Black Roses
Anastacia Lyrics


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Whoa, hah
Yeah
Aha

Tell you a story of a love I left behind
It was a broken fairy tale
I gave up all my pride
Let love inside
But tore me all apart when you played with my heart

Let me paint a picture of a cold and rainy night
As the candles fade to black
I played our favorite song
'Til the needle was gone
I've taken all I can
You've played your last hand

Black roses and a bottle of wine
Those were the only things that I left behind
Keep searching 'cause it's so hard to find
All you got are tears that you cry
Black roses and wine

Oh yeah

Sorry situation when your' castles made of sand
And it washes out to sea
I pushed your love aside
Cried my last cry
My soul is in bloom
Like flowers in June

Black roses and a bottle of wine
Those were the only things that I left behind
Keep searching 'cause it's so hard to find
All you got are tears that you cry
Black roses and wine

Black roses and a bottle of wine
Those were the only things that I left behind
Keep searching 'cause it's so hard to find
All you got are tears that you cry
Black roses and wine

You don't miss your water 'til your well runs dry
You don't miss your good thing, 'til it passes you by
Like a bird in the sky, spread your wings and fly

Oh yeah
Yeah yeah yeah

Black roses and a bottle of wine
Those were the only things that I left behind
C'mon keep searching 'cause it's so hard to find




All you got are tears that you cry
Black roses and wine

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Anastacia's song "Black Roses" narrate the story of a love that ended and left the singer broken-hearted. The song starts with the singer explaining how she let love enter into her life, though it ended up hurting her deeply. She recalls a sad and rainy night where she listened to their favorite song as the candles burned out. She had given everything, but her love played their last hand, leaving her with a broken promise.


The chorus engages the imagery of black roses and wine – something that the singer left behind. The picture of black roses represents loss and mourning, perhaps indicating the end of a relationship. The bottles of wine signify the sorrow that the singer consumed to try and numb her pain. The theme continues to suggest that sometimes one does not realize what they have until it's gone. The song ends with an uplifting tone, suggesting that moving forward is the only option, and that one must soar above their problems.


Line by Line Meaning

Tell you a story of a love I left behind
I'm going to recount a tale of a past love that I'm no longer with


It was a broken fairy tale
The story of our love ended up like a fairy tale in terrible disarray


I gave up all my pride
I swallowed my pride and let love in


Let love inside
I opened myself up to the possibility of love


But tore me all apart when you played with my heart
But it hurt me so much when you played games with my affections


Let me paint a picture of a cold and rainy night
Let me describe a scene of a dark and stormy moment


As the candles fade to black
As the candles flickered out


I played our favorite song
I played the song we used to love


'Til the needle was gone
Until the song continued to play without any sound


I've taken all I can
I've reached my limit


You've played your last hand
You've done your damage and it's over now


Black roses and a bottle of wine
All I have left to show from our love are black roses and a bottle of wine


Those were the only things that I left behind
Those objects are the only remnants of our relationship


Keep searching 'cause it's so hard to find
Keep looking for real love because it's difficult to find


All you got are tears that you cry
All that's left for you now are the tears you shed


Sorry situation when your' castles made of sand
It's a pitiful situation when your big ideas are easy dismantled


And it washes out to sea
And it all gets swept away like the waves of the ocean


I pushed your love aside
I put your love out of my mind


Cried my last cry
I finally let out my last tears over you


My soul is in bloom
Now my spirit is blossoming


Like flowers in June
Just as flowers naturally bloom in June


You don't miss your water 'til your well runs dry
You don't appreciate what you have until it's gone


You don't miss your good thing, 'til it passes you by
You'll only realize what you had was good when it's already gone


Like a bird in the sky, spread your wings and fly
Embrace your freedom like a bird and take off into the sky


C'mon keep searching 'cause it's so hard to find
Don't give up the search for love, even when it's tough to find


Yeah yeah yeah
An emphatic expression of positive feeling




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANASTACIA NEWKIRK, LOUIS BIANCANIELLO, SAM WATTERS

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Comments from YouTube:

peebee143

All those 3 backing singers got voices like liquid velvet! So smooth and soulful!!

Rudolph Mcneill

peebee143 YESSSS@! DON'T THEY. I'M DO DEAD!! 😢😢😢😭😭😭

hdf83

I love this performance!! Hope she’s doing great 🥰🥰🥰

rudolph mcneill

Same here.

Aceee

Yeeeeees Anastacia is truly an artist. This was wonderful what she did for them.

Rudolph Mcneill

So underrated. This Lady is one of the FIERCEST artist out there. For real y'all.

Caroline van Baal

She is absolutely incredible so proud of her 🙏 love her so much

Lou Curelop - Creative Video Productions

Damn these girls can SING!

Pop Land

I used to replay this section over and over again when I had the DVD. The second background singer blew me away

Dragana Kuzmanovic

Me too and I'm still replaying it

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