Story Behind The Song
I was hurt in love, and wrote about it. I needed to write about it.
Song Description
The deeper meaning is about love itself, how it damages people, how love can leave you lying "cold as ice" while others seem to revel in the pain they can bring others, using emotional weapons.
| Song Length |
4:07 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Rock - Gothic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Tense, Aggressive |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Danger |
| Similar Artists |
Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
She wears lilac in her hair, there's nails in the collar of the big dog she walks
She breathes the fires of the lovers she's burned, I can smell it when she talks
She puts her hands on unsuspecting men, and they fall like dominoes
Bleeding from the Thorns of a Different Rose
She's got what it takes to make men shake, and she ain't afraid to show it
She dresses like a New York lover, but I wouldn't get close to it
I've seen 'em fall, watched men crawling from the lessons she imposes
Bleeding from the Thorns of a Different Rose
Chorus:
When she cracks the whip in that cool, professional style she knows it
Somebody soon will be crying out for mercy, but she doesn't show it
How many lovers, how many others have fallen from the blows
Bleeding from the Thorns of a Different Rose
Late last night I heard the sirens screaming and the lights were flashing blue
Somebody's laying as cold as ice and the law don't have a clue
Out on the street there ain't much heat, that's just the way it goes
Bleeding from the Thorns of a Different Rose
Chorus:
When she cracks the whip in that cool professional style she knows it
Somebody soon will be crying out for mercy, but she doesn't show it
How many lovers, how many others have fallen from the blows
Bleeding from the Thorns of a Different Rose
Bleeding from the Thorns of a Different Rose