Roses - Revision history

Matt: /* Trivia */

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Trivia

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	''And life has the face of a morbid game<br />''		''And life has the face of a morbid game''<br/>
	was used again many years later:		was used again many years later:

	''See the puppetmaster laugh astride a pale horse<br />'' - [[The Game]]		''See the puppetmaster laugh astride a pale horse''<br /> - [[The Game]]

	A "pale horse" means Death.		A "pale horse" means Death.
	[[Category:Songs]]		[[Category:Songs]]

Matt at 17:47, 26 March 2025

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	~~{{stub}}~~		== Trivia ==
			*The line "I heard the rumors, I started fires" seems to foreshadow [[Jealous Gods (album)\|Jealous Gods]].
			*The imagery of the line:

			''And life has the face of a morbid game<br />''
			was used again many years later:

			''See the puppetmaster laugh astride a pale horse<br />'' - [[The Game]]

			A "pale horse" means Death.
	[[Category:Songs]]		[[Category:Songs]]

Matt at 16:02, 16 March 2025

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	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
	~~{\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"~~		<blockquote>
	\|-		I've walked the distance, I paid my dues<br/>
	\| I've walked the distance, I paid my dues		And tried to have a go at what I thought I knew was real<br/>
	And tried to have a go at what I thought I knew was real		Held no appeal<br/>
	Held no appeal		I've been to places, I've seen the tidings<br/>
	I've been to places, I've seen the tidings		I bought a book of rules for every coin that I could steal<br/>
	I bought a book of rules for every coin that I could steal

	And so I came to gaze upon the stars		And so I came to gaze upon the stars<br/>
	When they were yet unborn		When they were yet unborn<br/>
	And consequently, tear at my old scars		And consequently, tear at my old scars<br/>
	And the mask I had outworn		And the mask I had outworn<br/>

	So when I'm crying alone		So when I'm crying alone<br/>
	Yeah, when I'm cold as a dying stone		Yeah, when I'm cold as a dying stone<br/>

	Grow me a garden of roses		Grow me a garden of roses<br/>
	Paint me the colors of sky and rain		Paint me the colors of sky and rain<br/>
	Teach me to speak with their voices		Teach me to speak with their voices<br/>
	Show me the way and I'll try again		Show me the way and I'll try again<br/>

	I've heard the rumors, started fires		I've heard the rumors, started fires<br/>
	I sowed a sordid lot of plays for keeps for what I need		I sowed a sordid lot of plays for keeps for what I need<br/>
	Behold the demons that I freed		Behold the demons that I freed<br/>
	I've tried my best at wearing the hard hat		I've tried my best at wearing the hard hat<br/>
	But healing doesn't seem to happen		But healing doesn't seem to happen<br/>
	When you hide away the seed		When you hide away the seed<br/>

	And so I came across the medicine man		And so I came across the medicine man<br/>
	And he showed me what I'd forlorn		And he showed me what I'd forlorn<br/>
	For if I'm stayed it happens by my own hand		For if I'm stayed it happens by my own hand<br/>
	And my own voice full of scorn		And my own voice full of scorn<br/>

	So when I'm crying alone		So when I'm crying alone<br/>
	Yeah, when I'm cold as a dying stone		Yeah, when I'm cold as a dying stone<br/>

	Grow me a garden of roses		Grow me a garden of roses<br/>
	Paint me the colors of sky and rain		Paint me the colors of sky and rain<br/>
	Teach me to speak with their voices		Teach me to speak with their voices<br/>
	Show me the way and I'll try again		Show me the way and I'll try again<br/>

	Without you I'm nothing at all		Without you I'm nothing at all<br/>
	And life has the face of a morbid game		And life has the face of a morbid game<br/>
	With you nothing seems impossible		With you nothing seems impossible<br/>
	It all seems to fit the frame		It all seems to fit the frame<br/>

	So when I'm crying alone		So when I'm crying alone<br/>
	Yeah, when I'm cold as a dying stone		Yeah, when I'm cold as a dying stone<br/>

	Grow me a garden of roses		Grow me a garden of roses<br/>
	Paint me the colors of sky and rain		Paint me the colors of sky and rain<br/>
	Teach me to speak with their voices		Teach me to speak with their voices<br/>
	Show me the way and I'll try again		Show me the way and I'll try again
	\|}		<blockquote/>

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	[[Category:Songs]]		[[Category:Songs]]

Matt: Lyrics

2025-03-13T22:48:01Z

Lyrics

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 '''Roses''' is the seventh track on [[Poets of the Fall]]'s 2006 second studio album [[Carnival of Rust (album)|Carnival of Rust]].
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Matt: BPM and Key

2025-03-13T21:29:52Z

BPM and Key

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	\| label = [[Insomniac]]		\| label = [[Insomniac]]
			\| BPM = '''101'''
			\| key = '''G'''
	\| writer = <!--for both music and lyrics-->		\| writer = <!--for both music and lyrics-->
	\| producer = [[Poets of the Fall]]		\| producer = [[Poets of the Fall]]

Matt: length

2025-03-08T15:27:10Z

length

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	\| genre = <!--do not add unsourced genres-->		\| genre = <!--do not add unsourced genres-->
	\| length =		\| length = 3:51
	\| label = [[Insomniac]]		\| label = [[Insomniac]]
	\| writer = <!--for both music and lyrics-->		\| writer = <!--for both music and lyrics-->

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2025-03-08T10:46:58Z

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'''Roses''' is the seventh track on [[Poets of the Fall]]'s 2006 second studio album [[Carnival of Rust (album)|Carnival of Rust]].

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[[Category:Songs]]