[Verse 1]
Said what I needed to say, I guess
Left those words a-hanging like a ruined dress

[Chorus]
Oh, the mess I've made
A crimson rose, a hundred thorns

[Verse 2]
Don't ask me to explain for I do not know why
I've been keeping secrets for the first time in my life

[Chorus]
Oh, the mess I've made
A crimson rose, a hundred thorns

[Chorus]
Oh, the mess I've made
A crimson rose, a hundred thorns

[Verse 3]
So I went up to the mountain for to ease my mind
You drown yourself in sorrow with your drinking friends

[Chorus]
Oh, the mess I've made
A crimson rose, a hundred thorns
[Chorus]
Oh, the mess I've made
A crimson rose, a hundred thorns

[Outro]
Crimson rose
Crimson rose
Crimson rose
Crimson rose
Crimson rose
Oh, the mess I've made
The crimson rose
A hundred thorns