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Red
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Alternative
Red was released on November 14, 2025 by Earthling Recordings as a part of the album Eska (10th Anniversary Edition)
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Release DateNovember 14, 2025
LabelEarthling Recordings
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM63

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
ESKA
ESKA
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robin Mullarkey
Robin Mullarkey
Composer
Jesse Hackett
Jesse Hackett
Lyrics
Eska Mtungwazi
Eska Mtungwazi
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
ESKA
ESKA
Producer
Matthew Herbert
Matthew Herbert
Producer
Dave Okumu
Dave Okumu
Producer

Lyrics

Dawn in crimson, just like the tide
Solid ocean, shore's behind
Head for the edge of the world
When you finally push the boat out
Knowing only what you know now
And all that you learn you’ll have to forget - forget
Painting it over again and again - red, red
See for yourself
Sunken treasures - you buried them deep
Currents unseen take you down
Taking you down, down
Taking you down, down,
Taking you
down
Belly feels awful weak
You only see what you see now
And all that you learn you’ll have to forget - painting it red
With the blood ink in your veins
Take those sails and paint them red
No escape from the rise and the fall of the waves
For the unwritten days and those days you cannot change
On the journey from womb to the grave, many things to forgive and forget
Ah heartache
No need to regret but there are some things in this life that are heartache - red
And all that you learn you’ll have to forget - never comes easy
Painting it over again and again - red, red
They were patiently waiting for her to arrive
Finally she came ashore, late to her own life
We'll cross that when we come to it - brace yourself
We'll cross that when we come to it
We’ll come to it - brace yourself
Written by: Eska Mtungwazi, Jesse Hackett, Robin Mullarkey
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