Lady in Red

[Verse 1]
Thumb out on the shoulder
Mascara streak
Torn dress
Headlights paint me over
Like a promise
Like a test
Soft smile
Cracked mirror
"Baby
Where you heading tonight?"
You lean in a little nearer
You don’t see my hungry eyes
[Chorus]
I’m the lady in red
Your last cigarette
The taste you regret
When you’re already dead
I’m the lady in red
You should’ve left me for dead
But you pulled over instead
Now you’re tangled in my web
With the lady in red
[Verse 2]
Radio hums confession
You tell me ’bout your aching heart
I trace your name in condensation
Already tearing you apart
Motel sign in the distance
Flickers like a dying star
You think this is resistance
I’m just choosing where we start (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m the lady in red
Your last cigarette
The taste you regret
When you’re already dead
I’m the lady in red
You should’ve left me for dead
But you pulled over instead
Now you’re tangled in my web
With the lady in red
[Bridge]
They find your keys on the shoulder
Engine warm
Seat still pressed
Whispered stories growing colder
Of a girl in a blood-red dress
Every fool thinks he’s different
Every fool still slows down
Every fool sees my shadow
And never makes it out of this town (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’m the lady in red
Your last cigarette
The taste you regret
When you’re already dead
I’m the lady in red
You should’ve left me for dead
But you pulled over instead
Now you’re tangled in my web
Dying to be misled
By the lady in red

rock, Sultry female rock, smoky low-register vocals that rise to a searing belt in the chorus. Crunchy overdriven guitars with a slinky, bluesy swing; bass stalking under a tight, mid-tempo groove. Verses stay close and intimate; chorus explodes with stacked harmonies and crashing cymbals. Brief reverb-soaked guitar leads answer the vocal lines.