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The poisoned rose
That you gave to me
It left me half alive
And half in ecstasy
But if half of your love
Is all I can win
Give me just a fraction
But no more medicine

The poisoned rose
On a Valentine card
That you take straight to the heart
That you call my junkyard

But if all I can do
is save pieces of you
The piece of your mind
The piece of your heart

Didn't tear me apart
Like the poisoned rose
I received from you

I don't know
How we came to grow
Into this very sad affair
Everytime we do the decent thing
Somebody spikes the drink
And a single becomes a pair

The poisoned rose
That you wear at your best
That I keep pressed between the white sheets
Where you lie half undressed

I threw away my shirt and shoes
You looked and I dived in
It's just you and me now
'Cause I threw away the gin
I threw away your alibis
And all your worn-out clothes
I threw myself upon the floor
But I couldn't throw away
This poisoned rose (x3)
The poisoned rose    That you gave to me    It left me half alive    And half in ecstasy    But if half of your love    Is all I can win    Give me just a fraction    But no more medicine       The poisoned rose    On a Valentine card    That you take straight to the heart    That you call my junkyard       But if all I can do    is save pieces of you    The piece of your mind    The piece of your heart       Didn't tear me apart    Like the poisoned rose    I received from you       I don't know    How we came to grow    Into this very sad affair    Everytime we do the decent thing    Somebody spikes the drink    And a single becomes a pair       The poisoned rose    That you wear at your best    That I keep pressed between the white sheets    Where you lie half undressed       I threw away my shirt and shoes    You looked and I dived in    It's just you and me now    'Cause I threw away the gin    I threw away your alibis    And all your worn-out clothes    I threw myself upon the floor    But I couldn't throw away    This poisoned rose (x3)