RED
Fred Woods Lyrics

"Red" by Fred Woods is a song that speaks of the turmoil in a community that is plagued with conflict and a struggle for power. The opening lines of "The seasons are twisted, And underneath the red sky," paint an apocalyptic picture of a world turned on its head, of nature itself distorted and twisted, and of a world covered in a red sky that speaks of blood, danger and warning.

The lines "My lips are bleeding, I'm caught in this fight, My friends are helping me for the cause" give the impression of a protagonist that is caught in a battle with an invisible foe, fighting for what they believe in, but at great personal cost. The repeated invoking of "lovely lovely lovely town" throughout the song creates a contrast between the exterior beauty of the town with the internal strife that threatens to tear it apart.

The next stanza speaks of the paralysis of the town, of the homes and cars that are caught in the crossfire of the conflict. The lyrics "On both sides of the river, They're carried away, By any sign of hope," convey a sense of rootlessness and uncertainty, and of a community that has lost its sense of direction. The song concludes with "And everyone has a plan, You can feel it in the air, But they won't ever ever get things done," conveying the futility of the situation and of the inability of the community to come together and move forward.