I've been livin' in a room without windows
Away from the sun, no oxygen
I couldn't tell if it was day or night
Away from the sun, growing nowhere fast
Rushing along on the pavement
Don't even look at the people's faces, going places

When an old man said stop
You nearly stepped on a flower
Growing trough the cracks
And you didn't even notice

Chorus:
Wake up, smell the roses
Life is happening and you don't know it
Wake up, take a moment
Grab it in your hands... and own it

I realise our love is like that flower
Been neglecting the thing most precious to me
You've been talkin but I haven't been listening
The static in the noise been drwoning you out
I so wanna be in the future
That I keep tripping over
My own shoelaces
In these human races
And I'm brought back to now
And the volume goes down
There's peace in his words as loud as a shout sayin'

Chorus:
Wake up, smell the roses
Life is happening and you don't know it
Wake up, take a moment
Grab it in your hands... and own it

He says

Chorus:
Wake up, smell the roses
Life is happening and you don't know it
Wake up, take a moment
Grab it in your hands... and own it

Like your birthday I forgot
I was with you
But I was not... really there
Snap your fingers, that's your life
Not gonna let it pass me by, no

When an old man said stop
You nearly stepped on a flower
Growing through the cracks
And you didn't even notice

Chorus: (2x)
Wake up, smell the roses
Life is happening and you don't know it
Wake up, take a moment
Grab it in your hands... and own it