Red Like Roses
Jeff Williams Lyrics


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Red like roses fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest.
White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test.
Black the beast descends from shadows.
Yellow beauty burns gold




Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Red Like Roses by Jeff Williams [feat. Casey Williams] is a song that delves into the emotions of grief and loss. The opening line "Red like roses fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest" suggests that the song is about death and how it haunts the singer. The color red is often associated with love, passion, and blood, which could represent the intense emotions brought about by the loss of a loved one. The second line "White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test" could be interpreted as a reference to the deceased's struggle with a difficult situation or perhaps the afterlife itself.


The following line "Black the beast descends from shadows" creates a darker, more ominous tone to the song. The beast could represent the singer's own despair or the looming presence of death. The final line "Yellow beauty burns gold" evokes a feeling of hope and resilience, suggesting that even though sorrow may be present, there is still beauty in life worth holding onto. Overall, the lyrics of Red Like Roses are elegantly poetic, filled with emotion and meaning, making it a powerful and relatable song to listeners who have experienced grief.


Line by Line Meaning

Red like roses fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest.
The color red, symbolic of love and passion, is a recurring feature in my dreams and transports me to where you are, a place of solace and comfort.


White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test.
The color white, though pure and serene, harbors a sense of longing and anxiety as it struggles to live up to the expectations of a high standard or test.


Black the beast descends from shadows.
The color black, often associated with fear and darkness, brings to mind a sinister creature that emerges from the unknown depths of the shadows.


Yellow beauty burns gold.
The color yellow, symbolizing warmth and radiance, exudes a transformative beauty that can turn even the most mundane into something precious and valuable.




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@Piaapo

Part I:

Red like roses fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest
White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test
Black the beast descends from shadows
Yellow beauty burns gold

Part II:

I couldn't take it, couldn't stand another minute
Couldn't bear another day without you in it
All of the joy that I had known for all my life
Was stripped away from me the minute that you died

To have you in my life was all I ever wanted
But now without you I'm a soul forever haunted
Can't help but feel that I had taken you for granted
No way in hell that I can ever comprehend this

I wasn't dreaming when they told me you were gone
I was wide awake and feeling that they had to be wrong
How could you leave me when you swore that you would stay?
Now I'm trapped inside a nightmare every single f'ing day

It's like a movie, but there's not a happy ending
Every scene fades black, and there's no pretending
This little fairy tale doesn't seem to end well
There's no knight in shining armor who will wake me from the spell

I know you didn't plan this
You tried to do what's right.
But in the middle of this madness
I'm the one you left to win this fight

Red like roses
Fills my head with dreams and finds me
Always closer
To the emptiness and sadness
That has come to take the place of you

I know you're broken down by anger and by sadness
You feel I left you in a world that's full of madness
Wish I could talk to you, if only for a minute
Make you understand the reasons why I did it

I wanna tell you that you're all that ever mattered
Want you to know that, for eternity, I'm shattered
I tried so hard just to protect you, but I failed to
And in a prison of abandonment I've jailed you

I never planned that I would leave you there alone
I was sure that I would see you when I made it back home
And all the times I swore that it would be okay
Now I'm nothing but a liar, and you're thrown into the fray

This bedtime story ends with misery ever after
The pages are torn, and there's no final chapter
I didn't have a choice, I did what I had to do
I made a sacrifice, but forced a bigger sacrifice on you

I know you've lived a nightmare
I caused you so much pain
But, baby, please don't do what I did
I don't want you to waste your life in vain

Red like roses
Fills my head with dreams and finds me
Always closer
To the emptiness and sadness
That has come to take the place of you.

You're not the only one who needed me; I thought you understood
You were the one I needed, and you left me as I always feared you would
Would I change it if I could?
Both voices: It doesn't matter how
The petals scatter now
Every nightmare just discloses
It's your blood that's red like roses
And no matter what I do
Nothing ever takes the place of you

Red like roses
Fills my head with dreams and finds me
Always closer
To the emptiness and sadness
That has come to take the place of you



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@temerenomen2765

MP3 Download Update:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YH51Tpgw-bU2FjaExTU2hUSlE/view?usp=sharing

My apology:
Old download was on SpeedShare which was gone since september 2016 (https://twitter.com/SpeedyShare/status/773439794315685888).
Someone bought their website and was promoting Scam-Software....
Sorry that i realized this so late and i hope no one of you got scammed.
Sorry for my carelessness and my bad english ._. >.< :/

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