Story Behind The Song
Woman I lived with killed herself on my birthday. A punk rock suicide pact unfulfilled. (I made no pact, but it was implied that I should follow. Too busy living to die. Although there was enough love in my heart to consider...
Song Description
Rock ballad that gets right to the melodic hook. The song has emtional meanings for almost everybody who listens to the lyrics.
Song Length |
4:55 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rock - Easy Listening |
Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Enchanting, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Heartbreak, Suicide |
Similar Artists |
James Taylor, The Rolling Stones |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
"BLACK ROSES"
by Tom Malta
If you'd be mine I'd give you fine black roses
Heaven knows that I can't make you stay
If you'd be mine I'd give you my whole life
You shouldn't have left that way
(CHORUS)
If you'd be mne I'd give you fine black roses
Heaven knows that I can't make you stay
If you'd be mine I'd give you my whole life
Till we leave the world behind
A while back, sitting in the summer light
I thought you'd be mine - one night
We tried not to care, but you wanted more than a friend
I wondered if your love would last
Wondered if it would ever end
(REPEAT CHORUS)
I held you close through the night
Your head on my shoulder while the cold would bite
The bond was strong - we held on too long
We couldn't let go never
You done yourself on my day
Thought it'd make me yours forever damned
But it made me strong
Tonight the winds are blowing colder
Some girls I've forgot - and some are songs
But I can still feel your head on my shoulder
(CHORUS)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
(LEAD VOCAL "IMPROV" OVER LAST CHORUS):
If you'd be mine I'd give you my whole life
I would've given anything to keep you alive
I've tried but I can't forget
Hold on to your life
Baby we can survive