Roses and Rust

David W Litwin - Songwriter

Lyrics: Verse 1 A petal wrapped in porcelain, with brittle heart and paper skin, Hidden in a darkened room. You held me close, I felt so strong, maybe brave all along, Or so I thought, you made me bright, blooming wild in your light. Chorus Roses and rust, what we were turned to dust, The beauty’s gone to steel and stone, Crumbled in the lies you sown. Roses and rust, ashes and stain, Petals couldn’t bear the pain. Verse 2 I left my walls, grew for you, petals on the avenues, How could our love turn so wrong? I thought your hands would hold me tight, keep me safe on sleepless nights, But iron stains when touched by rain And love can rot the same. Chorus Roses and rust, what we were turned to dust, The beauty’s gone, left cold and rough. Melting hearts turned to steel and stone, Fractured by the lies you sown. Roses and rust, ashes and stain, Petals couldn’t bear the pain. Bridge I saw you with another rose, fragile laughs in borrowed clothes, My petals fell, my colors bled, in shades of sorrow, burnt to red, And what was bold turned brittle fast, love turned relics of the past. Chorus Roses and rust, what we were turned to dust, The beauty’s gone to steel and stone, Crumbled in the lies you sown. Roses and rust, ashes and stain, Petals couldn’t bear the pain.