[mood: controlled irritation] [energy: fast] [intro | tense guitar pulse | fast low bass | sharp atmosphere [pause 1s] [verse 1 | restrained vocal | tight drums | controlled irritation] keep the glitter lose the edge keep the heat but not the burn pretty hands on the table nothing pointed nothing learned they like the animal better when it learns where not to move when it lowers every instinct into something they can use [pre-chorus | building | bass heavier | breath tight] hold still look soft come close then stop they want the shimmer not the scratch they want the pulse without the catch [chorus | sharp hook | full band | cold harmonies] no room for claws but you still want the creature safe on the surface sweet for the picture no room for teeth but you still want the hunger clean in the lighting soft under pressure [verse 2 | faster vocal pacing | electric guitar bite | contained pressure] say it sweeter stand up straight make it wild but keep it tame all that fever all that grace just don’t let it leave a mark there’s a leash in every compliment a cage inside the praise something polished for the window something trained to know its place [pre-chorus | building | rising tension | drums pushing] hold still look soft come close then stop they want the shimmer not the scratch they want the pulse without the catch [chorus | fuller | stacked harmonies | cinematic pressure] no room for claws but you still want the creature safe on the surface sweet for the picture no room for teeth but you still want the hunger clean in the lighting soft under pressure [bridge | breakdown | clipped vocal | near-silence] funny little rule beautiful things should not answer funny little room built for the pose not the damage [pause 2s] I kept the velvet I kept the shape I kept the warning right under the lace [final chorus | energy: high | full band | sharp release] no room for claws but you still want the creature safe on the surface sweet for the picture no room for teeth but you still want the hunger clean in the lighting soft under pressure no room for claws still you reach for the creature hands on the surface smiling for the picture [outro | abrupt fade | guitar feedback] they like the animal better when it learns where not to move no room for claws no room no room
