Rosette Lyrics

Gangsters in the rain

Eternity is here where Rosette lay

Interstellar wine

She drinks it all day long to pass the time

She was born in 1935

The first of May at midnight

In the mists along the eastern horizon

God exists on certain lists

That good astronomers don't miss

That's why I called you here

You were a gangster in the rain

And you just walked on by and kicked Rosette down in drain

I will hold you closer than I ever did before

You fell asleep and I'd never let a fellow dreamer weep

Dusky Rosette

Praying for the shipwrecks

Surveying in those places where the sun sets

In her kitchenette

Baking bread for quiet friends

Playing jazz for lilies in the den

God exists in labyrinths

And roses of red ribbons

That's why I called you here

You were a gangster in the rain

And you just walked on by and kicked Rosette down into the drain

I will hold you closer than I ever did before

You fell asleep and I'd never let a fellow dreamer weep

Lovely Rosette

There behind the misty net

Of star-cluster caramel