The Rose (Darker) Lyrics

I remember that day when

The clocks stopped ticking and

The airwaves were thick and course

With words I'd never heard before

I try to make it all make sense

Empty equations in my head

So tell me I don't understand

Maybe I'll never understand

I saw the light begin to fade

Like the smile on your face

I held the rose and felt the thorn

I hurt myself to keep you strong

What you gave and took away

Gifts of conflict and of pain

You still have your liberties

But it's the same air that I breathe

Look over my shoulder and

Hope for order in this land

Say a prayer for the lost souls

Say a prayer for all of us

I saw the light begin to fade

Like the smile on your face

I watched it on the big screen

I saw what no one else could see

I took my heart out of its cage

I touched the fire to feel the flames

I held the rose and felt the thorn

I hurt myself to keep you strong

I see my face in the water

And I see you there

Your voice as clear as crystal

And it will never fade

It will never fade

It will never fade