Rose and wine

I'm wearing leather now, not silk like then, My mic's a weapon, and the crowd feeds my ire. I pour a liquid strength into my songs again, To melt that frozen winter you inspired. Sometimes backstage, in silence, just one taste Can bring back hints of what we called "forever". But it's a phantom flavor, just a trick of sound — I smashed that glass to bits! And "never" means never. **(Pre-Chorus)** And this distortion now is roaring through my veins! My own rock 'n' roll heaven and hell! I don't search strangers' lips for that old, familiar pain, I turned it all to thunder, to a rebel yell! **(Chorus)** **A ROSE AND WINE! A ROSE AND WINE!** Two stains upon a map called "Nevermore"! One torn away by the storm, I became the wine, That burns your throat, erasing you from my core! **A ROSE AND WINE! A ROSE AND WINE!** You're just a line I'm crossing out with force! You were my law, and I'm the stubborn wine, And I don't give a damn about your last remorse! **(Bridge)** And let the guitars weep, like in that first downpour... I don't forgive. No. I'm just letting go. We're all both rose and wine... You can't break, only bend! No choice at all — to drink, or be the one to ring the bell and know... **(Chorus)** **A ROSE AND WINE! A ROSE AND WINE!** (Burn me to the ground!) **A ROSE AND WINE! A ROSE AND WINE!** (I'm stronger than the sound!) **(Outro)** A rose... and... wine... Just ashes... and an empty line...