• The blood shed petals
    float in the water
    and twist and turn and flow.
    The coins that sank
    to the bottom
    shimmer glitter and glow.
    I feel the tears
    creep down my cheeks
    and ripple the waters edge.
    I think and think
    'til I'm numb
    about what you had said

    Then I see the roses shrivel
    and die
    and I think about
    you and I
    And watch the scarlet petals fade
    to the black ebony spade.
    Roses for enternal love
    fade to black
    and stained with blood

    I drift my hand
    over the waters
    of which you told me so,
    how you would fight
    with all your strength
    for me and loved me so
    I cried that day
    with tears of joy
    for I knew that you were true
    and i promised then
    and ever since
    that I would wait for you

    Then I see the roses shrivel
    and die
    and I think about
    you and I
    And watch the scarlet petals fade
    to the black ebony spade.
    Roses for enternal love
    fade to black
    and stained with blood

    The letters came
    and families rejoiced
    for the warriors who fought with choice
    I waited for yours
    to meet my eyes
    and hush my worries and fears
    The head master called my name
    and i quickly ran
    to the letter i claimed
    but when I read the letter
    there came no joy
    but sorrows of your death

    Then I see the roses shrivel
    and die
    and I think about
    you and I
    And watch the scarlet petals fade
    to the black ebony spade.
    Roses for enternal love
    fade to black
    and stained with blood