pretty in scarlet

In navolging van mijn topic over de songtekst van Edie Brickell

open ik er nu graag 1 over wederom een mooie songtekst. Dit keer is ie van de Guano Apes "Pretty in Scarlet". Wat bedoelt ze in godsnaam met deze songtekst. Dit waarschijnlijk Engelse spreekwoord zegt mij sowieso niets. Ik ken wel spreekwoorden als feeling blue en turning green maar Scarlet......



We slept a while

to turn it off

and get it out of our minds

I slept a while

to get it all

it seems alright

to find a place without a single lie

where is the night

we ran into



Nothing is good

I can’t explain

falling down and caught up the rain

I turn myself into changes

the night I kissed you goodbye

(your death is over)



You want to live a lie

and I’m pretty in scarlet

come on

you want to wash it down

and I’m pretty in scarlet

I turn myself to say goodbye



It’s o.k.

it doesn’t count

found my place

a deeper sound

let me dive alone



You gave me wine

to poison me

and take away my time

I can hear you cry

I wonder why



And if you throw a stone on me

I’m pretty in scarlet

and if you need some pain to see

I’m pretty in scarlet

and if you live your lies

I will run