A Single Rose (lyrics)

Far across the way, I see you walking
With a single rose clenched in your hand
I guess the thorns are buried in your fingers
For I see your blood drops in the sand

Morning dawns, the night is fading into the blue
Like all the crashing waves onto the shore
Wiping footprints away, but the memories
will remain with me forevermore

There I see you, lying in the sparkling sand
Like some great kami washed up from the sea
You and me, you are like a great mystery and I…
I want to see…

And I want to see you right there walking
With that bloody rose clenched in your hand
And with your blood as red as flower petals
I want to see you take a stand
And across the way, I hear you crying,
Crying for a love that can't be found
And as soft as falling flower petals,
I see your tears melt in the ground

The wind, it sighs, the sun has fin'lly reached its zenith,
The gulls are circling, wheeling overhead
Yet still you lie, like some unfeeling statue
Lost to the sands of time!

And across the way, I see you walking,
Staring far beyond that shining sea
And with a dying rose betwixt your fingers
Oh, and I wish I could set you free!
Yet across the waters, here I tremble
Somewhere that is far beyond your reach
Oh, and I wish I could count the petals
Of the dying rose left on the beach, ah…

And as the twilight sets
And brilliant stars wheel overhead,
I hear the cries the west wind carries far away
And on the ocean floor,
I try, but I can weep no more,
For tears and oceans all are streaming down my face
Ah…

The night, it dies
The dawn, it breaks
day after day, it's all the same
And still you cry,
And still you wait,
But things have changed…

But far across the way, I see you walking
With a single rose clenched in your hand
I guess the thorns are buried in your fingers
For I see your blood drops in the sand
And day after day, I see you walking
With that bloody rose clenched in your hand,
And every day you leave it lying
Right where I am buried in the sand
Ah…