So Shall Our Love Die Lyrics

The rose buds are hard and firm;
Erect and proud they stand
On slender stems,
Wrapped in silk
And tied with a velvet ribbon.

{quotes}Tie the ribbon in my hair,{quotes}
She says,
{quotes}Your gentle touch upon my brow
Can make me close my eyes
In sleepy pleasure.{quotes}

Low the candle burns
And flickers shadows on the wall;
It's crimson lips are closing
Round the flame.
As the flame dies
So shall our live die?

The roses stoop lower
As their petals fall.
So shall our love die?

{quotes}What is it,{quotes}
She says.
{quotes}Nothing,{quotes}
Say I,
{quotes}Nothing but the west wind,
The wind of change.{quotes}