Kiss of the Black Rose (Acoustic Guitar Version)

[Intro / Verse 1] Sleepless eyes in a well of night A sheet of white cuts across my view Always there, but it will not fade I only stand, never reaching through [Verse 2] Ghostly alerts that should never ring Flicker and glow from the waiting screen With just one touch, I erase the trace Soundless and still, every thread is cut clean [Pre-Chorus] Frozen over, this muted voice Even to call is a crime denied All that trembles will end right here I bring it all to a close inside [Chorus 1] Kiss the petals of the black rose With these hands I pull the final veil Cut away every single tie Leaving nothing that can tip the scale Before I crumble, before I fall All that lingers is a shard of pride Holding every fragment I am I drive it forward, my unbroken side [Verse 3] On the desk lie the torn-out words Half-written lines that will never speak I burn their shape from the world I know Nothing remains as I rise from the weak [Pre-Chorus 2] Only silence is filling in Only resolve keeps a steady beat I recall paths that could lead me back Still I avert my eyes from retreat [Chorus 2] Kiss the petals of the black rose With these hands I pull the final veil Lost in doubt, I reach through the dark Grasping at air as I still set sail Even falling, when the moment comes All that lingers is a shard of pride This road chosen by my own hands I drive it forward, my unbroken side [Bridge] All my waves of uncertain storms Stay in my chest, they refuse to fade Even so, I am reaching out Back to the shape that my hand once made [Final Chorus] Kiss the petals of the black rose Even if I trade this life I own I will never forgive regret Not for an end I have carved in stone Even falling, when the moment comes All that lingers is a shard of pride Never turning to look behind I step ahead into night’s divide