Roses

Fading Shadows: Unveiling the Enigma of Meg & Dia's 'Roses'
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Lyrics

Turn around there's those eyes again.

Observing someone's eyes again upon turning around.

Turn around fake indifference and I.

Noticing a feigned lack of interest and indifference.

Watch their cold, dark silhouettes disappear.

Watching the disappearance of cold, dark silhouettes.

A hundred bodies fill this room.

Describing a crowded room with a hundred bodies.

And all their faces overdone.

Noting that the faces in the room seem overly made up or artificial.

Pain is foreign, foreign to us.

Expressing that pain is unfamiliar to the speaker and others.


I don't even know you.

Admitting a lack of knowledge about someone.

You won't even know I'm gone.

Suggesting that the speaker will leave unnoticed.

Was it something I did wrong?

Raising a question about whether something was done wrong.


Roses, roses cold.

Referring to cold and unfeeling roses.

Roses, roses sold out.

Highlighting that roses are sold out, possibly symbolizing emotional emptiness.


Turn around reds and whites again.

Noticing reds and whites again upon turning around.

I'd sell my kicks for one more low tar.

Expressing a willingness to trade personal belongings for a moment of relief.

Fevers hand in hand with shoelace bracelets.

Linking fevers and shoelace bracelets, suggesting a connection between illness and self-harm.

Why are some girls so naive?

Questioning the naivety of some girls.

He didn't unbutton your blouse to see.

Reflecting on an intimate encounter where the focus was not on genuine connection.

A better view of your heart.

Suggesting a lack of depth in understanding emotions.

Oh yeah, can't blame you for trying.

Acknowledging an attempt, even if misguided.


I don't even know you.

Reiterating a lack of knowledge about someone.

You won't even know I'm gone.

Indicating that the speaker will depart without notice.

Was it something I did wrong?

Pondering if a perceived mistake led to a departure.


Roses, roses cold.

Referring again to cold and unfeeling roses.

Roses, roses sold out.

Emphasizing the emptiness or unavailability of roses.


Sing it soft.

Encouraging a soft and slow rendition of a song.

Make it slow.

Further emphasizing the desired style of singing.

Apples parachute

Introducing the metaphor of apples parachuting and boys retreating.

the boys back down.

Describing a moment of withdrawal or hesitation.

Fill it up.

Advising to fill up and overflow, possibly urging emotional expression.

Overflow.

Encouraging a new and improved way of experiencing emotions.

A new, improved modern way to feel.

Suggesting a contemporary approach to emotional expression.


I don't even know you.

Reiterating a lack of knowledge about someone.

You won't even know I'm gone.

Repeating the idea of leaving without being noticed.

Was it something I did wrong?

Revisiting the question of whether something was done wrong.

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