Blood Roses

Chelsea has her sentry soldiers digging holes again They'll either find China or finally reach her soul Chelsea has no time for any exploration Says she's wasting all her pretty just getting old Chelsea thinks the road can solve her heartache once again She's not used to hurting and standing still Chelsea's love's an ocean where waves they always crash And all the hope and truth are bitter pills Satin shoes are hopeful choices, not so practical Harbor fate's sweet compromise and watch out for the fall Blood Roses bloom in hurricanes, they're made to twist your fate The dew upon their petals glistens red and cannot wait Blood Roses keep on growing through famine, feast or pain The thorns that rise up on their skin, help nourish them again Chelsea never looks back at the carnage that she's left Simply tiptoes past the train wreck in her gaze Chelsea always runs away from the here and now She's convinced reality is just a phase All these dreams and wishes built on stars choking and dead She holds on to fate's sweet compromise with all the tears she's bled Blood Roses fight back every time, never giving up the ghost They always serve up fantasies and they make the perfect host Blood Roses hold on harder than a sinner fighting death They know their destiny is bleak and their nightmares never rest All the tiny islands dispatch armies to the war It is fate's sweet compromise to destroy what came before Blood Roses, for the lost ones, are a beacon leading home They light up just like Christmas trees, illuminating bones Blood Roses are the price we pay to keep breathing ether in They can end our walk into the light, they can start it all again