THE RASMUS
Black Roses
1. Livin’ In A World Without You
You told me my darling Without me you’re nothing You taught me to look in your eyes And fed me your sweet lies
Suddenly someone was there in the window Looking outside at a sky that had never been blue
There's a world without you I see the light Livin’ in a world without you There is hope to guide me I will survive Livin’ in a world without you
It's hard to believe that it came to this You paralyzed my body with a poisoned kiss For forty days and nights I was chained to your bed You thought that was the end of the story Something inside me called freedom came alive Livin’ in a world without you
You put me together Then trashed me for pleasure You used me again and again Abused me, confused me
Suddenly naked I run through your garden Right through the gates of the past and I'm finally free
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2. Ten Black Roses
Life is like a boat in a bottle Try to sail you can’t with no air Day by day it only gets harder Try to scream but nobody cares
Through the glass you see the same faces Hear their voices fade like a drone When your life’s a boat in a bottle You’re surrounded drifting alone
Don’t leave me now Stay another day With me
When you’re sad And no one knows it I’ll send you Black roses When your heart’s Dark and frozen I will send you Black roses
Far away we wait for each other I’m still on that road to nowhere Kiss yourself for me in the mirror Tie a black rose into your hair
Don’t lose your faith Share another night With me
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Ten black roses Ten black roses
Your life is like a boat in the bottle Try to sail you can’t with no air Day by day it only gets harder Try to scream but nobody cares
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3. Ghost Of Love
I am near you You don’t see me Can you feel me I’m closer than close
Does it hurt Does it burn Do you know What you’ve lost Are you scared of the dark
Now that you’re gone All that remains Is the ghost of love Deep in my mind I hear the chains Of the ghost of love
You are falling Down underneath You’ll be crawling Lower than low
Can you sleep Can you breathe When you know What you’ve done Tell me where will you run
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You were flawless Cruel and thoughtless And all that you left me Is the Ghost of love
I’m fading I’m barley breathing Can’t hold on I’m dying I must be bleeding Won’t be long
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4. Justify
So close so far I’m lost in time Ready to follow a sign If there was only a sign
The last goodbye Burns in my mind Why did I leave you behind Guess it was too high to climb
Give me a reason Why would you want me To live and die Living a lie You were the answer All that I needed To justify Justify my life
Someone as beautiful as you Could do much better it’s true That didn’t matter to you
I tried so hard to be the one Its something I couldn’t do Guess I was under the gun
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It’s only right That I should go And find myself Before I go and ruin Someone else
So close so far I’m lost in time Ready to follow a sign If there was only a sign
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It’s only right That I should go And find myself Before I go and ruin Someone else
5. Your Forgiveness
It's time for forgiveness It's time to repent Time for ascendance To live without revenge We'll never be together It’s time to face the truth
You tell me Who can make it last forever Destiny Couldn't seal our fates together There's a time for anger Cause I still bleed from your last kiss The war is over And all I need from you is this Your forgiveness
You were my religion I gave you my soul Your body was the light You were my obsession I gave you all control I didn't know your Heart was cold and made of stone
You tell me Who can make it last forever Destiny Couldn't seal our fates together There's a time for anger Cause I still bleed from your last kiss The war is over And all I need from you is this The hardest thing for you to give Your forgiveness
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6. Run To You
Tomorrow’s taking me away from you Like a jealous lover Kiss me one last time Before I go down this broken road I follow You will leave me torn And sting me like A thorn from a dying rose The saddest scent of you will cling to me I know
I will run to you When my journey’s over Wait for me Keep our love alive I will dream of you Till I reach the sun Then I’ll turn around and run To you
If I stay with you and linger here Another moment I will fade into the scenery You wouldn’t even see me I’ve got nothing left to offer you It’s not that I don’t care All I ask is that you think of me I swear
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I hate to see you cry The way you look away Makes me wanna die
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7. You Got It Wrong
When you found me on the street Did you think you rescued me Bet you thought without you I would die Like a snake you swallowed me I took it till I couldn’t breathe Just to bring your fantasies to life You count on the faithful To get your way And to follow your light
You got it wrong now Cause I don’t give a … I’m not your believer You got it wrong so I guess you’re out of luck Your dream just lost a dreamer
You fool me with your mystery Preaching peace and charity But I see through your vanity and lies You think you got the best of me But I will rewrite history I’ll take back my life to your surprise If I could make it as painful As you did for me I’d be just wasting my time
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There's a little part of me That would like to see you cry Even if it’s just one tear I know it would never dry
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8. Lost And Lonely
It feels like the end of time Like something bad is coming You’ve been living in the world of lies Your see through walls are falling It’s getting hard to except that I’m losing you
I watch as you sleep Your nightmares break the silence I can tell that you’re in too deep Got your mind down to a science And every time that I touch you I’m losing you
You’re the eve of my destruction In the garden of fears
Why am I devastated You through it all away Now who’s the one who’s lost and lonely I gotta break away from you Who will pay for all the things you’ve done I’m not the only one
You’re out of control inside I don’t need x-ray vision To see all the desperate signs You made your heart a prison I took it all out of fear of losing you
In the valley of deception There is a river of tears
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So many nights So many fights So many days Too easy to erase
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9. The Fight
Everything is still and calm In the dead of night Right before for the fight Clouds are gathering for the storm Destiny decides Who will live or die
I’ve been waiting for this moment It’s time for the battle Even if I never make it Take me home I might never get my story Carved in stone But I will rise again The fight is to the end
The pounding of the drums of war Turns your tears to mud Rivers turns to blood
If you live to see another day To take another breathe Make it life or death
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Give me strength to carry on Till my life is done
Everybody wants the glory But you better remember The fight is to the end
10. Dangerous Kind
You got me in this situation You got me backed against the wall Caught in a web of your creation I bet you set me up to fall
Once I thought about it I figured out your wicked ways There’s no doubt about it You’d sell your soul to seal the case
You’re the dangerous kind Now look at what you’ve done to me What you’ve done to me baby You’ve gotta criminal mind Your motive is to plant a seed Now I’d kill for you baby
You gotta shady reputation From bed to bed to man to man Once you deliver your temptation No one can stop your master plan Don’t try to lie about it I don’t believe a thing you say The more you try to hide it The more the lies show on your face
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I’ve been sleeping with the enemy Now I’m doing the time Paying up for the crime Guess you took everything you could from me
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11. Live Forever
Was it an angel That knocked on my door Or was it a wind Was I still sleeping Lost in a dream Or was it you
We swam in the fountains Beneath the northern stars We cried from the laughter And died in each other’s arms
Remember Live forever Remember To live for love
I got back my letters Ages ago Your address unknown I pass a stranger Who had your eyes Or was it you
We ran through the graveyard To catch to midnight sun We danced drunk and naked Until the summer was gone |