Still a Rose

16/12/2025 4 min
Still a Rose

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Episode Synopsis

A frog becomes a prince
Upon a kiss from his true love
Constellations from below
Look different from above
A sullen heart one tick away
From unspeakable delight
And it’s alright, yeah it’s alright

A day it ends exactly
Once a new day has begun
An axis in a steady state of
Spinning towards the sun
And what’s the point in dreaming
If we only dream at night
But it’s alright, baby it’s alright

You can tell yourself it’s not your time
There’s no one waiting on the line
But you feel it from your head down to your toes
You can call it what you want but
A rose is still a rose

You can sing a hallelujah
You can wish upon a star
You can travel round the world
And stay exactly who you are
You can join a new religion
Paint your bedroom black and white
And it’s alright, yeah it’s alright

A name is just a notion
Not a testament of will
Identity’s an ocean
Endless, everchanging, still
Birds would just be scavengers
Were it not the gift of flight
And it’s alright, baby it’s alright

You can tell yourself it’s not your time
There’s no one waiting on the line
But you feel it from your head down to your toes
You can call it something different but
A rose is still a rose

A name is just a tag
On what the factory installed
If it’s true it stays with you
No matter what it’s called
And the frog might be a prince now
But she was looking for a knight
And it’s alright, baby it’s alright

You can tell yourself it’s not your time
There’s no one waiting on the line
But you feel it in your elbows, knees and toes
You can call it what’d you like but
A rose is still a rose
Yeah you can call it anything but
A rose is still a rose

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