Wine Red and TV Blue - Static Youth (Cover)

“Wine Red and TV Blue” is a character-driven song by Andy Prieboy, who also wrote it. It appears on his 1995 album Sins of Our Fathers. The song sketches a lonely, late-night existence, following a woman drifting through cycles of drinking and watching television as a way to escape emotional emptiness. Its title captures that mood perfectly: “wine red” for intoxication and “TV blue” for isolation and numbness. Like much of Prieboy’s work, it blends sharp storytelling with cultural references to create a quietly unsettling, cinematic portrait of modern disconnection. [Intro] [Verse 1] Angels' feet Tread upon a floor that she never sweeps Her soul gets up from bed for relief From the sorrow and pity and wine [Verse 2] 4 AM She sleeps it off and her soul's condemned To watch Kojak till the morning comes again Again and again and again [Chorus] One moment and a lifetime From sun to sun to moon She wants more than this whore of a world could ever give And so much more than her family could forgive [Bridge] Time flies, paint tomorrow's sky Wine red and TV blue [Verse 3] Channel two There's a famous face that everybody knew He says, "Hey, who loves you baby?" to be cruel No one loves a telly, you old fool [Verse 4] Come the dawn She'll wake alone with only one boot on And curse this town, her guitar, wine and friends Again and again and again [Chorus] One moment and a lifetime From sun to sun to moon She wants more than this whore of a world could ever give And so much more than her friends could now forgive [Outro] Time flies, paint tomorrow's sky Wine red and TV blue Love dies, paint her morning skies Wine red [guitar fades out] And paint them TV blue