Roses Lyrics

Lyric discussion by xXxPunKxXx 

Cover art for Roses lyrics by Seether

Love this song! Cant wait till the album comes out! I think this song is about a girl stuck in an abusive relationship, and as much as she wants out she is still in love with her boyfriend.

"You feed this disease Which you shelter underneath the scars And dream of bitter themes Rendered helpless by those wicked charms But please don't believe When I say it's hard to breathe"

She hides all this pain inside, and thinks or dreams of "Bitter themes" or suicide, or something else. And she's "Rendered helpless" by her boyfriend (or husbands) "Wicked charms" meaning that whenever she looks into his eyes or something, despite how abusive he is, she is in love with him. "Please don't believe when I say it's hard to breathe" probably means that whenever she tells him to stop he never does.

"Save me even as you break me Every time you rape me Leave me coming all undone Praise me than turn your back and hate me Every time you waste me Keep me underneath your thumb"

She's in love with him, even when he hurts her and leaves her alone. "Praise me, turn your back and hate me." How he apologizes, and then later goes and hurts her again?

"You bleed on the sheets Whispers softly of how you love the stars Than plead on your knees Pledge your promises to do no harm But please just let me be I still find it hard to breathe"

The first two lines could be either self harm, or sexual innuendo? (think about it, think really hard about it.) "plead on your kneeds, pledge your promises to do no harm" probably means how she wants to leave him, and he eventually talks her out of it by his "wicked charms." "Please just let me be, I still find it hard to breathe." She says no and leaves him probably.

Well, that's my interpretation. I did the best I could. I have a friend who went through something like that. But it probably isnt even about that, its justw hat it sounds like to me... lol... what r your opinions?

What's my opinion, you ask. You wrote a fairy tale, but if it floats your lil' boat than good sailing for you... I think it's a song about a whiny, sniveling guy who wants sympathy because he refuses to deal with his own issues. He thinks short term and is either too weak or too frightened to have that drive he once did..back when he jumped every hurdle and reached every goal w/o the support of those who were supposed to be there for him. He's stuck in a rut...a boring routine he's held onto for dear life after he...

@xXxPunKxXx think you're spot on