Play Song in INSTRUMENTAL INTRO (PLAY LINES BELOW INSTRUMENTALLY) Now all my social friends look down their noses Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose VERSE ONE Once I lived a life...of wine and roses And I drank...a lot back then for one concern Success for me lay just...around the corner I thought my social friends would help me make me turn NC But now I’m paying for the days of wine and roses A victim...of the drunken life I chose Now all my social friends look down their noses Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose INSTRUMENTAL TURNAROUND (PLAY LINES BELOW INSTRUMENTALLY) Now all my social friends look down their noses Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose VERSE TWO I stood by and watched...the bottle take con-trol of me The turn I made was not...the one I’d planned And I watched my social standings slip away from me While I watched the bottle slowly...take command CHORUS NC But now I’m paying for the days of wine and roses A victim...of the drunken life I chose Now all my social friends look down their noses Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose TAGG Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose NC: No Chord...Vocals are sung cold...without music.

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le regret d'une vie passée à se laisser emporter par l'ivresse, où l'artiste réalise qu'il a fait de mauvaises choix. Il avait l'illusion que le succès et l'approbation sociale dépendaient de son mode de vie éclatant, mais il se rend compte qu'il a finalement sacrifié des choses précieuses, comme l'amour symbolisé par la rose, pour poursuivre des plaisirs éphémères. En somme, il raconte comment ses erreurs l’ont éloigné de ses amis et de sa dignité, laissant place à une solitude amère. Ce morceau résonne sans doute avec ceux qui ont connu des excès, illustrant les conséquences d'une vie de débauche sur les relations et l'estime de soi. L'artiste porte un regard honnête sur une réalité douloureuse, mêlant nostalgie et désillusion.