[Intro: 82 BPM, Melancholy Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar only] [Verse 1 - Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Upright Bass] He said our love was forever, It wasn’t He said he would always stay He didn’t I thought our dreams were the same, I was wrong I thought what we had was real Now he’s gone [Verse 2 - Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Violin, Upright Bass] He said that we would grow old Together Build a life filled with children And memories I planned out our future As a family Silence is all that’s left The house is empty [Chorus - Pedal Steel Guitar, Violin] My last birthday He gave me two roses And a Dollar Store Birthday Card The ink was smudged The stems were brown It was clear he hadn’t tried to hard (Add female backup vocals) He swore my heart was safe In his hands Now I’m caught in the wreckage Of his other plans Now I’m picking up pieces Of what fell apart Just two dead roses And a broken heart. [Verse 3 - Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Violin, Upright Bass] I found his wedding ring In the trash I keep wishing this nightmare Would somehow pass I keep reading his words Smudged in blue Trying to find a single line That was true The petals are nearly gone He’s found someone else Leaving nothing but brown stems In a vase on the shelf [Instrumental Chorus - Full Band, Pedal Steel Guitar Lead] [Bridge - Full Band, Pedal Steel Guitar, Violin, Female Backup Vocals] I should’ve seen the wilting coming on I Should’ve known his love For me was gone But I kept the water fresh The curtains opened wide Trying to heal The dying rot deep down inside Yeah, I was nursing a garden That was already dead Now I’m living with the words He never meant. [Chorus - Full Band, Female Backup Vocals, Climactic Build to Final Chorus] My last birthday He gave me two roses And a Dollar Store Birthday Card The ink was smudged The stems were brown It was clear he hadn’t tried to hard He swore my heart was safe In his hands Now I’m caught in the wreckage Of his other plans Now I’m picking up pieces Of what fell apart Just two dead roses And a broken heart. [Final Chorus - Full Band, Female Backup Vocals, Pedal Steel Guitar, Violin] Yeah, my last birthday He gave me two roses And a Dollar Store Birthday Card I threw ‘em in the trash Along with the lies That tore my hopes apart I’m finally waking up To who you really are (Mellow Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Lead Vocal) Just a bitter ending to a fairy tale start I’m walking away from what Fell apart Just two dead roses And a broken heart. [Tag - Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocal only] I’m walking away from what Fell apart Just two dead roses To a brand new start.
