Rose

(album: No Bouquet - 2018)

All the houses were small
It's like they never cared at all
Nobody ever stood that tall
Nobody ever wandered through
The grounds at nightfall

Take your time If you want
They walk ahead and you catch up
Just clear the bridge before it's dark
You're going to fade if you get caught

You keep your name you go home
You're no bouquet, you're just a rose
Nobody here knows who we are
Sad to say the same as where you're from

Wake up little girl
Your people need a hero, not some maid
We'll help you clean it all up when you're done
We'll help you when your hands are tied in pain

Suddenly I see why I'd be easy to replace
A simple way to exist today: keep the troubled ones away
They are crazy, crazy, everyone is crazy
Lazy, maybe, everyone's so lazy but you

Shut it down if you're out
Nobody's gonna judge when you get down
Sometimes you gotta sleep it off for a week
Sometimes it takes a year or two after all you're human

Suddenly I see why it's so easy to replace
The simple way to resist today: keep the troubled ones away
They are crazy, crazy, everyone is crazy
Lazy, maybe, everyone's so lazy

You keep your name you go home
You're no bouquet, you're just a rose
Nobody here knows who you are
Sad to say the same as where you're from

All the houses were small
Honestly I've never cared at all
Nobody ever stood so tall
Nobody said they'll help you when you're done.