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Sunburn in December

“Sunburn in December” is track 4 on Rob Matare's Dance album Fire Escape Champagne, released November 3, 2026. Twenty dance-floor songs for the city after dark: rooftop weather, one shoe off and the six a.m. skyline.

Rob MatareDance2:53Movement & Celebration

“Sunburn in December” lyrics

Light it up, light it up (ooh)
SPF a hundred couldn't help you now

Met you in the heat of a slow July
Lemonade sweatin' and the sun too high
You said one dance, then you'd say goodnight
Three drinks later, baby, you forgot the time
I don't chase nobody, I just glow
Tan lines tellin' you what you already know
Melt a little ice and watch it overflow
Came here for a minute, now you can't let go (let go)

Sunscreen wasn't gonna save ya (no-no)
Said you'd keep it casual, liar
One look and the whole room's hotter
You're already in too deep, oh-oh

I'm your sunburn, baby, feel me for a week
Left a mark no cold shower's gonna treat
Peel off the memory, I'm still under your skin
Sunburn, sunburn, told you not to dive in

Oh-oh, oh-oh, burn slow (burn slow)
Oh-oh, oh-oh, can't let go
Oh-oh, oh-oh, can't let go
Oh-oh, oh-oh, burn slow
Sunburn, baby, I told you so

Two months gone and you're still up at two
Scrollin' through a summer that you can't undo
All your friends done warned ya, "She's a heatwave, dude"
Now every red sky's got my name on you
I don't text you first, I just let it sting
Let the August in your chest do the whisperin'
You traded all your shade for a little sin
Prayin' for a cloud that I'm never sendin' in (never)

Aloe wasn't gonna save ya (no-no)
Swore you'd play it cool, sweet liar
One taste and the whole thing's hotter
You're already in too deep, oh-oh

I'm your sunburn, baby, feel me for a week
Left a mark no cold shower's gonna treat
Peel off the memory, I'm still under your skin
Sunburn, sunburn, told you not to dive in

You put your sunglasses on
But it's me you can't see past
You'll still taste July
When it's snowin' outside

I'm your sunburn, baby, feel me for a week
Left a mark no cold shower's gonna treat
Peel off the memory, I'm still under your skin
Sunburn in December, told you not to dive in

Burn slow
Told you so

Burn slow
Told you so

Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.

More from Fire Escape Champagne

  1. 1Reserved for Me3:06
  2. 2Fire Escape Champagne4:19
  3. 3Tie in My Pocket4:10
  4. 5The Group Chat3:51
  5. 6Deposit Back3:23
  6. 7One Shoe Off4:00
  7. 8Quarter to Seven3:45
  8. 9Turn the Night Around2:55
  9. 10Everybody Under One Roof4:59
  10. 11Roof Weather5:00
  11. 12The Wrong Umbrella3:22
  12. 13Beautiful Glitch4:06
  13. 14L Plates Off3:56
  14. 15Round the Clock4:09
  15. 16City Lights Dont Ask Questions5:32
  16. 17Lagos Glow2:44
  17. 18One Oar Each3:38
  18. 19Last Elevator Down4:21
  19. 20Six A.M. Skyline4:24

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