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Forever Like a Rose Lyrics
I used to imagine that you stayed
And that I was able to touch your face
I can remember how I cried
Wishing you were with me
I used to wonder about your day
And if I was present in some way
I needed to feel like I was loved
I needed you desperately
But I'm thankful, I'm grateful
And you will always be to me
Forever like a rose
One so beautiful
A symbol of love that I can hold
Your petals shower me
And I can feel your presence all around me
Forever like a rose
You're so incredible
I can feel it still so powerful
I finally believe
That I can have your presence all around me
I never was able to understand
Why both of you chose to be just friends
Thought we were a stronger family
I guess I was wrong
I was left with just holidays
Maybe a Saturday or a Sunday
Never had much time to spend together
And I felt so alone
But I'm thankful and grateful
And you will always be to me... Forever
Forever like a rose
One so beautiful
A symbol of love that I can hold
Your petals shower me
And I can feel your presence all around me
Forever like a rose
You're so incredible
I can feel it still so powerful
I finally believe
That I can have your presence all around me
I'm glad you have you life
With your two new children and your wife
It lifts my soul to see...You happy
You will always be...Forever like a rose
Forever like a rose
One so beautiful
A symbol of love that I can hold
Your petals shower me
And I can feel your presence all around me
Forever like a rose
You're so incredible
I can feel it still so powerful
I finally believe
That I can have your presence all around me
Forever like a rose
One so beautiful
A symbol of love that I can hold
Your petals shower me
And I can feel your presence all around me... I Love You...
Forever like a rose
You're so incredible
I can feel it still so powerful
I finally believe
That I can have your presence all around me
And that I was able to touch your face
I can remember how I cried
Wishing you were with me
I used to wonder about your day
And if I was present in some way
I needed to feel like I was loved
I needed you desperately
And you will always be to me
One so beautiful
A symbol of love that I can hold
Your petals shower me
And I can feel your presence all around me
Forever like a rose
You're so incredible
I can feel it still so powerful
I finally believe
That I can have your presence all around me
Why both of you chose to be just friends
Thought we were a stronger family
I guess I was wrong
I was left with just holidays
Maybe a Saturday or a Sunday
Never had much time to spend together
And I felt so alone
And you will always be to me... Forever
A symbol of love that I can hold
Your petals shower me
And I can feel your presence all around me
Forever like a rose
You're so incredible
I can feel it still so powerful
I finally believe
That I can have your presence all around me
With your two new children and your wife
It lifts my soul to see...You happy
You will always be...Forever like a rose
One so beautiful
A symbol of love that I can hold
Your petals shower me
And I can feel your presence all around me
Forever like a rose
You're so incredible
I can feel it still so powerful
I finally believe
That I can have your presence all around me
One so beautiful
A symbol of love that I can hold
Your petals shower me
And I can feel your presence all around me... I Love You...
Forever like a rose
You're so incredible
I can feel it still so powerful
I finally believe
That I can have your presence all around me
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This song is clearly about divorce and one person moving on while the other is left behind to grieve the loss of the relationship. I've listened to it for the last 16 years and loved it. But I was today years old when I realized: it's from the perspective of the child caught in the middle!
The second verse makes it clear:
"I never was able to understand Why both of you chose to be just friends Thought we were a stronger family I guess I was wrong I was left with just holidays Maybe a Saturday or a Sunday Never had much time to spend together And I felt so alone"
The child was left with the mother and the father was mostly absent after the divorce.
The bridge makes it even more heartbreaking:
"I'm glad you have your life With your two new children and your wife It lifts my soul to see you happy"
She accepts that it's too late to undo the damage, but she finds peace in knowing that her father is happy. Even if that happiness doesn't involve her. She'd rather have two happy parents apart from one another than two parents living together in misery.
...who's chopping onions in here? :'-(