Lyrics
Somebody's into roses now
Someone has developed an interest in roses.
what do you do with them?
Questioning what should be done with the roses.
You've got no reason to trade them
There's no justification for exchanging the roses.
No nice ways to throw them
No pleasant methods of discarding the roses.
But it doesn't seem right
Expressing a moral dilemma about throwing the roses away.
to throw them away
It feels wrong to discard the roses.
Yet you can't very well
Unable to return the roses in the opposite direction.
send them back the other way
A challenge in finding an appropriate way to handle the roses.
You always try to be nice
Striving to be kind in handling the situation.
but is it really the right way
Questioning the correctness of the chosen approach.
I see you smile, the way you smile
Observing someone's smile and its impact.
Now I know you really do care and you mean no harm
A realization that the person genuinely cares and means no harm.
when people look, their reflections everywhere and
Noting reflections of people everywhere when they look.
everyone
(No specific meaning provided in the lyrics.)
Some like a soft glow, some a little sharper depiction
Preferences for different types of visual representation.
You always trying to be, with the ones you want to see
Striving to be with preferred individuals.
It's not really up to them, what they see
Recognition that what others see is not entirely within their control.
Somebody's into roses now
Reiteration of someone's interest in roses.
what do you do with them?
Repeating the question of what to do with the roses.
You've got no reason to trade them
Emphasizing the lack of a reason to trade the roses.
No nice ways to throw them
Reiteration of the absence of suitable ways to discard the roses.
But it doesn't seem right
Reiteration of the moral dilemma about throwing the roses away.
to throw them away
Reiterating the discomfort with discarding the roses.
Yet you can't very well
Reiterating the difficulty in returning the roses in the opposite direction.
send them back the other way
Reiterating the challenge of finding an appropriate way to handle the roses.
You always try to be nice
Reiteration of the attempt to be kind in handling the situation.
but is it really the right way
Repeating the question about the correctness of the chosen approach.
I see you smile, the way you smile
Observation of the person's smile, reiterated.
Now I know you really do care and you mean no harm
Reiteration of the understanding that the person cares and means no harm.
when people look, their reflections everywhere and
Reiteration of the presence of reflections when people look.
everyone
Reiteration that this applies to everyone.
Some like a soft glow, some a little sharper depiction
Reiteration of preferences for different visual representations.
You always trying to be, with the ones you want to see
Reiteration of the effort to be with preferred individuals.
It's not really up to them, what they see
Reiteration that what others see is not entirely within their control.
Whatever you see,
Encouraging acceptance of whatever is observed.
Whatever you see, it's okay by me
Repeating the message of accepting whatever is seen.
Whatever you see,
Encouraging acceptance of whatever is observed.
Whatever you see, it's okay by me
Repeating the message of accepting whatever is seen.
Whatever you see,
Encouraging acceptance of whatever is observed.
Whatever you see, it's okay, it's alright by me
Repeating the message of accepting whatever is seen, expressing reassurance.
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