Roses

Album: yet to be titled (2026)
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  • On the edge of a city in a slow dive
    Or so say you, so say you
    Crosshairs in the center of a skyline
    Waiting for the right time
    Freezing up like a rabbit in the headlights
    Oh, what to do? What to do?
    I don't think I can see it as a good sign
    If all of it repeats and rhymes

    Ring-a-ring-a roses
    Oh, we all fall to the ground
    Every circle closes
    For a penny, for a pound
    All these things for God and for king
    We all keep going 'round
    Ring-a-ring-a roses
    Oh, we all fall to the ground

    Line 'em up, take aim
    Who you going to blame?
    Imagine that
    Oh, imagine that
    Shit-scared of the horrors in your own brain
    Swimming pools of acid rain
    Fill a glass with delusions of the good days
    Of blood and wine, of pearls for swine
    Never sure if you're paranoid or entertained
    Weighing up the pain and gain
    Oh, don't you feel ashamed?

    Ring-a-ring-a roses
    Oh, we all fall to the ground
    Every circle closes
    For a penny, for a pound
    All these things for God and for king
    We all keep going 'round
    Ring-a-ring-a roses
    Oh, we all fall to the ground

    A woman is a woman even if you want her dead
    Siphoning the bodies as a way to get ahead
    Finding hidden meaning inside everything you read
    Driving yourself crazy over who is in whose bed
    Stiff upper lip
    Shooting from the hip
    Running like a rat afraid of sinking with the ship
    Are you being fed?
    Are you ready yet?
    Doesn't fucking matter
    On your marks, get set

    Ring-a-ring-a roses
    Oh, we all fall to the ground
    Every circle closes
    For a penny, for a pound
    All these things for God and for king
    We all keep going 'round
    Ring-a-ring-a roses
    Oh, we all fall to the ground (on your marks, get set)

    Here lies the legacy, the body, the head and the heart
    And if I may command your undivided attention
    Now we can start
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    Start Writer/s: Iain Cook, Jonny Scott, Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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