Black Rose

[Intro]
Another story
It’s just like a rainy night though
Got my trench coat on

[Verse]
In a black tux walking through the ballroom plastered
But not staggering, found a woman to match with
She laughing, I walk past and throw short
And did a back spin
Grabbing her hand without asking
For fashion my lady took a lead in the waltz
At which point I’m like attracted, intelligent mad-wit
The waitor [?] walk past with the platter
It’s half and half caviar, crackers and crapped it

She told her ‘maybe later’ in a French accent
We toasted our glass clicked, her glass tipped
While [?] stained the front of her gown
It was embarrassing but not the way she wanted to bounce
So then opposed to, she hit the restroom we close to
Focused on how the light cut as the door closed to
I didn’t notice what the house was announcing
About then the music cut, I looked up
A couple [?] rolling through has this fella hemmed up
In one corner, shouting out ‘I found him!’

While the other [?] posted like [?] upon a fountain
When he spoke up it sounded like a bear's growling
He said ‘pardon me about the rude interruption’
Grilling the fella they hemmed, talking ‘bout ‘what up friend?’
The fool is struggling
That’s why he got his arm tucked in, and bent to his shoulder blade when they cuffed him

They shuffled him into an unmarked ride
And then polly for a smoke outside
Mr Barnes stayed behind
[?] before formal introduction
He said that he was from elite undercoverment
He flashed his shield, I’m thinking it’s not real
I grabbed my coat I’m ready to peel
He called my name like he had a skeleton to reveal
I turned around popped the collar on my trench like I’m forty. (water)

He said ‘Has-lo in the plaza four deep
In this room alone you never make it if you run’
I’m like ‘run, I’m tryna think of why you’re looking for me’
I’m clueless, he said ‘let’s talk’ ‘well let’s do it’
We headed to the terrace it was beautifully moonlit
‘That man eater you were by the bathroom with?
It’s lady Kashmir and she’s wanted by the law
Her accomplice is who we arrested back there’

I threw a blank stare when he replied
‘We kept tabs on all of her contacts from the past year’
‘Look i just met Kashmir tonight’
He’s like ‘you don’t realise, she knows you well
Your eyes meet in the street, you sleep in the same hotel
She moves like campfire ghost tales, it’s obvious’
He said she would’ve got me touched
Her concept I’m unwilling to grasp or clutch

She researched my life out for what?
When broken down and it became clear to peep it
Her plan is simply to meet with her dog at the ball and
Plus me which being a target
I’m lulled into feeling comfortable in a false sense
Her passion, we’ve become fast friends, she passing
To my [?] and then manipulate my catalogues
Grabbing all the valuable works to pass them off
And cash in
After the job [?]
And stashed in couple of black bags with trash in

‘We think she spilled wine on her Vera Wang
She saw us near her partner and she knew that we would catch him’
‘So which restroom?’
I told him it's that one, top floor
It’s time the fat lady sang
He left and I stood in the drizzling rain in reflection
I still wanted her affection for real
A black rose