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♪ WILD ROSES ON A BED OF LEAVES ♪ 00:01
♪ IN THE MONTH OF MAY ♪ 00:04
♪ I THINK I WROTE MY OWN PAIN ♪ 00:07
♪ OH, DON'T YOU? ♪ 00:12
♪♪♪ 00:15
♪♪♪ 00:25
♪ DOWN BY THE CREEK ♪ 00:33
♪ I COULDN'T SLEEP ♪ 00:35
♪ SO I FOLLOWED A FEELING ♪ 00:37
♪ SOUNDS LIKE THE VINES ♪ 00:41
♪ THEY ARE BREATHING ♪ 00:42
♪ (OH IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS, OH) ♪ 00:45
♪ AND I'VE SEEN THE WAY THE SEASONS CHANGE ♪ 00:49
♪ WHEN I JUST GIVE IT TIME ♪ 00:54
♪ BUT I FEEL OUT OF MY MIND ♪ 00:57
♪ ALL THE TIME ♪ 01:02
♪ IN THE NIGHT I'M WILD EYED ♪ 01:06
♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪ 01:11
♪ OH ROSES ♪ 01:14
♪ THEY DON'T MEAN A THING ♪ 01:16
♪ YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ♪ 01:18
♪ BUT WHY DON'T WE FULL ON PRETEND? ♪ 01:22
♪ OH, WON'T YOU? ♪ 01:27
♪ BEFORE I CLOSED MY EYES I SAW ♪ 01:31
♪ A MOTH IN THE SKY ♪ 01:35
♪ AND I WISH I COULD FLY THAT HIGH ♪ 01:38
♪ OH, DON'T YOU? ♪ 01:43
♪♪♪ 01:46
♪ A SERPENT ON A BED OF LEAVES ♪ 01:50
♪ IN THE MONTH OF MAY ♪ 01:54
♪ WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? ♪ 01:57
♪ (OH IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS, OH) ♪ 02:02
♪ YOU KEEP ME STILL WHEN ALL I FEEL ♪ 02:06
♪ IS AN ENDLESS DIRECTION ♪ 02:10
♪ WHEN I THINK I'M LOSING CONNECTION ♪ 02:14
♪ I SEE YOU ♪ 02:18
♪ IN THE NIGHT I'M WILD EYED ♪ 02:23
♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪ 02:28
♪ DIM THE LIGHTS ♪ 02:31
♪ WE'RE WILD EYED, ♪ 02:33
♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪ 02:36
♪ OH ROSES, THEY DON'T MEAN A THING ♪ 02:39
♪ YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ♪ 02:43
♪ BUT WHY DON'T WE FULL ON PRETEND? ♪ 02:47
♪ OH, WON'T YOU? ♪ 02:52
♪ BEFORE I CLOSED MY EYES I SAW ♪ 02:56
♪ A MOTH IN THE SKY ♪ 03:00
♪ AND I WISH I COULD FLY THAT HIGH ♪ 03:03
♪ OH, DON'T YOU? ♪ 03:08
♪ OH, DON'T YOU? ♪ 03:12
♪♪♪ 03:15
♪ OH, DON'T YOU? ♪ 03:21
♪♪♪ 03:23
♪ IN THE NIGHT ♪ 03:29
♪ WE'RE WILD EYED ♪ 03:31
♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪ 03:34
♪ DIM THE LIGHTS ♪ 03:37
♪ WE'RE WILD EYED ♪ 03:39
♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪ 03:42
♪ IN THE NIGHT ♪ 03:47
♪ I'M WILD EYED ♪ 03:50
♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪ 03:53

Wild Roses – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ WILD ROSES ON A BED OF LEAVES ♪

♪ IN THE MONTH OF MAY ♪

♪ I THINK I WROTE MY OWN PAIN ♪

♪ OH, DON'T YOU? ♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪ DOWN BY THE CREEK ♪

♪ I COULDN'T SLEEP ♪

♪ SO I FOLLOWED A FEELING ♪

♪ SOUNDS LIKE THE VINES ♪

♪ THEY ARE BREATHING ♪

♪ (OH IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS, OH) ♪

♪ AND I'VE SEEN THE WAY THE SEASONS CHANGE ♪

♪ WHEN I JUST GIVE IT TIME ♪

♪ BUT I FEEL OUT OF MY MIND ♪

♪ ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ IN THE NIGHT I'M WILD EYED ♪

♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪

♪ OH ROSES ♪

♪ THEY DON'T MEAN A THING ♪

♪ YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ BUT WHY DON'T WE FULL ON PRETEND? ♪

♪ OH, WON'T YOU? ♪

♪ BEFORE I CLOSED MY EYES I SAW ♪

♪ A MOTH IN THE SKY ♪

♪ AND I WISH I COULD FLY THAT HIGH ♪

♪ OH, DON'T YOU? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ A SERPENT ON A BED OF LEAVES ♪

♪ IN THE MONTH OF MAY ♪

♪ WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? ♪

♪ (OH IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT SOUNDS, OH) ♪

♪ YOU KEEP ME STILL WHEN ALL I FEEL ♪

♪ IS AN ENDLESS DIRECTION ♪

♪ WHEN I THINK I'M LOSING CONNECTION ♪

♪ I SEE YOU ♪

♪ IN THE NIGHT I'M WILD EYED ♪

♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪

♪ DIM THE LIGHTS ♪

♪ WE'RE WILD EYED, ♪

♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪

♪ OH ROSES, THEY DON'T MEAN A THING ♪

♪ YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ BUT WHY DON'T WE FULL ON PRETEND? ♪

♪ OH, WON'T YOU? ♪

♪ BEFORE I CLOSED MY EYES I SAW ♪

♪ A MOTH IN THE SKY ♪

♪ AND I WISH I COULD FLY THAT HIGH ♪

♪ OH, DON'T YOU? ♪

♪ OH, DON'T YOU? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ OH, DON'T YOU? ♪

♪♪♪

♪ IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ WE'RE WILD EYED ♪

♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪

♪ DIM THE LIGHTS ♪

♪ WE'RE WILD EYED ♪

♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪

♪ IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ I'M WILD EYED ♪

♪ AND YOU GOT ME NOW ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

roses

/ˈroʊzɪz/

A2
  • noun
  • - plural of rose: a fragrant flower with thorny stems

bed

/bɛd/

A1
  • noun
  • - a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on

leaves

/liːvz/

A2
  • noun
  • - plural of leaf: a flat, typically green part of a plant
  • verb
  • - to go away from

month

/mʌnθ/

A1
  • noun
  • - a unit of time, typically based on the lunar cycle

pain

/peɪn/

B1
  • noun
  • - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury

creek

/kriːk/

B1
  • noun
  • - a small stream or river

sleep

/sliːp/

A1
  • verb
  • - to rest with eyes closed
  • noun
  • - a condition of body and mind

feeling

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

A2
  • noun
  • - an emotional state or reaction

vines

/vaɪnz/

B1
  • noun
  • - plants that climb or trail

breathing

/ˈbriːðɪŋ/

A2
  • noun
  • - the process of inhaling and exhaling air

seasons

/ˈsiːzənz/

A2
  • noun
  • - each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter)

mind

/maɪnd/

A2
  • noun
  • - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.

night

/naɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - the period from sunset to sunrise

wild

/waɪld/

B1
  • adjective
  • - living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated

eyes

/aɪz/

A1
  • noun
  • - plural of eye: the organ of sight

moth

/mɒθ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a nocturnal insect closely related to the butterfly

sky

/skaɪ/

A1
  • noun
  • - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth.

serpent

/ˈsɜːrpənt/

B2
  • noun
  • - a large snake.

lights

/laɪts/

A1
  • noun
  • - plural of light: the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

connection

/kəˈnekʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else.

Key Grammar Structures

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