Ruby Red (Re-Edited and Re-Structured) Songtext
von Marc Almond

Well it seems you have a heart
I saw it once so I know it′s true
You let it out on Sundays
When you let it beat me black and blue

Well you went and stole my heart
I saw it go so I know it's true
It was a ruby, ruby, ruby red
It was the most precious gift I could give to you

It was as red as the sun in the evening sky
It was as red as the fire in a panther′s eye
It was as red as a rose under a summer sun
Like a fire from a killer's gun

Hey hey hey

Ruby, ruby red
Oh shine a light onto this boy's bed
There′s a street lamp glowing in my head
Ruby, ruby, ruby red


Oh well it seems you have a soul
You let it go so I know it′s true
It was a ruby, ruby, ruby red
It keeps me warm when I'm feeling sad and blue

Well you went and stole my heart
I saw it go so I know it′s true
I wrapped it up in a bouquet of barbed wire
It was the wickedest gift I could give to you

It was as red as the sun in the evening sky
It was as red as the fire in a panther's eye
It was as red as a rose under a summer sun
Like the fire from a killer′s gun

Hey hey hey

Ruby, ruby red
Oh shine a light onto this boy's bed
There′s a street lamp glowing in my head
Ruby, ruby, ruby red

Oh just like Johnny Rio baby
I need to be desired
I'm giving up looking for my past
For the ones I left behind

Ruby red
Ruby red


Ruby, ruby red
Oh shine a light onto this boy's bed
There′s a street lamp glowing in my head
Ruby, ruby, ruby red

It was the most precious jewel I could give to you
You color me a whisper when I′m feeling blue
There's a street lamp that keeps in a young girl′s dream
The mark of a guillotine

A drop of blood from a single thorn
The blood of sheep in the afternoon
A street lamp leading to my tomb
The blood around my new home
Ruby, ruby red
Oh shine a light onto this boy's bed

There′s a street lamp glowing in my head
Ruby, ruby, ruby red