[Intro: low organ drone, dry guitar riff, floor tom] [Verse 1] Porch light flickering, October on the glass You came in costume, hoping I would let you pass Candy in your pocket, sweet talk on your tongue I was never something you could grab and run [Pre-Chorus] Mask on, hands out You still don't get it [Chorus] I am the rose on All Hallows Pretty in the dark, lethal if you pull Black petals, open throat Thorns under the wool You can knock, you can dare You can swear you're not afraid I am the rose on All Hallows Leave the stem — or pay [Verse 2] You want the night without the cut across your palm You want the legend, not the girl who wrote the psalm Wind in the branches, red along the gate I bloom when the polite ones turn and hesitate [Pre-Chorus] Laugh if you want Step if you must [Chorus] I am the rose on All Hallows Pretty in the dark, lethal if you pull Black petals, open throat Thorns under the wool You can knock, you can dare You can swear you're not afraid I am the rose on All Hallows Leave the stem — or pay [Guitar sting] [Bridge: half-time, vocal close, organ only] I don't do tricks I don't do treats I do the whole flower Root and claw and heat One more finger on the vine Then you learn what midnight means [Final Chorus] I am the rose on All Hallows Pretty in the dark, lethal if you pull Black petals, open throat Thorns under the wool You can knock, you can dare You can swear you're not afraid I am the rose on All Hallows Leave the stem — or pay [Outro: riff and last tom hit, hard stop]
