Dark Red Lyrics

In the snow of winter, rarely

Is a bloom that smells of springtime

But it clings to life just barely

Just the victim of a cold crime

But the color of its blood fills

All our hearts with renewed promise

And we pick it as the wind chills

For its presence is so amiss

Take it home, so we can display

It will wilt, but never today

In its death, the promise of life

Somehow joins the cuts of a knife

Petals fall like drops of fresh blood

On the snow, and far from the mud

Like a vampire that must drink

It is love that fills up our ink

Letters of dark red

Written by the fire

Live on when we're dead

Shaming every liar

In a folded heart

Is an ancient message

Don't pull it apart

Fold it up edge to edge

Keep it safe from wear

And from tears that stain it

Never let it tear

You cannot reclaim it

By the words unsaid

For they cannot return

Written in dark red

Forever they shall burn

In this world of human drama

Everyone plays their assigned roles

Which dispels the myth of karma

But allows the theory of souls

He says that, and you say your piece

She does that, and I do nothing

In these motions, we find release

Even left to what the fates bring

In the dark, you think about me

Even when you can barely see

You think of the ways you can aid

Even if you are not repaid

Like a rose preserved in a box

Living on like oceans or rocks

What was once, shall always have been

Though the world may fall to ruin

Letters of dark red

Written by the fire

Live on when we're dead

Shaming every liar

In a folded heart

Is an ancient message

Don't pull it apart

Fold it up edge to edge

Keep it safe from wear

And from tears that stain it

Never let it tear

You cannot reclaim it

By the words unsaid

For they cannot return

Written in dark red

Forever they shall burn

Permanent is the past

So love will ever last

But we are still alive

So our bloom can still thrive

Through winter burns this flame

Our love remains the same

Melting the whitest snow

Giving a dark red glow

Letters of dark red

Written by the fire

Live on when we're dead

Shaming every liar

In a folded heart

Is an ancient message

Don't pull it apart

Fold it up edge to edge

Keep it safe from wear

And from tears that stain it

Never let it tear

You cannot reclaim it

By the words unsaid

For they cannot return

Written in dark red

Forever they shall burn