I have seen your body
And I have seen your beauty
They are separate things
Pretty, pretty, pretty things
But I am in a garden
Tending to my own
So what do I care
And what do you care if I grow?
If I grow
[Chorus: Hayley Williams, boygenius]
Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses
(Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses)
Show no concern for colors of a violet
Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus
(Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus)
Hopes it won't spark
Envy in your irises
[Verse 2: Hayley Williams and boygenius]
Think of all the wilted women
Who crane their necks to reach a window
Ripping all their petals off just 'cause
"He loves me now, he loves me not"
I myself was a wilted woman
Drowsy in a dark room
Forgot my roots
Now watch me bloom
[Chorus: Hayley Williams, boygenius, Both]
Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses
(Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses)
Show no concern for colors of a violet
Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus
(Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus)
Hopes it won't spark
Envy in your irises
(Irises)
[Bridge: Hayley Williams and boygenius]
And I will not compare
Other beauty to mine
And I will not become
A thorn in my own side
And I will not return
To where I once was
Well, I can break through the earth
Come out soft and wild
[Chorus: Hayley Williams, boygenius, Both]
Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses
(Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses)
Show no concern for colors of a violet
Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus
(Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus)
Hopes it won't spark
Envy in your irises
[Outro: boygenius]
(Roses, roses, roses, roses)
(Roses, roses, roses, roses)
(Roses, roses, roses, roses)
(Roses, roses, roses, roses)
[Verse 1: Hayley Williams and boygenius] I have seen your body And I have seen your beauty They are separate things Pretty, pretty, pretty things But I am in a garden Tending to my own So what do I care And what do you care if I grow? If I grow [Chorus: Hayley Williams, boygenius] Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses (Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses) Show no concern for colors of a violet Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus (Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus) Hopes it won't spark Envy in your irises [Verse 2: Hayley Williams and boygenius] Think of all the wilted women Who crane their necks to reach a window Ripping all their petals off just 'cause "He loves me now, he loves me not" I myself was a wilted woman Drowsy in a dark room Forgot my roots Now watch me bloom [Chorus: Hayley Williams, boygenius, Both] Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses (Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses) Show no concern for colors of a violet Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus (Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus) Hopes it won't spark Envy in your irises (Irises) [Bridge: Hayley Williams and boygenius] And I will not compare Other beauty to mine And I will not become A thorn in my own side And I will not return To where I once was Well, I can break through the earth Come out soft and wild [Chorus: Hayley Williams, boygenius, Both] Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses (Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses) Show no concern for colors of a violet Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus (Lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus, lotus) Hopes it won't spark Envy in your irises [Outro: boygenius] (Roses, roses, roses, roses) (Roses, roses, roses, roses) (Roses, roses, roses, roses) (Roses, roses, roses, roses) Explain Request ×
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