[intro] (soft, muttered) Red… red… running through the red… [verse 1] Dirty lace, cigarette skin God don’t watch this part of town Neon buzz like flies on meat She’s got that look—get in, get out [pre-chorus] He’s humming her name In the back of his head Like a needle stuck In something dead [chorus] Hey little red, where’d your shadow go? Wolf in a man suit, chewing on your soul He don’t need claws When the night’s this good Dragging your scent Through the red light woods [verse 2] Glass in her heels, teeth in her smile She don’t run, just walks in spirals Eyes like matches, lips like rust He sees her and forgets his lust [pre-chorus] One hand in the coat Other hand on fate She’s praying to gods That only take [chorus] Hey little red, do you know his face? He’s been wearing yours, just a different place He don’t say much But he speaks in blood Carves you a home In the red light woods [bridge] (distorted scream echo) Not a fairytale—no basket, no bread Just a girl in red, and a trail of dead She’s not saved—no axe, no wood Just the echo of her laugh In the red light woods [outro] (whispered, detuned) Red… red… Lights go out… No one’s good… In the red light woods…
