Last of the English Roses Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pixiething 

Cover art for Last of the English Roses lyrics by Peter Doherty

The thing he's mumbling in French at the end is supposed to be a quote from 'Our Lady of the Flowers' by Jean Genet, which is one of Peter's favourite books. I remember him talking in an interview about the way the song seems to be written about a girl, but then in the video, it turns out that The Last of the English Roses is actually a boy. That could be inspired by the book, as it explains the story of a man who is usually referred to in the feminine and Our Lady of the Flowers is in fact a boy as well.

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