Fire Engine Red

Robert Francis

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Intro: Tryin’ to get her to stay home was worst than pulling a sword from the stone I’m sweating bullets in Palos Verdes Please don’t leave me on my own I wanted her to be my wife I wanted her to want that life It ended the same way it started Behind the door holding that knife While I’m happy I was wrong and mislead She took me to your lipstick fire engine red You were brighter than a neon sea of signs that say "no vacancy" The few brave men you’ve let check in still brag about the times they’ve been Over the limit drunk on wine Below the Mason Dixon line I promised that I’d start to pray if the police looked the other way And I didn’t go to jail wind up dead I prayed each night for your lips fire engine red They said: "You cannot clear a jump that wide A stunt like that is suicide" But when I got the courage to I spent the night alone with you I think I’m the luckiest guy I used to be too numb to cry I don’t know how I timed this right You’re just the prettiest sight In the movies people change when they bled Inside my veins your lipstick’s fire engine red I must admit I’m insecure That’s what all those women were for I don’t wanna be who I am If nobody else gives a damn We’ve been together ’bout a year I can’t say that don’t bring me fear I’m scared to come home every night I’m scared to keep the checkbook tight Renting movies in your room in your bed You kissed my cheek with lipstick fire engine red You always wear the same perfume It reminds you of the hotel room The one in which I swore I knew I’d spent the rest (of) my life with you But I tell you "you should take it off I don’t wanna smell like that stuff" Sometimes my heart it gets so dark You sit and watch it fall apart Run a needle through what’s left tie the thread Don’t let me leave your lipstick fire engine red What’s two people supposed to do When restlessness gets hold of you I’m drowning in my drinking cup I can’t I will not give you up But if flowers never stay and bloom I’d do we in a one bed room We’re both victims to our fear I’ll be a man and hold you near If you leave me you’ll survive in my head I won’t forget your lipstick’s fire engine red

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La chanson raconte l’histoire d’un homme qui lutte pour garder une relation intacte, tout en se sentant mal à l’aise et insécurisé. Il est clair qu'il aspire à un engagement profond, souhaitant que sa partenaire partage le même désir de construire une vie ensemble. Cependant, il est confronté à ses propres doutes et à la peur de la perte, ce qui le pousse à s’accrocher à des souvenirs et des moments passés avec elle, comme le rouge de son rouge à lèvres. Le contexte de cette chanson semble évoquer les tourments d’un amour tumultueux dans un environnement de fête et de boissons, où les escapades soulignent à la fois l’intensité des émotions et les peurs sous-jacentes. À travers des métaphores liées à la couleur rouge, l’artiste explore la passion, les doutes et les promesses d’un amour qui lutte pour survivre face à l’incertitude.

Le Chansonnier