Lyrics & Music: Maureen O'Brien
Insp: _Briar Rose_, Jane Yolen
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
It was life and not death that you chose
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Awaken to life, Briar Rose.
The fairy who came uninvited
Was filled with such envy and hate
That she put all the people to sleep, so deep
That they never again could awake.
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Though all of your people are gone
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Still you must awake to the dawn.
The briars and barbs that surrounded your heart
Were passed by a soul who was brave
Against all the odds, from the fairy's cruel curse
The prince and the princess were saved.
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
He ignored the sharp pain of each thorn
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
He kissed you, and you were reborn.
Ever after was short, but you'll never regret
That a bud in your garden now grows.
Keep telling that story and never forget
The story you lived, Briar Rose.
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
It was life and not death that you chose
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Briar Rose, Briar Rose
Now live and rejoice, Briar Rose!
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