Between Roses
You said you would die
And I knew you were joking
Just tired and choking
On the Troubles of Youth.
You said you would die
But I wasn't listening
As your eyes were glistening
You were so alive.
I said:
"You won't,
And if you will,
I will bury you
Between Roses."
And I meant it.
You said you would die
You who were a Dancer
Still had all your chances
And you were my friend.
Well, Time made Us Strangers
Years made Me Forget
Didn't see Your Sunset
Didn't hear Your Goodbye.
Yesterday I heard
The Bells of Your Funeral
Singing a Tune
Of deadly Liveliness
And to Your Tomb I walked
In My hands, a Bunch of Roses
For You who were willing to live
For You whose Time was too short.
Yesterday,
I buried You
Between
You said you would die
And I knew you were joking
Just tired and choking
On the Troubles of Youth.
You said you would die
But I wasn't listening
As your eyes were glistening
You were so alive.
I said:
"You won't,
And if you will,
I will bury you
Between Roses."
And I meant it.
You said you would die
You who were a Dancer
Still had all your chances
And you were my friend.
Well, Time made Us Strangers
Years made Me Forget
Didn't see Your Sunset
Didn't hear Your Goodbye.
Yesterday I heard
The Bells of Your Funeral
Singing a Tune
Of deadly Liveliness
And to Your Tomb I walked
In My hands, a Bunch of Roses
For You who were willing to live
For You whose Time was too short.
Yesterday,
I buried You
Between
Roses.