[Intro — SABLE: smoky, breathy, half-spoken over sparse 808 + dark synth] Mm... look at all these boys tonight (RIOT: You hear that?) (ALL: That's all five) Summer's on — and we out [Verse 1 — RIOT: raspy, punchy, igniting] Heels on the concrete, city still warm Five of us rolling, we the whole storm Boys in the corner tryna catch a look We don't chase, baby — we wrote the book You want a forever? Slow down, relax We just here to see who can handle the facts Not here for a ring, not here to settle down Just tryna see who's worthy of the crown [Pre-Chorus — LUX: rising, controlled, building to a belt] So if you think you got the keys Come show me, come show me Long hot night and I'm hard to please Come show me what you're holding [Chorus — ALL FIVE, LUX leads the belt, stacked harmonies, hook locked] Boy, you wanna play house tonight? (play house) Pick a room but you follow my light (my light) Summer's short and the door's still wide You can stay if you play it right Come play house — (play house) — Long as you know whose name's on the door Come play house — (play house) — We ain't asking for nothing more [Post-Chorus — SABLE + group vamp, behind the beat] Play house, play house (whose house? my house) Play house, play house [Verse 2 — VERSA PRIMARY GEAR: rapid-fire theatrical rap, playful voice switches, hard punchlines] Line 'em up, line 'em up, let me see the résumés Six-figure smile? Cute — but can you cook, babe? I don't want a maybe, I want a "yes, chef" Boy said "forever" — I said try me next weekend, next Diamonds? Got mine. Dinner? I paid. Not looking for a savior, I'm looking for staff, okay? You can be the houseguest, never the host Kiss the ring, learn the rules, don't get too close (too close!) [Pre-Chorus — LUX: rising, controlled] So if you think you got the keys Come show me, come show me Long hot night and I'm hard to please Come show me what you're holding [Chorus — ALL FIVE, LUX leads, hook locked] Boy, you wanna play house tonight? (play house) Pick a room but you follow my light (my light) Summer's short and the door's still wide You can stay if you play it right Come play house — (play house) — Long as you know whose name's on the door Come play house — (play house) — We ain't asking for nothing more [Bridge — JUNE: weathered blues rasp, slow, knowing, almost-spoken over creeping slide guitar] I've seen a hundred men swear they'd stay Watched the summer take every one away So I don't hand my heart to a boy in a rush I let him play house... and I watch how he touch I've seen a hundred boys swear they'd stay Watched July pull 'em clean away So I don't hand over the key too soon Some fold easy, some can handle June One in a hundred lasts past the heat The rest get blown out [Final Chorus — ALL FIVE, LUX ad-libs above the stack, biggest] Boy, you wanna play house tonight? (play house) Pick a room but you follow my light (my light) Summer's short and the door's still wide You can stay if you play it right Come play house — (play house) — Long as you know whose name's on the door Come play house — (play house) — We ain't asking for nothing more [Post-Chorus / Outro — group vamp, ride out on the 808, no abrupt cut] Play house, play house (You hear that? — That's all five) Whose house? My house. Play house... play house...
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