Roses Lyrics

Lyric discussion by obscuredgurl 

Cover art for Roses lyrics by Silverchair

Daniel's lyrics are often pretty strait forward when he wants them to be. It's the personal songs that need a f'kin decoder ring and manuel!! I deeply sense this is about the bonds between mates and not necesseraly over or in-between romantic interests; although, and despite of Daniel's off beat sarcasm about, "after (he) and Chris kissed last night," and Ben's "loving, deep-brown eyes," I'm SURE they have fought over girls as well.

There is so much angst between boys at such an age so I am certain they all disagreed over different things being elbow to elbow as often as they were.

Ben and Chris had (and still have) a very tight, wag-the-dog sort of brotherhood, whereas Daniel was headstrong, desperate to bolt into new, alternative directions; wanting to diverge from the very superficial Nirvana-in-Pajamas stigma as much as possible. Imagine having to choose between the safety of manotony, when you're testosterone driven ingenuities are often running with the bulls.

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Career and comrades OR the crucial creative processes that got him there in the first place? Sadly; to this day he was never able to keep both.

[Edit: grammer edit]

Song Meaning
Negative
Subjective
Sadness
Friendship
Conflict
Creativity
Growth
Nostalgia