Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Where The Wild Roses Grow Lyrics






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
She stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
That 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 at the tears that ran down my face
[Chorus]
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 red rose
Said: "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow"
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
He said, "If I show you the roses, will you follow?"
[Chorus]
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 knelt (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
And I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die"
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth
[Chorus]





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  1. V.... D....

    Coming to dublin in may can't wait another great night

  2. E.... V....

    Это белый ДЕНЬ, про который поёт Жанна Агузарова?

  3. k.... m....

    а между тиною зеленою тиною

    моя любимая

  4. V.... B....

    Only 20 Mio - this song deserves much more!

  5. G.... ....

    what nonsense, so in life does not happen, what is the song about? about a maniac and a victim?

  6. S.... ....

    here in Suspended Reality exactly where I want to be. SF.CA.united beings of caliFoNiA.

  7. M.... P....

    For me it is always the Black Dahlia story...

  8. A.... L....

    Madremia jamás había disfrutado tanto de una canción. Esto no tiene palabras, es que no se qué decir.

  9. g.... w....

    The best thing she ever did.

  10. Z.... Z....

    Just im enougth drunk to getit wright

  11. Z.... Z....

    4givm if Iam wrong

  12. Z.... Z....

    They just don get it

  13. A.... A....

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  14. K.... T....

    Y all better search for nick cave-henry lee. Another masterpiece

  15. B.... C....

    work of art. period.

  16. H.... H....

    THUG ROSE!

  17. L.... H....

    Why’d he kill her? Just cuz she was hot? Okay then...people are strange.

  18. �.... �....

    Это чистой воды произведение искусства!!!

  19. L.... S....

    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
    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
    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?' …

  20. s.... ....

    The Murder Ballads album that this single came from is amazing.

  21. a.... o....

    Coaie sunteti bolavi cine plm asculta asa ceva? Romanii mei hai sa dam jos cu ea!

    a.... o....

    Vai de pl ta

  22. b.... ....

    Eliza Carthy should record this.

  23. j.... k....

    Well, okay resurgence. We know you now. Also, ew for that basic beech fantasy.

  24. B.... ....

    Looking for a comment? 😜

  25. E.... C....

    This is truly a beautiful song...what a great match of voices ❤

  26. �.... �....

    Timeless

  27. D.... D....

    Okay, I have several questions, how you could publish this video 9 years ago, if the date of registration of your channel is 2019? Are you an error? Or a time traveler? Who are you? Statistics says that you are more powerful than T-Series, who are you?

    D.... D....

    He be a HACKERRR

  28. A.... W....

    Who is listening to this magical song in 2020 ?

    A.... W....

    Yo . Argentina

    A.... W....

    always !!! <3

    A.... W....

    Listening to the dark side of love also in 2020 :-)

    A.... W....

    Hello Serbia!

    A.... W....

    @Raivis omg same... if only you knew...

  29. C.... P....

    I had no idea that Kylie Minogue sang this song.Wow.

  30. S.... E....

    No one knows this, but maybe Eve was red-haired in the Garden of Eden.

  31. K.... K....

    My interpretation of the song and the lyrics is that she was probably a very innocent and naive girl and I’m assuming this takes place in the early 1900s. He probably encountered her while she was alone and was immediately captivated by her beauty and stalked her to her home. He then entered her home, she was scared which is why she began to tremble and cry, but being so naive he was able to calm her and manipulate her into sleeping with him. He then arrived the second day where he had already planned on murdering her, probably for a few reasons the main one is so that he could never lose her, her beauty would remain forever and that she would always be his. He then took her to where the wild roses grow and proceeded to murder her. The reason they call her the wild rose is probably by the time they found the body it was succumbed to the elements and because of the lack of technology they weren’t able to identify the body therefore naming her the wild rose.

  32. K.... K....

    My dad let me watch this when I was like 7 and it literally traumatised me lmao 😂

  33. S.... ....

    One of the best music I've ever heard. Sweet and gloomy

  34. M.... U....

    This has an aura akin to that of Lolita.

  35. U.... p....

    Beautiful song

  36. A.... L....

    Into what abysses man must first go in order to write such beautiful songs? maybe, a selfmade problem...

  37. �.... �....

    مـيــــن🥰 يـــرحـــب🥰 بـــي🥰 يــــضغـــط لايـــك🥰ويـراسـلـنـي خـاص واشـــترك بـقـنـاتـــي
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  38. d.... c....

    I love you kylie

  39. S.... C....

    Truly a stunningly beautiful song.

  40. �.... �....

    шедевр

  41. J.... S....

    Love this song

  42. E.... L....

    2019?❤

  43. S.... ....

    Y’a des français ? 🇫🇷

  44. �.... �....

    К такой прекрасной песне и столь убогий клип: мне представлялось что-то из Англии 18го века...

  45. D.... ....

    Domtendo

  46. R.... �....

    .HIUUUUUUUUUUU..........
    ..........
    ..............

  47. E.... ....

    I listened to this everyday when I was little what was I on omg

  48. G.... '....

    All beauty must die

  49. S.... I....

    а про нормальные отношения они такую же песню и клип они сделать не могли?

  50. i.... m....

    bütün güzellikler ölmeli.

  51. S.... ....

    Both, Nick and Kylie, did a wonderful Job.

  52. P.... ....

    Hallo Domtendo 😂

  53. p.... l....

    Why does this sound like something that could’ve been in the musical hadestown?

  54. M.... B....

    *Novembre* *2019*

  55. M.... B....

    *November* *2019*

    M.... B....

    There are still a lot of us coming back here for good music

  56. M.... B....

    *Listopad* *2019*

  57. M.... B....

    *Extraordinary* *Personal* *Charm* *Nick* *Cave* *in* *the* *direction* *of* *Lovely* *Beauty* *Kylie* *Minogue* *.*

  58. N.... C....

    I never realized how ugly Nick Cave is lol

    N.... C....

    He's ugly cute

  59. �.... �....

    when my girlfriend wants romance I play her this song and we all just fuck

  60. A.... T....

    So we were at school, reading Arthur Rembo and Ofelia, when our professor showed us this video. Apparently, this video represents her. That's cool.

  61. m.... ....

    Vous vous souvenez de l'année de sortie de ce titre? Merci

  62. S.... D....

    Poetically dark

  63. C.... D....

    for French speakers and not only, another kind of murder ballad:

    https://youtu.be/m6pUcrZVCNI

  64. G.... K....

    why aunty played this in her car when i went to visit her
    in S.A

  65. A.... D....

    Well that was disturbing.

  66. A.... ....

    Опять ты ?
    Забери уже свою мартиунату и уйди в свое время не делай парадокс

  67. h.... x....

    hauntingly beautiful.

  68. E.... H....

    Turn the volume off...

    E.... H....

    😂😂😂😂😂😂

  69. c.... x....

    My dad introduced me to this song . Best thing that ever happend 💜

    c.... x....

    Why is everbody mentally disabled here?

  70. J.... P....

    WhastApp 00212679620248
    من فـضـــل الله عليه الحمــدالله رب العالمين , هناك حلول لمن يعانون من صغر حجم الذكر الخاص بهم،الفضل بــيد الله يؤتيـــه من يــشاء الطب الحديث توصـلنا لعـلاج القذف السريع و علاج ضـعف الإنتصــاب تواصل معانا اعبر الوتساب 💪

  71. V.... A....

    THE love song

  72. T.... R....

    This left an impression on me as powerful as Berlin's Take My Breath Away did, when I was very young.

  73. d.... m....

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    وأبــغــى أبــشــركــم😉 أنــي حــصــلــت عــلــى مــعــلــومــات كــثــيــر مـفـيـدة✅ هـتـنـفـعـكـم كــثــيــر ومــجــربــهــا كـمـان ونـفـعـتـنـي🤩🥳
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  74. M.... S....

    Chills...

  75. P.... S....

    Gud song 2019

  76. H.... L....

    I came here for Kylie!
    Cette déesse... j'en crèverais.

  77. A.... W....

    Hey boiiiii Kylie is the most beautiful thing actually ALIVE in the UNIVERSE!

  78. A.... W....

    It's sick! I had never seen Kylie dead!!!
    And now I think I about my billions and billions of dead children because of her... Nevermind, I love you Kylie! please! never die!!!

  79. �.... G....

    IMÁDOM! Gyönyörűek, édesek! Nagyon eltaláltad, nem új dal, szuper!

  80. D.... L....

    *Legends never die*

  81. B.... I....

    After 25 years listening Nick Cave ans Kylie Minogue separately. They have no song writen as even close good as this song was. One of the GREATEST LOWE SONGS FOREWER

  82. B.... S....

    Nick cave can have my whole heart 🖤

    B.... S....

    ???? Bolnavo

  83. L.... B....

    This summer wine version sounds weird

  84. T.... B....

    Oct 2019 still loving this!!;!

  85. Z.... ....

    Як проникливо! Чутливо! Поет волшебным шепотом.

  86. �.... �....

    My favorite song

  87. g.... ....

    The previous comments were beautiful, and nick said it himself "all beauty must die"

  88. s.... ....

    lul everyone here got rock-fisted

  89. F.... D....

    This blocks you on commenting or expressing anything else. Pure melancholia.

  90. r.... ....

    Nick Cave killed all comments too...

  91. l.... s....

    wild song

  92. I.... D....

    Why tf there are no comments=))))))

  93. A.... X....

    Uploaded 2010 and 0 comments, seriously?)

    A.... X....

    probably deletes everything xD

    A.... X....

    Artur X
    There are 2.6K comments.

  94. R.... S....

    Une figure du mal qui avec (grâce) à Nick Cave et Kylie Minogue se transforme en beauté.

  95. C.... ....

    I don’t get why anyone digs Nick Cave.

  96. Z.... C....

    magic <3

  97. k.... ....

    Beautiful song🖤 - 24 years old today