RIP CURRENT LOVER [Intro] (Surf hiss • distant laughter • drum count) Hey, sweetheart… Everybody tells you not to swim after dark. So why’d you come? — [Verse 1] Black bikini, cemetery eyes Moon hangs crooked in the poisoned sky You saw the warning painted on the pier Still came running when I whispered in your ear Cold little smile and a dangerous glow One foot in the tide where the brave don’t go Everybody screaming from the shoreline lights But you only came alive at night — [Pre-Chorus] Hands in the water Heart going under You should’ve turned around But you wanted thunder — [Chorus] I’m your rip current lover Pulling you out where the dark runs deeper Rip current lover No rescue boat gonna reach us either Laugh when the waves roll over your head Dance where the good sense finally ends Rip current lover— Baby don’t fight the tide — [Verse 2] Boardwalk ghosts and transistor sound Old horror movies at the fairgrounds Lipstick danger and salt on skin One little taste and you dive back in Shadow waves and carnival light Your pulse got faster the deeper the night Everybody talking like I’m bad news You just smiled and kicked off your shoes — [Pre-Chorus] Cold water calling No point pretending One more step out And there ain’t no ending — [Chorus] I’m your rip current lover Pulling you out where the dark runs deeper Rip current lover No rescue boat gonna reach us either Throw your hands up into the sky No saving us tonight Rip current lover— Come and enjoy the ride — [Bridge – surf breakdown] (Drums cut • surf guitar • organ) Whoa-oh— Wave goodbye to the shoreline Whoa-oh— You don’t need daylight Whoa-oh— No fear in your eyes now Whoa-oh— Only the moonlight (Gang shout) HEY! HEY! HEY! — [Verse 3] Red board standing in the midnight glow You said “where we headed?” I said “you’ll know” Past the last light, past the last sound Somewhere the sea never gives you back now Hair in the wind and your boots still on Singing loud while the tide rolled strong Everybody says don’t follow me Too late now—you’re already free — [Final Chorus – repeat & build] I’m your rip current lover Pulling you out where the dark runs deeper Rip current lover No rescue boat gonna reach us either Shout to the moon and throw caution away The sea keeps secrets we’ll never say Rip current lover— Baby don’t fight— (Rising gang vocals) RIP CURRENT LOVER RIP CURRENT LOVER RIP CURRENT LOVER (Wave crash • feedback • surf guitar fade)
