Black Flower (Beautiful Romance)

[Verse 1] You pinned a black flower to the collar of my coat Said, “Keep it close, it knows the way back home” In the porcelain garden, every petal faced the door I heard your little footsteps cross the floor [Pre-Chorus] You say my name like it’s a secret you can keep The walls lean in; the painted angels never sleep One, two—the hallway splits in two I follow the only bloom that still looks like you [Chorus] Black flower, bloom beneath my skin Sweet as a promise, sharp as a pin You turn the key; I let you in Black flower, tell me where you’ve been [Verse 2] The nursery clock has lost its hands again Your paper crown lies soaked beside the pane A music-box bird keeps circling the room And every painted rose is learning how to bloom [Pre-Chorus] You say my name like it’s a secret you can keep The walls lean in; the painted angels never sleep One, two—the hallway splits in two I follow the only bloom that still looks like you [Chorus] Black flower, bloom beneath my skin Sweet as a promise, sharp as a pin You turn the key; I let you in Black flower, tell me where you’ve been [Bridge] If I wake, will you be waiting by the bed? With your crooked little ribbon, with your garden in my head I could run beyond the orchard, past the gate and through the dawn But the flower has my heartbeat, and the roots have grown too long [Final Chorus] Black flower, bloom beneath my skin Sweet as a promise, sharp as a pin You turn the key; I let you in Black flower, stay until the end [Outro] Sleep now, little flower, fold your petals in Sleep now, little flower, let the dark begin