Scarlet Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Iantuition 

Cover art for Scarlet lyrics by Lush

It's really, really hard to penetrate some of Lush's early songs.

Okay.

I think this is about a very shallow woman, addressed to the man pursuing her. The first verse is a description of her. When she talks/flirts with him "nothing's meant", and when he leaves "all is spent". The second verse is a detail of her shallow-ness and vanity, then the chorus 1.5 shows that she'll "serve" anyone who's "first to come". And the bridge is his feeling after she rejects him.