*(Verse 1)* I bleed crimson, plain and true — a steady color, nothing new. But for you, my love, I'd open wide and paint the sky with every shade inside. Scarlet, ruby, rust, and rose — all the colors no one knows — I'd bleed them dry until I'm bare, if it meant you'd meet me there. *(Chorus)* So I wait for you, I wait for you, telling Father Time about my handsome boy. He just smiles and talks of his lovely wife, the one he calls by name — she's called Life. And the hours crawl, and the years unwind, but I'd spend them all on you, my love, my mind. Every shade of red I'd give away — just say you're ready someday. *(Verse 2)* You told me once you weren't prepared, and so I learned to wait and wear the patient heart you left with me, a quiet, crimson mystery. I count the seconds, stack the days, hum your name in minor ways, and Father Time keeps tapping slow — he knows the places waiting go. *(Chorus)* So I wait for you, I wait for you, telling Father Time about my handsome boy. He just smiles and talks of his lovely wife, the one he calls by name — she's called Life. And the hours crawl, and the years unwind, but I'd spend them all on you, my love, my mind. Every shade of red I'd give away — just say you're ready someday. *(Bridge)* He told me once that Life was kind, but slow to love and slow to bind. "I courted her a thousand years, through every doubt and every fear. And when she finally turned to me, she was worth the wait," he said. "You'll see." So I hold your red inside my chest, and trust the waiting knows the rest. *(Final Chorus)* So I wait for you, I wait for you — Father Time, he's talking, but I'm thinking of you. He's got his Life, and I've got my boy, a love that's crimson, sharp with joy. And the hours crawl, and the years unwind, but I'd spend them all on you, my love, my mind. Every shade of red I'd give away — say you're ready — I'll be ready to stay. *(Outro)* I bleed crimson... but for you, my love, I'd bleed every shade of red until nothing more came out... and still, I'd wait.
