[Intro] [Starts with super trashy extra long solo.] [Verse 1] I got a crate in the back of my car Ascorbic acid running through my heart Peel the skin back, let the juice drip down Orange you glad that I'm still around? Tic-tac-toe, three in a row A sunset in a bottle, watch it glow I paint my room in High-Vis shades The kind of warning that never fades [Chorus 1] Orange! (Orange!) My favorite fixation Orange! (Orange!) Sweet degeneration I got a pocket full of quarters for the vending machine But nothing beats the real thing, know what I mean? Orange is the only thing I need [Verse 2] She had a soda in her hand at the show Tangerine lip gloss, stealing the glow I said "You taste like Queensland in June" She laughed and said "Boy, you're acting like a loon" But I kept the rind in my jacket pocket Smelled like her hair, I'm gonna rocket Into the sky where the Valencia grows That's where my obsession flows [Verse 3] I’m a Concentrate of every mistake A frozen block that’s starting to break She gave me "pithy" remarks and a bitter look A chapter I ripped from a botanical book We’re just segments of a fractured whole Sticky residue on a restless soul I’m a C-grade hero in an A-grade mess Squeezing the life out of every "yes" [Verse 3.5] [Guitars drop to a rhythmic] It wasn’t just a dress, it was a curtain call The last year I stood ten feet tall Before the clocks were supposed to break And the world became a digital fake We were running on film with the back unlatched A perfect image, permanently scratched By an orange glow that hit the lens Before I learned how the story ends The kid in the photo is a stranger now With the same eyes, but a different brow He stayed behind in the heat and the dust While I moved on and turned into rust. [Verse 4] I dated a girl who hated the taste Said "Citrus is bitter, such a waste" But she loved the color, wore it well My personal slice of heaven, my hell We broke apart like segments do Sticky fingers, residue Now I see her in every grove That's the trouble when you fall in love [Chorus 2] Orange! (Orange!) You're my vitamin toxic Orange! (Orange!) So damn hypnotic They say too much will kill you slow But I can't quit what I don't wanna let go You're the only color that I know [Bridge 1] [Half-time groove] Summer of '99, she wore that dress Safety cone orange, what a mess I made of my heart when she walked by Squeezed too hard, watched the pulp dry Now she's gone but the stain remains On my white t-shirt, in my veins I drink the juice but it ain't the same As the sugar rush when she said my name [Bridge 2] [Tempo drops. Atmospheric, clean guitars with heavy reverb.] I bought a bag at the grocery store Hoping to find what I'm looking for But these don't laugh, these don't cry These don't kiss me and say goodbye I squeeze them tight but they don't bleed Just the juice of a simple need While she haunts me like a phantom limb... Orange was just a code for him. [Verse 5] [Low, driving bass only, whispers layered in the background] I saw a ghost in the glass of the vending machine A vibrant stain where a man should’ve been He’s got my jawline and a look in his eye Before the oxidation taught him how to lie He’s the original, I’m just the rust The gold-leaf version that turned into dust I’m chasing the shadow of a sun-soaked twin Trying to peel back the layers of the skin I’m in He hasn’t been squeezed, he hasn’t been tried He’s the only part of me that hasn’t died. [Verse 6] [Military march-style build—increasing speed] So here's to the ones who got away And the ones who chose to stay And the ones I never got to hold All orange-hearted, bright and bold I'll keep drinking till the cup runs dry Keep pretending that I don't know why Every time I taste that sweet decay It's your memory that makes me stay! [Final Chorus] Orange! (Orange!) Not talking about fruit now! Orange! (Orange!) Gonna spell it out loud! You're the girls I never could forget The sweetest thing I ever let Destroy me, yeah, no safety net! Orange, I'll love you till the bitter end! [The Confession Bridge] [Guitars drop to a rhythmic simpleness.] So stop for a second and let the juice sink in. I’m the one underneath the skin. The code wasn’t a secret or a hidden door It was just the name I don’t use anymore. I am the orange. I am the ghost. The version of me that I miss the most. I’m the kid from '99, buried in the rind The only thing I ever really left behind. [Coda] [Sudden shift to 80bpm. Massive, sludge-heavy distortion.] (Na na na na na na na...) Orange you gonna love me back? (Na na na na na na na...) Or am I just another snack? Peel it back... Peel it... all... back. It wasn’t the flavor, it wasn't the hue. It was the version of me that I saw in you.
