Velvet Fire Aunts Paisley....Just Paisley ReDux (Fire Cut)

[Start] [Intro – Spoken / Slow-Slick Bass, Brushed Drums] Before anybody gets dramatic... We are speaking about grown-ass women. Bills paid. Keys owned. Perfume dangerous enough to need a warning label. Adults. [pause] I respect the family. I just noticed where the blessing landed. [Beat Slips In] [Verse 1] Went to my friend’s house For a little plate Said I’d stay polite Said I wouldn’t stay late Then she walked through the kitchen With that grown-woman ease Had the room sitting up Like it just learned how to breathe Gold on her wrist Smile under control Moved like Sunday dinner Had a little more soul I said, “Who is that?” He said, “Don’t begin” I said, “Brother, I’m calm But the lights just dimmed” [Pre-Chorus] Sisters look nice Mamas got charm Cousins got style Nobody means harm But every family tree Got one secret flame And when auntie walks in The whole room knows her name [Chorus] Fire aunts Fire aunts Walking in smooth Making good men pause Fire aunts Fire aunts Turning family dinners Into velvet applause I respect your people I respect your front But your finest family feature Is your fire aunt [Verse 2] At Marcus’s place For a birthday thing Kids in the hallway Cake on a string Then auntie came in With a laugh like wine Had the DJ playing A slower kind of time She said, “You boys behaving?” I said, “Barely, ma’am” My friend gave me eyes Like, “Remember who I am” I said, “I remember And I mean no offense” But your auntie’s got presence That should charge rent [Pre-Chorus] Sisters look nice Mamas got charm Cousins got style Nobody means harm But every family tree Got one secret flame And when auntie walks in The whole room knows her name [Chorus] Fire aunts Fire aunts Walking in smooth Making good men pause Fire aunts Fire aunts Turning family dinners Into velvet applause I respect your people I respect your front But your finest family feature Is your fire aunt [Break – Spoken / Beat Pulls Back] Let the record show... This is not lust. This is admiration with excellent manners. [pause] Your sister is lovely. Your mother is graceful. Your cousin has style. But auntie? [pause] Auntie brought architecture. [Verse 3] One got that calm Like a storm took lessons One got that stare Makes a man count blessings One wears silk Like it owes her money One says, “Baby” And the whole room sunny They don’t need to try That’s the dangerous part They just stand near the punch And rearrange your heart My friends get tense When the doorbell rings Like, “Please don’t compliment My bloodline’s wings” But I’m only saying What the mirror knows Some women don’t walk They compose the room slow [Bridge – Smooth / Romantic Lift] Maybe it’s age Maybe it’s nerve Maybe it’s peace With a dangerous curve Maybe it’s knowing She don’t need the chase Maybe it’s history Held in the face Not just pretty Not just fine It’s the way she owns Every second of time When she walks in late The whole room adjusts That ain’t scandal, baby That’s grown-up trust [Final Chorus] Fire aunts Fire aunts Walking in smooth Making good men pause Fire aunts Fire aunts Turning family dinners Into velvet applause I respect your people I respect your front But your finest family feature Is your fire aunt Fire aunts Fire aunts Gold hoop glow And a midnight stance Cup in hand Whole room stunned Lord have mercy That’s a fire aunt [Outro – Spoken / Bassline Riding Out] My friend said, “That is my family.” [pause] I said, “I know.” [pause] That’s what makes it so surprising... [End]