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I send you 16 roses and a song
when the mag-pies and the
sea-gulls sing the spring.
And there's a melting snow-pile
out on the street where
a box of frozen cherries
come to light.

I send you 16 roses from my soul, saying:
there's so many roads to cross,
so many stations we've got to pass;
so many roles to play
we don't know how long it will last -
we better start going with the flow.

16 roses and a song -
the 1 st one is red
for life and love.
16 roses and a song -
the 2nd's for friendship
and the color of trust.

I send you 16 roses from my heart,
I'm begging you to keep that child
inside alive -
you may get older and wiser,
you gain experience from life,
but always let that young one be
as young & playful as your smile

16 roses and a song -
the 3d is for all the longing
you feel in your heart.
16 roses and a song -
the 4th's for innocence
and the color of your faith.

I send you 16 roses from my heart
talking about the journeys and
about different places to start -
there's a door to your inside
just open it and walk
you won't regret,
you'll always end up
in the light of your dreams.

16 roses and a song -
the 5th is for laughter
and the child you got inside
16 roses and a song -
the 6th is for endurance
and the color of lust.

I send you 16 roses and a song
when the mag-pies and the sea-gulls
sing the spring.
And there's a melting snow-pile
inside my heart where
16 frozen roses come to light.

16 roses and a song -
the 7th is for the marriage
of everyone's heart and brain.
16 roses and a song -
the 8th's for wealth and
a house close to the beach.
16 roses and a song -
the 9th's for the prayers
you send to all your friends.
16 roses and a song
the 10th is for all the thoughts
you keep hidden in your smile.
16 roses and a song -
the 11th's for a café au lait
at the Inner City Café.
16 roses and a song -
the 12th is for all of the months
in the coming year.
16 roses and a song -
the 13th is for all the full-moons
bringing you happiness and
nothing called fear.
16 roses and a song -
the 14th is for all the people
who care for the welfare
of your soul.
16 roses and a song -
the 15th is for the future
of your dreams.
16 roses and a song
the 16th is for your creators
& the day of your birth.


Lyrics/Music: J Verner-Carlsson
Video: Roman Manjosov/Taras Popov
Thanks to Calz for assisting in recording/mixing
and Maria Hovland Carlsson for backing vocals