[Intro]
     
  ...two, one-

two-three-four

  (x2)


[Verse 1]
             
The only girl 

       
I've ever love

d
             
Was born with 

         
roses in her e

yes
             
But then they 

           
buried her ali

ve
             
One evening ni

             
neteen-forty-f

ive
              
With just her 

             
sister at her 


side
             
And only weeks

            
 before the gu

ns
             
All came and r

             
ained on every

one
             
Now she's a li

            
ttle boy in Sp

ain
             
Playing pianos

             
 filled with f

lames
             
On empty rings

            
 around the su

n
             
All sing to sa

             
y my dream has

    
 come


[Chorus]
              
But now we mus

             
t pick up ever

  
y piece
             
Of the life we

         
 used to love
        
Just to keep o

urselves
             
At least enoug

   
h to carry on


[Verse 2]
             
And now we rid

            
e the circus w

heel
             
With your dark

              
 brother wrapp

     
ed in white
             
Says it was go

          
od to be alive
            
But now he rid

             
es a comet's f

lame
             
And won't be c

          
oming back aga

in
              
The Earth look

             
s better from 

  
a star
              
That's right a

             
bove from wher

      
e you are
             
He didn't mean

             
 to make you c

ry
              
With sparks th

             
at ring and bu

      
llets fly
             
On empty rings

             
 around your h

eart
              
The world just

             
 screams and f

          
alls apart


[Chorus]
              
But now we mus

             
t pick up ever

  
y piece
             
Of the life we

         
 used to love
        
Just to keep o

urselves
             
At least enoug

   
h to carry on


[Outro]
            
And here's whe

           
re your mother

 
 sleeps
          
And here is th

             
e room where y

             
our brothers w

    
ere born
         
Indentions in 

  
the sheets
             
Where their bo

          
dies once move

             
d but don't mo

     
ve anymore
             
And it's so sa

            
d to see the w

     
orld agree
             
That they'd ra

              
ther see their

             
 faces filled 

     
with flies
         
All when I'd w

            
ant to keep wh

              
ite roses in t

                      
heir eyes