[Verse 1] I taste the iron on your skin at dawn Sweet as rot beneath the dew Eyes open wide like black glass full of stars You bleed warmth into the sheets Body curved against mine, hair a dark cascade Still shining through the nightmare that clung all night Every thorn you wear cuts deeper when I reach And still you are divine [Pre-Chorus] Lips the color of fresh wounds Reminding me of endings A new day that unmakes me [Chorus] Dark Rose, you’re bleeding for me Thorns in your skin, still so beautiful Constantly cutting, constantly free Dark Rose, my Dark Rose Waking up to the blood and the beauty Dark Rose, shine through the pain [Verse 2] Soft fingers drag red lines across my chest As morning splits the dark A caress that leaves its mark To tide me over when distance pulls us raw A kiss that tastes of copper Starts the day correctly Your smile shows the thorns Bright enough to blind the daylight [Pre-Chorus] Shades of red in the corners of your eyes A love that tastes like rust Inspiration soaked in blood [Chorus] Dark Rose, you’re bleeding for me Thorns in your skin, still so beautiful Constantly cutting, constantly free Dark Rose, my Dark Rose Waking up to the blood and the beauty Dark Rose, shine through the pain [Bridge] In these early hours you make me shine With the light that leaks from every cut You wear the damage like a crown I wake to it, I wake to it [Final Chorus] Dark Rose, you’re bleeding for me Thorns in your skin, still so beautiful Constantly cutting, constantly free Dark Rose, my Dark Rose Waking up to the blood and the beauty Dark Rose… Shine through the pain [Outro] Waking up to the Dark Rose Every morning And every other
