I think that the chorus means that he can survive hurt from his enemies, because it's expected. However, he can't survive his friends being fake to him. Roses are used as a metaphor...they are beatiful on the outside (symbolizing seeminly good intentions), but they have thorns (symbolizing the hidden agendas of friends)...his friends are backstabbing and he begins to feel that he even knows strangers better than he knows his friends.
@ErdySouth Wow! You wrote this SO long ago, but I am just seeing it now in 2023. I just had to leave a note and tell you that I think you got it EXACTLY right. I love this song, yet, at the same time, it breaks my heart. It is nice knowing there is someone else there that feels the same.
@ErdySouth Wow! You wrote this SO long ago, but I am just seeing it now in 2023. I just had to leave a note and tell you that I think you got it EXACTLY right. I love this song, yet, at the same time, it breaks my heart. It is nice knowing there is someone else there that feels the same.
I think that the chorus means that he can survive hurt from his enemies, because it's expected. However, he can't survive his friends being fake to him. Roses are used as a metaphor...they are beatiful on the outside (symbolizing seeminly good intentions), but they have thorns (symbolizing the hidden agendas of friends)...his friends are backstabbing and he begins to feel that he even knows strangers better than he knows his friends.
@ErdySouth Wow! You wrote this SO long ago, but I am just seeing it now in 2023. I just had to leave a note and tell you that I think you got it EXACTLY right. I love this song, yet, at the same time, it breaks my heart. It is nice knowing there is someone else there that feels the same.
@ErdySouth Wow! You wrote this SO long ago, but I am just seeing it now in 2023. I just had to leave a note and tell you that I think you got it EXACTLY right. I love this song, yet, at the same time, it breaks my heart. It is nice knowing there is someone else there that feels the same.
~ Erin ~
~ Erin ~