WICKED ROSE

I light my cigarette in the graveyard wind,

Lipstick red like a cardinal’s sin.

Cowboy hat, but your halo’s gone,

You kiss like whiskey and carry on.

There’s a shadow in the backseat, hummin’ my song,

The radio whispers, “You won’t last long.”

Desert stars like bullet holes above,

I gave you pain and you called it love.

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You say I’m your angel,

But I’m just a ghost in pearls.

Your hands on my hips

Feel the end of the world.

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I’m your wicked rose,

Bleedin’ slow in the pale moon glow.

Honey, don’t pray — it’s too late now,

You kissed the curse right off my mouth.

Ride through fire, baby, don’t let go,

You’ll never love another ghost.

I’m your wicked rose…

Your wicked rose. 🌹

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Neon crosses, motel lies,

Your Bible’s burnin’ in my eyes.

I dance with the devil in a white sundress,

Sayin’ “bless my sins and forget the rest.”

The thunder rolls where the truth once stayed,

Every saint I meet just fades away.

If you follow me down this road tonight,

You’ll wake up cursed by the morning light.

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You say I’m salvation,

But I’m just a hymn gone wrong.

In a Cadillac chapel,

We’ll burn all night long.

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I’m your wicked rose,

Bleedin’ slow in the pale moon glow.

Honey, don’t pray — it’s too late now,

You kissed the curse right off my mouth.

Ride through fire, baby, don’t let go,

You’ll never love another ghost.

I’m your wicked rose…

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(Whispered)

God don’t follow us out here.

Only the coyotes sing hymns.

Every heartbeat’s a sin,

Every touch — redemption.

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I’m your wicked rose,

Bloomin’ wild in a graveyard show.

Heaven don’t want us, hell don’t care,

We’re the smoke that fills the midnight air.

Ride through fire, baby, don’t let go…

You’ll never love another ghost.

(Softly)

I’m your wicked rose…

Your wicked rose. 🌹

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Mmm… you can’t bury love,

It just haunts you slower.