[Verse 1: Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris, Both]
Your prickly spines conceal a tender heart
No ordinary ornament
Who dares to scrape you with their teeth
Will find that everything seems sweet

[Verse 2: Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris, Both]
Your scaly petals spiral 'round your core
You always leave me wanting more
I eat but leave unsatisfied
You only whet my appetite

[Chorus: Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris]
Turtle green, I greedily devour
Open up to me just like the delicatest flower
I send to you this lover's note
My secret hope
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke

[Chorus: Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris]
I'll reach your center sooner, love, or later
Slowly lift away your every overlapping layer
I send to you this lover's note
My secret hope
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke

[Verse 3: Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris, Both]
Your thorny leaves may be your best defense
Oh thistle, oh you succulent
No epicure could long resist
The urge to taste you on their lips

[Chorus: Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris]
Armored blossom, I would steam you gently
Show you my devotion, dear, if only you would let me
I send to you this lover's note
My secret hope
My artichoke

[Refrain: Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris, Both]
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke
My artichoke