[Verse 1] The fan broke down in the window frame Sweat on my lips, and I whisper your name Palm trees melting in the mirrored glass Downtown’s burning like a cigarette ash [Pre-Chorus] I’m draped in silk, but it sticks to my skin Traffic’s crawling, the world won’t spin Your ghost drives by in a mercury haze The radio’s dead, but I still hear your face [Chorus] It’s too hot to breathe, too late to cry You left in the heatwave without goodbye Velvet air, but it cuts like steel I burn for you in this city unreal [Verse 2] Sidewalks shimmer with forbidden dreams Heaven feels far in this humid gleam Tangerine skies don’t mean the day ends I still see your shadow in ceiling fans [Pre-Chorus] I lit a candle, it laughed and died Even flames can’t compete with July Your cologne still hangs in the air But love’s just smoke when you’re not there [Chorus] It’s too hot to breathe, too loud to pray Your echo fades down the freeway Velvet air, but it cuts like steel I burn for you in this city unreal [Bridge] I wanted a kiss, I got a wildfire You touched me once and the world caught fire Now all that’s left is neon pain And sirens singing your name [Outro] So I lie still in a heatwave trance Too hot to breathe, too cold to dance I’d give it all to feel you near But the summer stole you, my dear
