Even now, as the red sun Even as the stars Even though, everyone's gone When i saw, i saw them Canon fire filled sky The roaring noise, as i ran Through fields of flowers On the TV, back home They'll talk about the things they've seen But i never knew, it was a war of roses War of roses No anger, no pain Just lay me down in a flower bed I'll close my eyes, and I'll bow my head And they'll never know, back home A war of roses, where no one dies A camera and a pretty picture Flowers, war flowers As they're lying all around When i knew i knew for certain Takes a lifetime in a flash The thorns are there, and i pick a flower War of roses