Red Roses, Black Hearts

( Bridge )
Along lines erased, sometimes smudged
They came from afar,
Never again to be budged
Their hearts beating despite the scars,
In spite of the truth they persist
To seek peeling petals from those that resist,
For the illusion of perfumed promises they exist

Down the paths of least resistance
They ran amongst the crowds,
Too close to home, yet the distance
The thorns covered in shrouds

( chorus )
Red roses, black hearts
The trouble it brings,
Red roses, black hearts
The wages of man-made sins,
Red roses, black hearts
Make this world spin

They ran amongst the crowds
They need only the slightest chance,
The thorns covered in shrouds
Too close to home, yet the distance
Down the paths of least resistance

( chorus )
Red roses, black hearts
The trouble it brings,
Red roses, black hearts
The wages of man-made sins,
Red roses, black hearts
Make this world spin

( chorus )
Red roses, black hearts
The trouble it brings,
Red roses, black hearts
The wages of man-made sins,
Red roses, black hearts
Make this world spin.