Lyrics
Have you ever seen a rosebud
Observing the beauty of a rosebud
Bursting of strength and lust
Symbolizing vitality and desire
Have you ever seen a man
Depicting a man whose dreams have crumbled
With dreams turned to dust
Reflecting on shattered aspirations
In night and fog undistinguished
Describing a state of obscurity in night and fog
Life empty like a cup her forgotten beauty
Life, once beautiful, is now forgotten and left behind
Goes down in history's mark
Acknowledging the impact on history
The long black knives yet sharpened
Referring to potential harm and betrayal
And ready for betrayal
Highlighting the readiness for betrayal
Cover angst of life and hope
Concealing fear and hope within a cover of darkness
And all is doomed to fail
Expressing a sense of inevitable failure
Black dreams black hopes black virtue
Describing negative emotions and values
Now pale, abandoned lust
Describing the abandonment of desire and hope
Suffocated perfection
Portraying a stifled state of perfection
Oh heaven with locked doors
Referring to a closed-off heaven
Bow down in deep submission
Advocating submission to a deeper force
And honor the silence of death
Emphasizing the importance of the silence of death
Then stand tall, eyes to the horizon
Encouraging resilience and looking towards the future
Blood for the blood that was shed
Suggesting sacrifice for past losses
Black dreams black hopes black virtue
Reiteration of negative emotions and values
Now pale, abandoned lust
Reemphasizing the abandonment of desire and hope
Suffocated perfection
Reiterating a stifled state of perfection
Oh heaven with locked doors
Repeating the image of a closed-off heaven
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