White Roses

White roses in the red dirt

You said, "It's so beautiful, it hurts"

And I knew it and my heart burst

I said, "It was beautiful at first," but

White roses in the red dirt

You said, "It's so beautiful, it hurts"

And I knew it and my heart burst

You're so much more than I deserve, but

Long ago

Probably in a galaxy not far from home

I bet there's a version where we're happier

And I didn't have to find a way to go

Oh, wouldn't that be lovely?

You would torture me

Whisper me the reasons that you hated me

Say it in the way that makes my knees go weak

And let me dangle from you like a piece of meat

Oh, wouldn't that be lovely?

But I think we're formed from old Lego

In a bedside drawer where the stray things go

And I think we're formed from old Play-Doh

That you stole one night from a corner store, and

White roses in the red dirt

You said, "It's so beautiful, it hurts"

And I knew it and my heart burst

I said, "It was beautiful at first," but

One day you'll move on

Put me in a drawer

I'll just be a ghost in photos on your phone

And you'll see a sunny side

Shows I never liked

You can put 'em on

Put the clap track in you life

'Cause I lose all your socks

I tremble when I talk

I veer left when I walk

Really, this is what you want?

'Cause you'll find a better one

Someone functional

And slowly I'll dissolve into echoes in your walls

But I think we're formed from old Lego

In a bedside drawer where the stray things go

And I think we're formed from old Play-Doh

That you stole one night from a corner store, and

White roses in the red dirt

You said, "It's so beautiful, it hurts"

And I knew it and my heart burst

I said, "It was beautiful at first," but

White roses in the red dirt

You said, "It's so beautiful, it hurts"

And I knew it and my heart burst

You're so much more than I deserve, but

I'm a dreamer too

I'm a dreamer too

Paint over the sad bits

I know that you do, 'cause

Mmm, everlasting in a different moon

There's a perfect side to me and you

White roses in the red dirt

You said, "It's so beautiful, it hurts"

I knew it and my heart burst

I said, "It was beautiful at first," but

White roses in the red dirt

You said, "It's so beautiful, it hurts"

And I knew it and my heart burst

You're so much more than I deserve

White roses in the red dirt

You said, "It's so beautiful, it hurts"

White roses in the red dirt

You said, "It's so beautiful, it hurts"