Wine in your hands slumped over your desk Your lonely little room is of the mind a burlesque Catching shadows on the wall of women who seduce They do nothing but taunt asking you to let loose You're so afraid of having to choose Yourself as true obsession I frown, you smile, she sheds a tear You hide your true intentions Silence is your shelter from this fiery flood You're faithful to red, thinning your blood Lips shut tight with crimson An unopened rosebud (Rosebud) (Rosebud) (An unopened Rosebud) And you're faithful to red, eyes green with envy Yet you smile at the shadows, what's wrong with being friendly Sprawled across your couch, lips burning with bourbon You're the friendliest of all until they peer behind your curtain Behind is cold and damp Devoid of light, and stark And yet this shadow here Saw stars in the dark Silence is your shelter from this fiery flood You're faithful to red, thinning your blood Lips shut tight with crimson An unopened rosebud (Rosebud) An unopened rosebud (Rosebud) Shadows Dance for days on end Your eyes fogged with wistfulness I wonder if your soul Aches With memories' vividness (An unopened Rosebud) Silence is your shelter from this fiery flood You're faithful to red, thinning your blood Lips shut tight with crimson An unopened rosebud (Rosebud) An unopened rosebud (Rosebud) An unopened rosebud (An unopened Rosebud) An unopened rosebud