Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
[Verse 1]
The poisoned rose that you gave to me
It left me half alive and half in ecstasy
But if half of your love is all I can win
Give me just a fraction but no more medicine
[Verse 2]
The poisoned rose on a Valentine card
That you take straight to the heart
That you call my junkyard
But if all I can do is save pieces of you
The piece of your mind, the piece of your heart
Didn't tear me apart
Like the poisoned rose I received from you
[Bridge]
I don't know how we came to grow
Into this very sad affair
Every time we do the decent thing
Somebody spikes the drink
And a single becomes a pair
[Verse 3]
The poisoned rose that you wear at your best
That I keep pressed between the white sheets
Where you lie half undressed
I threw away my shirt and shoes, you looked and I dived in
It's just you and me now 'cause I threw away the gin
I threw away your alibis and all your worn-out clothes
I threw myself upon the floor but I couldn't throw away
This poisoned rose
This poisoned rose
This poisoned rose
Poisoned Rose was written by Elvis Costello.
Poisoned Rose was produced by Elvis Costello & T Bone Burnett.
Elvis Costello released Poisoned Rose on Fri Feb 21 1986.