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Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. Together, all of the petals of a flower are called a corolla. Petals are usually accompanied by another set of special leaves called sepals lying just beneath the corolla. When the petals and sepals of a flower look similar they are called tepals. Examples of plants in which the term tepal is appropriate include genera such as Aloe and Tulipa. Conversely, genera such as Rosa and Phaseolus have well-distinguished sepals and petals.
Petals can differ dramatically in different species. The number of petals in a flower may hold clues to a plant's classification. For example, flowers on eudicots (the largest group of dicots) most frequently have four or five petals while flowers on monocots have three or six petals, although there are many exceptions to this rule.
The petal whorl or corolla may be either radially or bilaterally symmetrical (see Symmetry in biology and Floral symmetry). If all of the petals are essentially identical in size and shape, the flower is said to be regular or actinomorphic (meaning "ray-formed"). Many flowers are symmetrical in only one plane (i.e., symmetry is bilateral) and are termed irregular or zygomorphic (meaning "yoke-" or "pair-formed"). In irregular flowers, other floral parts may be modified from the regular form, but the petals show the greatest deviation from radial symmetry. Examples of zygomorphic flowers may be seen in orchids and members of the pea family.
I've been looking for it all my life
And never found it
Got used to being alone
I know how and I do it so well
Even if we learn to speak the same language
How long can it last
You know as well as I do
How it goes
The way it goes
You are the petal in the rose
But watch out for those thorns
You are the petal in the rose
But watch out for those
I've changed my mind, I've changed my mind
I've changed my mind, I've changed my mind
I've been waiting for it all my life
And so many times I thought
Hey this is it
I'm ready let's go baby
But it all led nowhere
Turned out wrong
And I still believe in it
But not much
I know I'm strong enough to fall again
But isn't it just foolishness
Knowing how it goes
The way it goes
You are the petal in the rose
But watch out for those thorns
You are the petal in the rose
But watch out for those
I've changed my mind, I've changed my mind
I've changed my mind, I've changed my mind
So should we give it
Just another chance
Although I know the odds are against me
We know how to fuck it up
We do it so well
And even if we love each other so much
And plan our lives like we will stay together
Make a home and a family
Can we change the way it goes
How it goes?
You are the petal in the rose
But watch out for those thorns
You are the petal in the rose
But watch out for those
I've changed my mind, I've changed my mind