[Verse 1] See I've hit highs and felt lows Held on and I've let go Stood tall through bad calls But I feel it all when we get close And I'll wait for that Swear to god I'd paid for that My one hope My downfall My black rose Are you okay? swimming in that open lake? You see me there but you can't talk and that's my mistake You drift away you miss the pain, you want it back (right?) You lick the wounds they never heal now here's the catch That one seed , it sinks deep, it gets fed It starts black, it turns blue, it bleeds red It knows you, destroys you, consumes you It likes all that fun sh** that you do And so we wait, getting back to that sober state You full of heart, you full of hate, you wanna lose, you know the way Crushed pills, rolled bills, ashing in that empty bottle It's your brain and my cash, we all die, ain't that the motto? Ain't that the night that your looking for? ain't that the life? What's out of mind, ain't out of sight so let's do it right f** is wrong with your mind now? You flying high but I'm tied down You've been lost in my lifestyle It's about time that you find out [Hook] My black rose, I've seen the way you grow (seen the way you grow) looking for the light (looking for the light) My last hope, you help me in your way (help me in your way) And I'd stay with you, but you'd wilt away (don't you come back, don't you come back)
[Verse 2] Are you alright? Are you alive? If you were mine I'd hold you tight, I'd take the time I feel the thorns, they dig in deep They always did, I'm unamused I'm tricked again, you pretty thing The smallest lie's a subtle truth If I fall apart for you, if I put these dreams in cue If I sold it all and I'd start again there'd still be no room for two My baby's on her own, my heart is running wild What's here today, that's gone tomorrow, I find it hard to smile And I'm stuck there, thoughts moving in slow-mo Parked out with a dead flower, in the glove-box of the Volvo If i'm a mess, than I hide it well My mind's made, my cards dealt My nerves bad, you can't tell I'm ice cold but been through hell I've been through worse, never mind what you think it's worth Give it time and I'll let it bloom, I'll laugh last but I'll miss you first f** is wrong with my mind now You flying high but I'm tied down I've been lost in my life style It's about time that you find out [Hook] My black rose, I've seen the way you grow (seen the way you grow) looking for the light (looking for the light) My last hope, you help me in your way (help me in your way) And I'd stay with you, but you'd wilt away (don't you come back, don't you come back)