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super-chicken — where the wild roses grow

Published: 2008-03-27 06:01:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 1398; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 0
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Description (chorus)
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day

From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
As she stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
They grew down the river, all bloody and wild

When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He wiped the tears that ran down my face

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On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said, 'Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?'

On the second day he came with a single rose
Said: 'Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?'
I nodded my head, as I layed on the bed
He said, 'If I show you the roses will you follow?'

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On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he stood smiling above me with a rock in his fist

On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
As I kissed her goodbye, I said, 'All beauty must die'
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth

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nick cave & kylie minogue [link]

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Comments: 14

IknowwhatYOUare [2010-01-15 00:29:48 +0000 UTC]

THIS IS SUPER BEAUTIFUL YET FREAKY.
(in a good way though)
whats so funny is her eyes look as big as mine.
Awesome!!!

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Megglles [2008-05-01 17:28:57 +0000 UTC]

This has been featured in my journal! [link]

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super-chicken In reply to Megglles [2008-05-01 18:43:52 +0000 UTC]

awesome! thanks dude!

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Megglles In reply to super-chicken [2008-05-01 19:12:39 +0000 UTC]

Welcome!

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prettyflour [2008-03-28 22:02:11 +0000 UTC]

strange, but I like it!! Nice work,

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super-chicken In reply to prettyflour [2008-03-29 04:21:24 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much... it's definitely different from what i normally do.

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bloodthirstyDimitrix [2008-03-27 10:52:18 +0000 UTC]

Very nice composition. It looks great. Glad you were able to use my stock!

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super-chicken In reply to bloodthirstyDimitrix [2008-03-27 14:41:42 +0000 UTC]

thank you thank you

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bloodthirstyDimitrix In reply to super-chicken [2008-03-27 19:13:36 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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lycanthropeful [2008-03-27 10:45:22 +0000 UTC]

That's not creepy at all... but I like it. The composition is really great, and like your other work, it's pulled off seamlessly.

Just one point that sticks out to me - maybe you could add a bit of shadow below the blood trickle. Right now, it looks slightly like it is a flat "plane" of blood just "hanging" from her eyelid, rather than following the curve of her eyelid and cheek.

Nice work.

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super-chicken In reply to lycanthropeful [2008-03-27 14:41:27 +0000 UTC]

definitely not creepy... i was listening to nick cave and came across the stock image... couldn't resist

as far as the blood... i'm no good with shadows and such. i'll have to try some things with the tear to give it a more "real" look.

thank you much, not shirley

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lycanthropeful In reply to super-chicken [2008-03-28 00:34:10 +0000 UTC]

No problem.

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gangrelclaw [2008-03-27 08:20:53 +0000 UTC]

like it.

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super-chicken In reply to gangrelclaw [2008-03-27 14:39:06 +0000 UTC]

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