#------------PLEASE NOTE------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------## The Poisoned Rose 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    This poisoned rose                  (N.C.) Eb This poisoned rose