Lyrics

Black Ribbon:

She stood at the window
Casting her possessions down
Watching one side of life falling
The other hit the ground

And I said, don?t wear your hair like that,
All tied up, tied up with black ribbon

She was trembling from exhaustion,
As she cast the final stone,
The stone that tied her to her body,
The one that kept her all alone

And I said, don?t wear your hair like that,
All tied up, tied up with black ribbon

Chorus:
She had no idea,
What I meant to mean,
Her lips were bleeding
Her heart was green
I was pleading with the Sun Queen.

She pointed out across the fields,
At the horseman who looked then turned to run,
He?d gone flying for some freedom,
He?d gone flying too close to the sun,

And I said, don?t wear your hair like that,
All tied up, tied up with black ribbon


Down her cheeks the tears were pouring,
That the heat of midday dried onto her face,
I could see her skin was melting,
Leaving nothing in its place

And I said don?t wear your hair like that,
All tied up, tied up with black ribbon

Repeat chorus

Then she finally turned to face me,
Her eyes were closed her lips were sealed,
Her final breath let go a whisper,
Saying, ?Nothing is revealed.?

And I said don?t wear you hair like that,
All tied up (repeated)
Tied up
With black ribbon