Wear A Red Rose
Lyrics by Brieve Morison
I’ve been making myths living legends in my head
Carving lucky numbers in the wall beside my bed
So if you meet me wear a red rose
I’ve forgotten what you look like almost
Back then guys got married and girls had kids
What’s the use of crying over something that they did
It’s like crying over milky memories that move
Like tectonic plates over something hot now cooled
So if you meet me wear a red rose
I’ve forgotten what you look like almost
And if you kiss me hold a red rose between us
And I’ll watch the petals fall.
I’ve been tracing tremors with my fingers in the air
Feeling for the tears I know are there
And every drop of blood is like the petal of a rose
Falling to the ground when a strong wind blows.
So if you meet me wear a red rose
I’ve forgotten what you look like almost
And if you kiss me hold a red rose
Between us and I’ll watch the petals fall
Then I’ll know what I’m looking at
Is just a stupid pattern that makes no sense at all.
I’ve been making myths living legends in my head
Carving lucky numbers in the floor beneath my bed
So if you meet me wear a red rose
I’ve forgotten what you look like almost.
