Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I saw a rose in the market stand
Red like a vow in a dirty hand
One tiny bruise on a velvet crown
Made me look hard at the whole damn town
Petals cut like a chapel stain
Still it held on through the dust and rain
So much beauty, just a little hurt
Made me think of the way we work
[Pre-Chorus]
We take and take till the roots run dry
Burn the bloom and then ask why
Hands full of gold, mouths full of lies
Watching the garden slowly die
[Chorus]
One small scar on a perfect rose
That’s all it takes to expose us
One small scar on a perfect rose
(Perfect rose)
Greed in the stem and waste in the pose
One small scar on a perfect rose
(Perfect rose)
[Verse 2]
We build our thrones on a pile of bones
Trade young dreams for a pocket full of stones
Leave the table with a hungry grin
While the blackened fields won’t bloom again
And every mirror in a mansion hall
Shows a face that can’t hear the call
For every crown, there’s a wilted side
Every hungry hand and the reason why
[Pre-Chorus]
We take and take till the roots run dry
Burn the bloom and then ask why
Hands full of gold, mouths full of lies
Watching the garden slowly die
[Chorus]
One small scar on a perfect rose
That’s all it takes to expose us
One small scar on a perfect rose
(Perfect rose)
Greed in the stem and waste in the pose
One small scar on a perfect rose
(Perfect rose)
[Bridge]
If the garden’s gone, who wears the blame?
If the red turns brown, who’s left to name?
I hear the earth like a broken wire
Begging the thieves to lay down fire
[Final Chorus]
One small scar on a perfect rose
That’s all it takes to expose us
One small scar on a perfect rose
(Perfect rose)
Greed in the stem and waste in the pose
One small scar on a perfect rose
(Perfect rose)
Details
GeneratedJul 7, 2026
Duration4:53
LanguageEnglish
Style
1980s hair metal ballad with power drums and glossy arena guitars, slow-burning verse rides clean electric arpeggios; pre-chorus lifts with tom rolls and stacked harmonies; chorus opens wide with sustained power chords and soaring lead vocal doubles. Add snare swells, reversed cymbal blooms, and a final guitar harmonized hook. Big, polished, emotional mix with bright highs and heavy low end., metal, ballad
Credits
Prompt byMichael Nickerson
ModelAria v5.5
Prompt
Using a small blemish on a perfect rose as a metaphor for the corruption, greed and waste of the human race, 1980s hair metal ballad like "every rose has its thorn" by poison
