[Dm]Her heart under-[C]neath cries quiet-[Dm]ly
This part of [C]me I choose not to [Dm]see
What lives must I [C]take for fealty’s [Dm]sake?
How much blood must [C]stain this warrior’s [Dm]blade?
Chorus: War leaves its [C]trail in moonlight so pale
Its shadows they [Bb]flow in rivers, in [F]rivers
So put on my [C]mask I’ll go where they ask
So I might once a-[Bb]gain see the Roses of [Dm]May
Staining my [C]soul and stinging my eyes
The red on my [Bb]hands won’t wash away, [F]wash away
No where to [C]run from what I have done
I’m no longer, no [Bb]longer a Rose of [Dm]May
[C]Fate holds the [F]blade before you [C]mirrored in [Dm]maiden’s eyes
[C]Far from my-[F]self I fly in-[G]to the perilous [C]skies
And they said follow the [F]blade before you [C]fear
Fall and [Dm]courage rise [A]leave all your [Dm]tears behind you
[E]Far from where innocence [A]lies ah [Bb]ha, ah [Dm]ha
Cage of the [C]kings no need for [Dm]wings
So turn them to [C]stone from roses to [Dm]bone
When you look at [C]me what do you [Dm]see?
This costume I [C]weave disfiguring [Dm]me
Chorus: War leaves its [C]trail in moonlight so pale
Its shadows they [Bb]flow in rivers, in [F]rivers
So put on my [C]mask I’ll go where they ask
So I might once a-[Bb]gain see the Roses of [Dm]May
Staining my [C]soul and stinging my eyes
The red on my [Bb]hands won’t wash away, [F]wash away
No where to [C]run from what I have done
I’m no longer, no [Bb]longer a Rose of [Dm]May
[C]Storm clouds are [F]creeping closer [C]danger is [Dm]drawing near
[C]why am I [F]not protecting [Gm]all that I once held [C]dear?
And you said [C]break free from [F]all that holds you
[C]kings hand and [Dm]maiden’s tear [A]run now in-[Dm]to my arms
to-[E]gether we’ll conquer our [A]fears
Led here by [C]fate no longer a-[Dm]fraid
So here now I [C]lay my Roses of [Dm]May