Lemon Tree – Fools Garden

Song introduction

Author: Peter Freudenthaler
Year of release: 1995
Album: Dish of Joy
Genre: Pop rock, soft rock
Brief biography of Fools Garden:

Established in 1991 in Mannheim, Germany
Original members: Peter Freudenthaler (lead vocals, guitar), Volker Hinkel (guitar), Thomas Mangold (bass), Frank Bähnle (keyboards), Jens Lehmann (drums)
Music style: Pop rock, soft rock, alternative rock
Most successful with the album Dish of Joy (1995) and the single Lemon Tree
Has released 6 studio albums and sold more than 7 million records worldwide
Outstanding awards:

Echo Award for Best German Song (1996) for Lemon Tree
World Music Award for Best German Artist (1996)
Gold Romy Award for Best Music Video (1996) for Lemon Tree

Meaning of Lemon Tree lyrics:

The lyrics of Lemon Tree are often understood to be about a lost love. The image of the “lemon tree” symbolizes hope and optimism. Even though the relationship has ended, the singer still hopes that one day they will be reunited with their loved one.

However, according to Peter Freudenthaler, the song’s author, the true meaning of Lemon Tree is unclear and can be understood in many different ways. He said the song is about “loss and hope, but also about the strength to move on and find new love.”

Lemon Tree is a famous and loved song all over the world. The song has a gentle melody, meaningful lyrics and Peter Freudenthaler’s passionate voice that has conquered the hearts of millions of listeners.

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Lyric: 

i’m sitting here in the boring room
It’s just another rainy sunday afternoon
I’m wasting my time
I got nothing to do
I’m hanging around
I’m waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and i wonder

I’m driving around in my car
I’m driving too fast
I’m driving too far
I’d like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely
I’m waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and i wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me ’bout the blue blue sky
And all that i can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I’m turning my head up and down
I’m turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that i can see is just another lemon-tree

I’m sitting here
I miss the power
I’d like to go out taking a shower
But there’s a heavy cloud inside my head
I feel so tired
Put myself into bed
While nothing ever happens and i wonder

Isolation is not good for me
Isolation i don’t want to sit on the lemon-tree

I’m steppin’ around in the desert of joy
Baby anyhow i’ll get another toy
And everything will happen and you wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me ’bout the blue blue sky
And all that i can see is just another lemon-tree
I’m turning my head up and down
I’m turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that i can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
And i wonder, wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me ’bout the blue blue sky
And all that i can see, and all that i can see, and all that i can see
Is just a yellow lemon-tree