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Artist: David Byrne
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The Rose Tattoo
Read The Rose Tattoo lyrics by David Byrne on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Rose Tattoo
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And they were imagining Roses
As if life itself were a dream
Is a gift not a reason for living?
Not enough, not enough, so it seems
Lost in the Stars
Venus and mars
And I'm in heaven again
I'll drink to you
The Rose Tattoo
I'm the invisible man
If all of the dead are now living
And all of the living will die
Buying their tickets and changing their trains
Into the city and back home again
I'll drink to you
The Rose Tattoo
I'm the invisible man
Brinde a la Rosa
Y al hombre que no vive
Perdido en un sueño
en un atmosfera imposible
Una Rosa, sueño imposible/una Rosa, sueño imposible
No queda nada
Solo la lluvia iresistible
Tatuaje de la Rosa, pero el hombre es invisible
Una Rosa, sueno imposible/Una Rosa, no queda na
Now I haven't seen you for ages
Come in, come out of the rain
Open the doorway and climb up the stairs
This is the bedroom where we said our prayers
I'll drink to you
The Rose Tattoo
I'm the invisible man
The singer's playin' "Fly Me to the Moon"
And I'm in heaven again
Brinde a la Rosa
Y al hombre que no vive
Perdido en un sueno
en un atmosfera imposible
Una Rosa, sueño imposible/una Rosa, sueño imposible
No queda nada
Solo la lluvia iresistible
Tatuaje de la Rosa, pero el hombre is invisible
Una Rosa, sueño imposible/Una Rosa, no queda na
I'll drink to you
The Rose Tattoo
I'm the invisible man
Long live the King
Nothing remains
Only a Rose Tattoo
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