To Drown a Rose
Drowning Roses: A Melodic Journey into Dark Desires
Lyrics
Hide from the sun
Seeking shelter or avoidance of exposure to light or truth.
Life, an icy tear
Life depicted as a cold and sorrowful experience, akin to shedding tears of ice.
Rivers of blood
Metaphorical rivers of blood, possibly symbolizing pain or conflict.
Serenade my lungs
An eerie and unsettling serenade affecting the speaker's lungs, suggesting a metaphorical impact on the core of one's being.
To drown a rose to drown a rose
Repetition of the phrase "To drown a rose" as a central theme, implying a destructive act towards something delicate or beautiful.
Will he hold my soul
Ruminating on the potential harm to the soul and heart, expressing uncertainty and fear of emotional damage.
Will he tear my heart
-Will he, will he
-Will he rip me apart?
-To drown a rose to drown a rose
Reiteration of the theme, emphasizing the act of drowning a rose.
Decay of belief
Reflection on the decay of beliefs and the inevitability of spilled blood, with a sense of regret for not speaking out earlier.
And the highest doubts
-We spill our blood
-Too late to shout
-How we burn
Expressing the intensity of emotions, questioning the value of hiding the truth, and the idea of leaving a lasting mark in history.
Why keep scum from knowing?
-32 creases
-Shot in the dark
-A flame across the sea
-We're going down in history
-To drown a rose
Connecting the act of drowning a rose to sharing a dream, with an acknowledgment of the morbidity in the eyes and schemes of others.
To share a dream
-The sickness of death
-In your eyes in your schemes
-To drown a rose to drown a rose
Repetition of the theme, emphasizing the deliberate drowning of a rose.
Like a crystal tear
Comparing emotions to a crystal tear, waiting to betray, and expressing a complex relationship between hate and love.
I wait to betray
-The lie across the sea
-My hate is love to me
-To drown a rose to drown a rose
Reiteration of the central theme, reinforcing the idea of drowning a rose.
A shot in the dark
Describing a shot in the dark that is perfumed and sweaty, questioning the mourning of something neutered and muddy.
Perfumed and sweaty
-Why do we mourn
-Neutered and muddy?
-To drown a rose
Final repetition of the theme, emphasizing the act of drowning a rose as a closing statement.
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