Strawbs - So Shall Our Love Die lyrics

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The rose buds are hard and firm;<br />

Erect and proud they stand<br />

On slender stems,<br />

Wrapped in silk<br />

And tied with a velvet ribbon.<br />

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"Tie the ribbon in my hair,"<br />

She says,<br />

"Your gentle touch upon my brow<br />

Can make me close my eyes<br />

In sleepy pleasure."<br />

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Low the candle burns<br />

And flickers shadows on the wall;<br />

It's crimson lips are closing<br />

Round the flame.<br />

As the flame dies<br />

So shall our live die?<br />

<br />

The roses stoop lower<br />

As their petals fall.<br />

So shall our love die?<br />

<br />

"What is it,"<br />

She says.<br />

"Nothing," <br />

Say I,<br />

"Nothing but the west wind,<br />

The wind of change."