Let me lay my head on your heart Let me lay my head on your heart And you can give this rose some water You can give this rose some water now
Nothing ever is what it seems Nothing ever seems what it is And though I may be sliding by ya I'm a rose that needs some water now
I've been spinning round my glass ring Slowly bending towards the shadows So if thorns are made when wretched I'm cutting through the chatter I'm a rose that needs some water now
All the world I'm happy to see And all the world it's going to be A place to put tomorrow's pain
Ocean crossings, mountains to climb And history a waste of time Well she may just have to plunder This rose that needs some water now
Imagine I'll untangle in fashion
So if thorns are made when wretched I'm cutting through the chatter I'm a rose that needs some water More from Rufus Wainwright