Lyrics

When you were a pauper
And I was a king
We'd sleep in the morning
Under shiny things
But the view from the tower
Was all I could see

Rivers of roses
Float on the sea
Rivers of roses
Covering me

Three stairways lead upward
But the only way down
Leads back to the entrance
In this year of the clown
The door only opens
With the cheapest of keys

Rivers of roses
Float on the sea
Rivers of roses
Swallowing me