The black rose dares you to come closer Its petals shimmer in the sun They seem smooth and fragile You just have to have it So you try to pick it And steal it from the garden of red roses that surround it But the black rose's thorns penetrate you Sending a rush of pain through you Before you can hurt it Before you can ***** off its petals As you chant '' I love you, I love you not" Before you can make the black rose the same as the other red ones The ones you've already destroyed The black Rose is different You will never get past its sharp thorns unharmed You will never get to play your game of love And make the black rose wither away to nothing So move on to the next flower For the black rose needs no holder