Roses For Yourself

Lyrics

(upright bass, lazy drums, distant traffic… a glass clinks)
Intro (spoken, detached) They don’t love you…
They love the reflection of themselves in you.
C’est drôle, non?
Verse 1 (smooth, jazzy, flowing rhyme) Gold leaf kisses on a crystal rim
You don’t see me, you just see you in him
Red roses die but you keep the pose
Love don’t grow where the ego grows
Velvet voice, but it cuts like glass
Every promise got a price tag fast
You say “forever” like it’s fashion week
Change your heart every time you speak
Pre-Chorus (melodic, slightly seductive) Touch me like you’re looking in a mirror
Hold me close, but don’t come nearer
You don’t want me—you want the view
Of someone dying over you
Chorus (catchy, rhythmic, jazzy-pop bounce) You buy roses for yourself
Say it’s love, but it’s just wealth
Kiss me slow, then kiss your name
On every heart you never claim
C’est l’amour? No, c’est toi
Every night, a new façade
You don’t need nobody else
You buy roses for yourself
Verse 2 (faster, punchier, almost spoken-rock cadence) Penthouse prayers and designer sins
You don’t lose, you just don’t let them win
Every text got a hidden knife
You don’t love, you just stylize life
Champagne crying in the Seine at night
But your tears hit angles, lit just right
You say “baby, I feel so alone”
While three more hearts blow up your phone
Switch (French, softer, intimate but cold) T’es beau quand tu mens comme ça
Avec ton sourire qui n’existe pas
Tu dis “amour,” mais tu dis “moi”
Et moi, je tombe encore pour ça
(you’re beautiful when you lie like that / with your smile that isn’t real / you say “love,” but you say “me” / and I still fall for it)
Chorus (variation, fuller, more layered) You buy roses for yourself
Stack your love up on a shelf
Touch my skin like it’s your own
But never see me when I’m gone
C’est l’amour? No, c’est toi
Dancing with your own mirage
You don’t need nobody else
You buy roses for yourself
Bridge (stripped, eerie jazz, almost off-beat phrasing) No pulse—just performance
No heart—just importance
You say my name like it’s yours to keep
Then fall in love with your own heartbeat
(beat skips…)
Who do you hold when the lights go low?
When there’s no one left to echo?
Rock Ending / Outro (explodes, messy, obsessive energy) You—don’t—love—me—
You love the way I bleed for you
Red roses, dead roses, all for your throne
You build a kingdom but die alone
Scream my name just to hear your voice
Call it love like you had a choice
C’est pas l’amour—c’est la guerre
You see yourself everywhere
Tear me up just to feel yourself
Then buy more roses for yourself
Final line (quiet, haunting) …bonsoir, mon amour.
Or just… bonsoir.