Poisoned Rose
The poisoned roseThat you gave to meIt left me half aliveAnd half in ecstasyBut if half of your loveIs all I can winGive me just a fractionBut no more medicine
The poisoned roseOn a Valentine cardThat you take straight to the heartThat you call my junkyard
But if all I can dois save pieces of youThe piece of your mindThe piece of your heart
Didn't tear me apartLike the poisoned roseI received from you
I don't knowHow we came to growInto this very sad affairEverytime we do the decent thingSomebody spikes the drinkAnd a single becomes a pair
The poisoned roseThat you wear at your bestThat I keep pressed between the white sheetsWhere you lie half undressed
I threw away my shirt and shoesYou looked and I dived inIt's just you and me now'Cause I threw away the ginI threw away your alibisAnd all your worn-out clothesI threw myself upon the floorBut I couldn't throw awayThis poisoned roseThis poisoned roseThis poisoned rose