Lyric discussion by nz_music_lover 

Cover art for Roses for the Dead lyrics by Funeral for a Friend

Some lines are wrong, the lyrics should be-

"Just to say we're sorry For the black eyes and bleeding lips And it's hard to forget How many lies we told Or how old we'd grow Before i said goodbye so let's scrape our knees on the playground

It's not your fault You feel okay It's too late in the day It's not your fault you feel betrayed You can't come out to play I never listened to a word you never said

Wasting the hours now We're all suckers for tragedies and start this over again and you bring us to our knees

As sunrise comes and the story will sell A few hundred papers so we'll follow you up

So raise your hands up high and let this rain pour on So raise your hands up high and wash us away

Like innocence and childbirth you look just like your mother you look just like your father forgive him our father your son is smiling so lay roses around you"

Great song. the album booklet says it is "dedicated to the memory of lianne davies and lloyd bird, eternally loved and never forgotten". Clearly a song about the death of loved ones... (which fits perfectly with the name funeral for a friend btw)