Cherry Wine & Cigarettes

Verse 1
You found me in a summer dress
Spinning like a silhouette
Golden hour on your lips
Saying things you won’t admit

Your hands were soft, your words were cruel
You made me feel like something new
Like I was more than just a phase
Then disappeared for days and days

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Pre-Chorus
You say I’m your favorite mistake
But you don’t know the mess you make

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Chorus
Cherry wine and cigarettes
Loving you’s a silhouette
Fading in and out of view
Like a dream I can’t get through

You pull me close, then let me fall
Say you don’t need me at all
But I’m still yours in every way
Even when you walk away

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Verse 2
Red nails tapping on your glass
You say, “baby, this won’t last”
But you kiss me like it might
Like we’re endless for a night

Hotel rooms and neon signs
Your heart racing next to mine
But you never let me stay
When the morning hits your face

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Pre-Chorus
I trace your name in empty space
You’re gone without a single trace

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Chorus
Cherry wine and cigarettes
Loving you’s a silhouette
Fading in and out of view
Like a dream I can’t get through

You pull me close, then let me fall
Say you don’t need me at all
But I’m still yours in every way
Even when you walk away

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Bridge (soft, hypnotic)
I’d burn for you in California heat
Lose myself in every word you speak
You love me best when I’m undone
When I’m chasing, when I run

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Final Chorus (dreamy but tragic)
Cherry wine and cigarettes
I’d do it all again, I bet
Even knowing how it ends
Loving you’s my favorite sin

You never stay, you never fight
Just kiss me once and say goodnight
And I’ll be yours in every way
Even when you fade to gray

slow, hazy, vintage Hollywood / sad-girl glam