Name: Mystery of the Rose
Duration: P00H04M09S
Description: Words and music by Ian Lilburne. Produced by Lee Buddle, Crank Recording

Mystery of the Rose

from Mystery of the Rose by Ian Lilburne

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Words and music by Ian Lilburne. Produced by Lee Buddle, Crank Recording

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THE MYSTERY
OF THE ROSE

The mystery of the rose
The emperor has new clothes
The King is on the road again
We’ll watch him on TV
Download the app for free
Pretend he’ll always be our friend

But I want to hear the angels singing
All the busted doorbells ringing
The tired and huddled clinging on and on
Who never dream they’ll win the fight
Never claim it is their right
Who fall asleep alone at night
Unknown

Fine and fair it flows
The mystery of the rose
To lead is but a pose these days
Complexity the cost
The jewel that has been lost
We watched it all get tossed away

But I’m sick of playing second fiddle
Reading all the cryptic drivel
The tricks and torts that piddle on and on
As I lay me down to sleep
I pray to Christ my soul will keep
Then hurtle on and creep away
Unknown

SOLO

The mystery of the rose
The marvel of repose
The miracle of those who know
That truth’s a tricky thing
A harmony to sing
A hook to bring it all back home

But I’m sick of all the greedy cunts
Their money, land and schoolyard stunts
That leave us here the brunt
Of all they own
I want to shake ‘em from the tree
Make ‘em one time finally see
They were only ever gonna be
Unknown

Ian Lilburne - music + lyric 2018

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from Mystery of the Rose, track released January 13, 2021
Ian Lilburne - Spanish guitar + lead vocal
Sam Ray - choir
Pete Jeavons - double bass
Cathie Travers - piano

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