Her heart under- neath cries quiet- ly
This part of me I choose not to see
What lives must I take for fealty’s sake?
How much blood must stain this warrior’s blade?
Chorus: War leaves its trail in moonlight so pale
Its shadows they flow in rivers, in rivers
So put on my mask I’ll go where they ask
So I might once a- gain see the Roses of May
Staining my soul and stinging my eyes
The red on my hands won’t wash away, wash away
No where to run from what I have done
I’m no longer, no longer a Rose of May
Fate holds the blade before you mirrored in maiden’s eyes
Far from my- self I fly in- to the perilous skies
And they said follow the blade before you fear
Fall and courage rise leave all your tears behind you
Far from where innocence lies ah ha, ah ha
Cage of the kings no need for wings
So turn them to stone from roses to bone
When you look at me what do you see?
This costume I weave disfiguring me
Chorus: War leaves its trail in moonlight so pale
Its shadows they flow in rivers, in rivers
So put on my mask I’ll go where they ask
So I might once a- gain see the Roses of May
Staining my soul and stinging my eyes
The red on my hands won’t wash away, wash away
No where to run from what I have done
I’m no longer, no longer a Rose of May
Storm clouds are creeping closer danger is drawing near
why am I not protecting all that I once held dear?
And you said break free from all that holds you
kings hand and maiden’s tear run now in- to my arms
to- gether we’ll conquer our fears
Led here by fate no longer a- fraid
So here now I lay my Roses of May
