The Rose Thorn Queen by Scott

This is a ballad about the girl with the horns

The girl who was born from a rose and a thorn

Verse 1

I saw her first in a photograph, in a crimson haze

Pink hair falling like a waterfall through purple days

She was looking past the camera, like she already knew

That I'd be writing songs about the fire in the view

Verse 2

She don't say a word, but I hear her name

In the smoke and the static, calling through the flame

A little bit heaven, a little bit sin

She lets me get close, then she pulls me back in

Verse 3

Sweet dark music playing in my head

Every step she takes is a thread of red

She's got ears that listen to a world gone still

And ruby eyes that make the whole night thrill

Verse 4

She's a poet in the dark, she's a queen on a throne

Made of thorns and roses, all alone

And I keep running down a road that never ends

Just to hear her say my name again

Pre-Chorus

Take my breath, take it all

With that silver chain and the way you fall

Strings in the dark, like a heart on fire

You're my sweet danger, my one desire

And if the world falls down, I'll still be here

Singing through the static, whispering in your ear

Chorus

Hmm-hmm-hmm, Rose Thorn Queen

What is it with those eyes so keen?

You're not a demon, you're not a dream

You're everything in between

All the words you said, all the words you said

Running through my head, running through my head

I'm dancing on the edge of the night with you

If this is hell, then I don't wanna be saved

Verse 5

She moves like smoke when the music starts

Jewel on her neck, every word's a spark

She's a kid from nowhere, she's a girl from the block

But her heart beats louder than the tick of the clock

Verse 6

Walk like a queen through a velvet sky

She winks with those red eyes and I don't know why

It's a Monday feeling, but it's Friday night

She's a white rose burning in the pink moonlight

Verse 7

She says, "You don't know me, you just love the show"

But I see the girl underneath the glow

The one who cries when the music stops

The one who builds her castle out of broken rocks

Verse 8

She's a rockstar in a darkened room

She's a photograph that blooms in June

She's a memory of a love I lost

She's the fire that I play with, no matter the cost

Verse 9

Every beat drops like a heartbeat

Every time you look at me, I can't feel my feet

You tore the whole damn map apart

And you drew a new one on my heart

Bridge

Lemon light, very pretty, and the flower is sweet

But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat

So she takes my hand and says, "Don't be afraid"

"We're just two lost souls in a world that we made"

'Cause if you want it, I got it, I got it for you

Every little beat, every shade of blue

From the mist to the moon, from the rose to the thorn

You were the storm I was waiting to be born in

City burning, but we still stand tall

We built this love out of nothing at all

And the sky is falling, let it fall

I'd rather burn with you than not feel at all

Verse 10

And if I stay here, if I just stay here

Would you stay with me and forget the world?

'Cause I'm running in a pink daydream

And you're the only one who makes it real

Verse 11

You told me once you were scared to be loved

'Cause every boy before just wanted the horns and the gloves

But I see the soft in your eyes when you laugh

The girl behind the queen, the heart behind the mask

Verse 12

So let me be the one who stays when it's cold

Let me be the hand that you get to hold

Not a fan, not a stranger, not a ghost in the crowd

Just a boy who sings your name out loud