The song Poisoned Rose is performed by Elvis Costello in the album named King of America in the year 2005 .
The poisoned rose
That you gave to me
It left me half alive
And half in ecstasy
But if half of your love
Is all I can win
Give me just a fraction
But no more medicine
The poisoned rose
On a valentine card
That you take straight to the heart
That you call my junkyard
But if all I can do
Is save pieces of you
The piece of your mind
The piece of your heart
Didn't tear me apart
Like the poisoned rose
I received from you
I don't know
How we came to grow
Into this very sad affair
Everytime we do the decent thing
Somebody spikes the drink
And a single becomes a pair
The poisoned rose
That you wear at your best
That I keep pressed between the white sheets
Where you lie half undressed
I threw away my shirt and shoes
You looked and I dived in
It's just you and me now
'Cause I threw away the gin
I threw away your alibis
And all your worn out clothes
I threw myself upon the floor
But I couldn't throw away
This poisoned rose, this poisoned rose
This poisoned rose
Elvis Costello - King of America
- Lovable
- Our Little Angel
- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
- Glitter Gulch
- Little Palaces
- I'll Wear It Proudly
- American Without Tears
- Eisenhower Blues
- Poisoned Rose
- Big Light
- Jack of All Parades
- Suit of Lights
- Having It All
- Suffering Face
- Deportee
- People's Limousine
- They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
- King of Confidence
- Shoes Without Heels
- End of the Rainbow
- Betrayal
- It Tears Me Up
- Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
- Your Mind Is On Vacation
- Your Funeral My Trial
- True Love Ways