Old English rose

Left unattended starts to wilt and mould

I tried to mend it but your garden's cold

This city's brutal, oh, the flowers know

The flowers know

In time, the sun comes out, the truth will shine

Old flowers whisper in the night

You're asking how she knew

Heart-shaped box chocolates and a cheap perfume

Half-empty bottles lie in the living room

Deep-cut feelings changed her favourite tune

Guess you've been gone

In time, the sun comes out, the truth will shine

Old flowers whisper in the night

Come home and tend the roses

Come home and tend the roses

Can't hide the scent of turpentine and cheap perfume

Can't hide the scent of turpentine and cheap perfume

Can't hide the scent of turpentine and cheap perfume

Can't hide the scent of turpentine

In time, her thorns will cut, the son will cry

Old flowers whisper in the night

Everybody knows it

Everybody knows it

Everybody knows it

Wake up and smell the roses

Come home and tend the roses

Come home and tend the roses

Come home and tend the roses