“‘Flowers’ duplicates numerous melodic, harmonic, and lyrical elements of ‘When I Was Your Man,’ including the melodic pitch design and sequence of the verse, the connecting bass-line, certain bars of the chorus, certain theatrical music elements, lyric elements, and specific chord progressions.”
To give a better idea of the similarities, here’s a look at the lyrics:
Liam Hemsworth and Cyrus pictured just months before their split in 2019 Presley Ann/WireImage
Mars’ chorus goes:
“I should have bought you flowers, and held your hand.
“Should have gave you all my hours, when I had the chance.
“Take you to every party ’cause all you wanted to do was dance.
“Now my baby’s dancing, but she’s dancing with another man.”
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