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She stood at the window
Casting her possessions down
Watching one side of life falling
The other hit the ground
And I said, don't wear your hair like that,
All tied up, tied up with black ribbon
She was trembling from exhaustion,
As she cast the final stone,
The stone that tied her to her body,
The one that kept her all alone
And I said, don't wear your hair like that,
All tied up, tied up with black ribbon
Chorus:
She had no idea,
What I meant to mean,
Her lips were bleeding
Her heart was green
I was pleading with the Sun Queen.
She pointed out across the fields,
At the horseman who looked then turned to run,
He'd gone flying for some freedom,
He'd gone flying too close to the sun,
And I said, don't wear your hair like that,
All tied up, tied up with black ribbon
Down her cheeks the tears were pouring,
That the heat of midday dried onto her face,
I could see her skin was melting,
Leaving nothing in its place
And I said don't wear your hair like that,
All tied up, tied up with black ribbon
Repeat chorus
Then she finally turned to face me,
Her eyes were closed her lips were sealed,
Her final breath let go a whisper,
Saying, "Nothing is revealed".
And I said don't wear you hair like that,
All tied up (x 6 ish)
With black ribbon
Golden-stemmed, lily-white,
Flowers of paradise,
Rest on the window pane,
With the dead condensation
Of lost conversation
As our breathe is mixed with the rain
Of the steam from the coffee cup,
Growing cold, pick it up,
Take all the warmth that you can,
Before it's carried away
On a closing time tray
With the paper i don't understand
Thanks for your time
And the memories that will last for a while
It read, "Jenny wrapt up
In a red-ribboned coat,
To search for a way through the woods,
She found what she'd need,
From the axe in the trees,
The first thing to be understood.
She carried a basket
Of Edenous flowers
At the centre a golden-white rose
Such a glorious array,
For a heart on display,
In the place where nothing else grows
It's you that i love,
You i live for, you i'd never give up
This is life, this is real, this is hopelessly floating,
While we sing, as we cling with our crumbling backs to the wall,
And your losing your grip, so you're feeling it slip from your fingers,
But if write it down then love is a story that's all
Jenny got back
From the walk in the woods
And carried the flowers inside,
But she'd cut life at the stem
For it's beauty so then
They had wilted and withered and died."
So golden-stemmed, lily-white,
Flowers of paradise,
Perfectly plastic, unreal,
Are the sole mediators,
Between love and hate,
And the things we'd rather not feel
Thanks for your time,
And the memories that will last for a while.
I heard it on the wire that you're heading down her way,
Do me a favour, if you get the chance to say,
Tell her I'm not great, but I'm doing okay,
Just to save her asking
Tell her I still think about waking up that day,
And not really knowing why it is she'd gone away,
But don't let her explain, it's easier that way,
I'm better off not knowing
Chorus:
Tell her I love her still
Tell her I hate her and I always will
Tell her everything I never told her myself
I miss you, I don't miss you,
I miss you, I don't miss you,
I don't know
And when you're with her won't you take her in your arms
Stand still for a moment and share the peace and calm,
Then push her away just enough to do her harm
Just so she's knows how I'm feeling
And when you talk to her don't look her in the eye,
In conversation try to tell a thousand lies,
Then leave without a word, don't even say goodbye,
So she knows how I'm feeling
Rep Chorus
I knew when I met you, you would leave me broken hearted,
But if you can't stand loosing love then don't even start it
Rep Chorus