The Poisoned Rose (N..) The poisoned rose That you gave to me It left me half alive And half in ecstasy But if half of your love Adim7 Is all I can win Give me just a fraction But no more medicine + The poisoned rose On a Valentine card That you take straight to the heart That you call my junkyard But if all I can do is save pieces of you The piece of your mind The piece of your heart Adim7 Didn't tear me apart Like the poisoned rose I received from you Db9+11 I don't know How we came to grow Into this very sad affair Everytime we do the decent thing Somebody spikes the drink And a single becomes a pair (N..) The poisoned rose That you wear at your best That I keep pressed between the white sheets Where you lie half undressed I threw away my shirt and shoes You looked and I dived in It's just you and me now 'Cause I threw away the gin I threw away your alibis And all your worn-out clothes I threw myself upon the floor Adim7 But I couldn't throw away This poisoned rose This poisoned rose (N..) This poisoned rose