Third degree summer Hah Turn it down No? Alright Keys on the table too hot to touch Shirt on my shoulder like it knows too much Lip gloss melting in the elevator light Everybody talks with a shorter fuse tonight Corner store freezer got a line down the aisle Man in a tie trying hard not to smile Kids by the fountain with their shoes in the spray Bus stop glass cooking faces all day I got ice in a cup and it died in a minute Bad little mood with a good beat in it City got slick, city got loud Even calm little faces let the manners come down Do not ask me to be nice When the air is acting rude Do not tell me summer loves me With the windows sealed shut too Numbers glowing on the wall Like they know who lost the fight If the heat is not a problem Why is everyone inside? Third degree summer Make the sweet things burn Ice in my mouth Still I taste it turn Third degree summer No cool in the sheets God forgot the off switch And the walls give back the heat Short fuse in the crowd Every soft little voice Gets a little too loud Third degree summer Mean grin in the street Everybody shows teeth In the wrong kind of heat Hot blood, bad luck Ice cup, dry mouth Too bright, teeth out Sweet smile, sharp sound God forgot the off switch Walls still hum Third degree Third degree Here it comes Hot blood, bad luck Ice cup, dry mouth Third degree Third degree Here it comes Water in the bottle going warm in my bag Makeup on my collar like a little white flag Neighbor in the stairwell says nobody can breathe Then laughs like a joke with no punchline left in it Concrete holding yesterday under our feet Sirens in the distance got a lazy little beat Phones say danger in a friendly blue square Same old errands in the unkind air I am not dramatic, I am past polite Smiling like a match in a room full of paper If this is normal, it can wait outside I let a sharp laugh loose in a dangerous mood Everybody wants a reason Everybody wants a plan I just want the room to stop Putting hands on my skin Do not call it beautiful Just because the sunset bled Pretty colors, bad omen Still a warning if it is red Third degree summer Make the sweet things burn Ice in my mouth Still I taste it turn Third degree summer No cool in the sheets God forgot the off switch And the walls give back the heat Short fuse in the crowd Every soft little voice Gets a little too loud Third degree summer Mean grin in the street Everybody shows teeth In the wrong kind of heat Somebody says it is gorgeous Somebody says relax I am drinking warm water With a knife in my laugh I can love the golden hour I can hate what it became When the dark comes in sweating It is not the same No thunder, no warning No villain in the street Just the heat in my throat With a sugar-sweet beat Third degree summer Make the sweet things burn Ice in my mouth Still I taste it turn Third degree summer No cool in the sheets God forgot the off switch And the walls give back the heat Short fuse in the crowd Every soft little voice Gets a little too loud Third degree summer Mean grin in the street Everybody shows teeth In the wrong kind of heat Too hot Too hot Too hot Too hot Too hot Careful what you say Third degree summer And it hits my face
