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The poisoned rose
The poisoned rose
That you gave to me
That you gave to me
It left me half alive
It left me half alive
And half in ecstasy
And half in ecstasy
But if half of your love
But if half of your love
Is all I can win
Is all I can win
Give me just a fraction
Give me just a fraction
But no more medicine
But no more medicine
The poisoned rose
The poisoned rose
On a Valentine card
On a Valentine card
That you take straight to the heart
That you take straight to the heart
That you call my junkyard
That you call my junkyard
But if all I can do
But if all I can do
 
is save pieces of you
Is save pieces of you
 
The piece of your mind
The piece of your mind
The piece of your heart
The piece of your heart
Didn't tear me apart
Didn't tear me apart
Like the poisoned rose
Like the poisoned rose
I received from you
I received from you
I don't know
I don't know
How we came to grow
How we came to grow
Into this very sad affair
Into this very sad affair
 
Everytime we do the decent thing
Every time we do the decent thing
 
Somebody spikes the drink
Somebody spikes the drink
And a single becomes a pair
And a single becomes a pair
The poisoned rose
The poisoned rose
That you wear at your best
That you wear at your best
That I keep pressed between the white sheets
That I keep pressed between the white sheets
Where you lie half undressed
Where you lie half undressed
I threw away my shirt and shoes
I threw away my shirt and shoes
You looked and I dived in
You looked and I dived in
It's just you and me now
It's just you and me now
'Cause I threw away the gin
'Cause I threw away the gin
I threw away your alibis
I threw away your alibis
And all your worn-out clothes
And all your worn-out clothes
I threw myself upon the floor
I threw myself upon the floor
But I couldn't throw away
But I couldn't throw away
This poisoned rose
This poisoned rose
This poisoned rose
This poisoned rose
This poisoned rose
This poisoned rose

Revision as of 21:12, 1 May 2009

The poisoned rose That you gave to me It left me half alive And half in ecstasy But if half of your love Is all I can win Give me just a fraction But no more medicine The poisoned rose On a Valentine card That you take straight to the heart That you call my junkyard But if all I can do is save pieces of you The piece of your mind The piece of your heart Didn't tear me apart Like the poisoned rose I received from you I don't know How we came to grow Into this very sad affair Everytime we do the decent thing Somebody spikes the drink And a single becomes a pair The poisoned rose That you wear at your best That I keep pressed between the white sheets Where you lie half undressed I threw away my shirt and shoes You looked and I dived in It's just you and me now 'Cause I threw away the gin I threw away your alibis And all your worn-out clothes I threw myself upon the floor But I couldn't throw away This poisoned rose This poisoned rose This poisoned rose