♪ Ring around the roses... A pocket full of posies... Ashes... ashes... We all fall down... ♪ Would you like to dance with me? The flowers used to bloom Little hands would circle here Before they left the room I still wear my Sunday dress Though time has worn it thin If you listen very closely... You'll hear where I've been Don't be frightened Take my hand Some stories live Long after they end Ring around the roses Round and round we go I still sing the little song Only children know Ashes on my porcelain Cracks beneath my skin Every time you hear me sing... The circle starts again I remember laughing once Before the sky turned grey Now I count the falling petals One by one each day The music box still plays for me Though no one's left to hear So I sing for you instead... Now that you are near If you hear me... Don't look away If you hold my hand... Just say you’ll stay Ring around the roses Stay a little while Maybe you can mend the cracks Hidden by my smile If tomorrow finds this room Empty once again Will you still remember me... When my song begins? ♪ Ring around the roses... A pocket full of posies... Ashes... Ashes... Goodnight... ♪
