This is the only song on the record whose lyrics are not printed in the provided artwork with physical copies of Wiretap Scars. It’s not clear if this is intentional or an oversight.
The song appears on the surface to be about infidelity, but it could be really be any battle that can be characteri...
[Verse 1]
In the back of my mind a voice speaks
Spells out the master plan
Now I know
She swings with the ease of a hammer
From the truth down through the past
And I know
[Pre-Chorus 1]
What's right, went wrong
From when it started
To this the finish
I'll try to find
My place in your new life...
[Chorus]
You set the fire
To cover your tracks
Time will tell
The past laughs last
You set the fire
To cover your tracks
Time will tell
The past, now
[Verse 2]
Still the bulls who will try and judge you
Will pierce this anecdote
Now I know
Your plea's a case of a reason
This deletes your alibi
And I know
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Once tried, I left from
From where it started
To here the finish
I'll try to find
The place in your new life
[Bridge]
(In your life)
(In your life)
The traps have been set
And this will change everything
Everything
And the traps have been set
This will change everything
Everything
[Chorus]
Set the fire
You cover your tracks
Time will tell
The past last laughs
Set the fire
To cover your tracks
Time will tell
The past laughs last
Red Alibi was written by Paul Hinojos & Tony Hajjar & Jim Ward & Matt Miller (Bassist) & Sparta.
Red Alibi was produced by Jerry Finn.