sights Passing all the sicko bars Pulling out a light Sucking in the super jets Blowing out the news Feels like a tragedy I got the slicker city blues The flowers of evil The flowers of evil Ah, the flowers of evil Will surely grow Crackle up your color box Count up all your change Make it all seem tolerable Get yourself enraged Ah, give 'em all a sucker punch Bring it to a head And shove it down their throats All eyes are flashing red, yeah The flowers of evil Ah, the flowers of evil Oh, the flowers of evil Will surely grow And going through motions of life Oh, and dancing Dancing 'neath the stars and the strife Going through motions of life Oh, and dancing Dancing 'neath the stars and the strife Yeah, dancing by the sea stars Shaking up a shirt Ah, throw away your language Ah, keep from getting hurt And falling through the night And falling through the day We're living in some faulty times You can hear them say The flowers of evil The flowers of evil The flowers of evil Will surely grow Ah, will surely grow The flowers of evil Will surely grow The flowers of evil Ah, ah, will surely grow The flowers of evil Oh, the flowers of evil Will surely grow