Page type: lyric reference
Artist: John Cale
Canonical path: /john-cale/black-rose
Related lyric paths: 6
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Black Rose
Read Black Rose lyrics by John Cale on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Black Rose
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Everybody melting but the heat just won’t affect ya
Backlot casanovas and black russian defectors
Are here to take your picture away
I know you don’t have space left on your windowsill
Black rose - long thorn
White rose - still born
Standing on the corner just baying at the moon
Just another little miss too-much-far-too-soon
Dreamstreet romance is not the same as burning love
You can light a thousand candles, you can wear your satin glove
And you can dance, dance, dance from here to sunday
You can dance, dance, dance from here to sunday
Black rose - long thorn
White rose - still born
Standing on the corner howling at the moon
Just another little miss too-much-far-too-soon
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John Cale performs "Black Rose", and this lyric page sits inside the John Cale catalog on LyroVerse.
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