- Apt. -lyrics- | Rose Bruno Mars

Mars’s narrators often fail when they prioritize the rose (public romance) over the apartment (private commitment). In “When I Was Your Man,” the narrator admits: “I should’ve bought you flowers and held your hand / Should’ve gave you all my hours when I had the chance.” The flower is easy; the hours in the apartment are hard. By the time he learns this, she is gone.

ROSÉ has stated in interviews that she wanted to write a song about the game she used to play with her friends and staff back in Korea. She pitched the idea to Bruno Mars, and initially, he thought she was crazy. But the hook was too catchy to resist. ROSE Bruno Mars - APT. -Lyrics-