Dress me in scarlet
Ribbons and bows so everyone knows
I'm hiding a face
That hasn't the grace to go free
Dress me in shadows
Sad April skies have opened my eyes
To the lie that I live
And given the river away
I'll change these clothes if I want to, and I do
♪
I think that I've found out
What no one's about to tell me
I think that I've found out
I don't wear scarlet well
Waiting before me
Poets and painters may say
"When will you stumble our way?
Kick off your red shoes and fly now"
I'll die for their words if I want to, and I do
I think that I've found out
What no one's about to tell me
I think that I've found out
I don't wear scarlet well
♪
Always before me (always before me)
Poets and sages may say
"We've been lamenting your fall
And carving it all into stone here
And skimming them into the river, just for you"
I think that I've found out
What no one's about to tell me (to tell me)
I think that I've found out
The place where angels fell from (angels fell from)
I think that I've found out
I don't wear scarlet well