Flower In A Hurricane
Chorus: Kevin Parker & SZA
Only love never hesitatesOnly trust has a price to payLike a flower in a hurricaneWe see the sun rise into another dayOnly love never hesitatesOnly trust has a price to payLike a flower in a hurricaneI will die before I walk away, walk awayVerse: Kevin Parker
All the crashesFloods and flashesAnd my heart is aching'Til I'm washed away once morePre-Chorus: Kevin Parker & SZA, SZA
Let's take it fast, just like a flashAnd in a moment, we'll be gone like a second chanceYou and me, we don't let this life go rushing past (Oh)I'll live it to the very last breathChorus: Kevin Parker & SZA
Only love never hesitatesOnly trust has a price to payLike a flower in a hurricaneWe see the sun rise into another dayOnly love never hesitatesOnly trust has a price to payLike a flower in a hurricaneI will die before I walk away, walk awayOutro: Kevin Parker & SZA
('Cause you know)You know I think about it now and then (Uh-huh)Is it a matter of not if, but when? (Uh-huh)Somethin' beautiful comin' to an end (An end)And if we ever get thereWhat the song means
The song is a romantic reflection on love that stays steady even when life is chaotic. The opening chorus sets the central idea: love is decisive and trust carries risk. The verse then turns to images of crashes, floods, and a heart that keeps getting overwhelmed, suggesting emotional turbulence that the narrator keeps enduring. The pre-chorus shifts to a more defiant mood, as the two voices agree to live intensely and fully rather than let time slip away unused.
Across the song, the mood moves from vulnerability to determination. The repeated chorus becomes a kind of vow, and the outro introduces doubt about how the relationship will end, asking whether an ending is inevitable and only a matter of timing. The title image, a flower in a hurricane, is the key metaphor: something delicate that survives violent conditions because it is rooted and committed. Similarly, "washed away" describes the feeling of being repeatedly overtaken by emotion, while the closing lines hint that the beauty of the bond is precious precisely because it may not last forever.
Key phrases explained
- like a flower in a hurricane
- fragile yet resilient amid chaos — The central metaphor for a delicate love that endures violent circumstances.
- washed away
- swept away, overwhelmed — Describes the narrator being emotionally overtaken again and again by turmoil.
- to the very last breath
- until the end of life, with total commitment — Expresses a vow to live fully and devotedly without holding back.
- not if, but when
- it's a matter of timing, not whether it happens — In the outro, it suggests an ending is inevitable, only the timing is uncertain.
- die before I walk away
- refuse to leave, even at the cost of life — An absolute promise of loyalty that uses hyperbole for emphasis.
Song info
- Release date
- 2026-10-15
- Album
- Grand Theft Auto VI: The Score
- Written by
- Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Cook Craig, Michael Cavanagh, Lucas Harwood
- Produced by
- Justice, Kevin Parker
- Featuring
- Tame Impala, SZA, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
- Interpolates
- Dire Straits – Money for Nothing
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