Roses and Jagged Iron

Verse 1

Paper maps torn up

Driving fast toward the canyon floor

Grandmothers held the handle

Kept the hammer hidden under her cotton lace

We gave that up

Threw the crown into a plastic bin

We gave that up

Trading magic for a uniform

Working late until the sun went thin

And came back up

Again

Chorus

Now the garden is cold

Grown over

Nothing special to behold

Everything is bought

Everything is sold

We let the times slip away

Now we know

Yeah now we know

Post-Chorus

Walking back

To a more romantic place

Yeah walking back

To a more romantic time

Ooh

Verse 2

Stone walls have turned to drywall

Mirror cracked when we started to compete

Building towers out of bitterness

Pushed the soft ones off the busy street

Men still want the velvet soul

Not the ones fighting for control

Looking for the girl who stayed behind

He found the peace in her quiet

While we fought for crumbs he left to find

Now who will be left behind

Bitter bones and broken bowls

Chorus

Now the garden is cold

Grown over

Nothing special to behold

Everything is bought

Everything is sold

We let the times slip away

Now we know

Yeah now we know

Post-Chorus

Walking back

To a more romantic place

Yeah walking back

To a more romantic time

Ooh

Bridge

Maybe we lost the ground

Maybe we burned the bridge

Maybe we forgot the way

Searching for a war we already won

Trading roses for the jagged iron

Iron hand

Iron mind

Iron heart

We built the cage we're sitting in

The battle of the sexes

Is taking a turn

The feminine

And the men

Longing for a better way

Yearning for a better day

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Now the garden is cold

Grown over

Nothing special to behold

Everything is bought

Everything is sold

We let the secret slip out

Now we know

Yeah now we know

Outro

Divided houses cannot stand

Feminism was a bad plan

Femininity is gone

The wild is gone

The fire is gone

The queen is gone

Trading diamonds for the heavy sand

Gone gone gone