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Pretty Dangerous (Remastered)

[Intro — Crown, polished; sweetness with a warning] Five little smiles in the chandelier light You saw the sugar, never noticed the bite [Verse 1 — Crown] I know the entrance, know the angle Know exactly when to turn You read the glitter as an invitation Never asked what I had learned I can make a room feel lucky I can make a camera stare But admiration is not ownership And pretty is not unaware [Velvet — low answer] You like the softness in my speaking Till the answer is no [Pre-Chorus — Velvet, sensual; Halo above] [Velvet] Come close enough to lose your balance Far enough to want me more [Halo] Every bell you hear is backwards Every rose conceals a thorn [Both] You thought the sweetness was the whole thing You never studied what was there before [Chorus — Crown lead, full group answers] Pretty dangerous Look but do not underestimate us Pretty dangerous Sugar on the tongue, voltage in the touch You thought pretty meant harmless That was pretty dangerous Pretty dangerous Love the way you look at us [Blade response] Eyes front, hands clean Read the warning in the sheen [Post-Chorus — clipped harmonies] Pretty, pretty Danger in the detail Pretty, pretty Smile before the derail [Verse 2 — Blade, rhythmic and flirtatious] I do not chase, I change the weather Make the room adjust its pace You keep confusing being wanted With permission to invade I can laugh and let you wonder I can leave before the drop You call confidence a problem When the woman will not stop [Crown] You said you knew my kind already [Blade] Baby, you do not know five [Pre-Chorus — Velvet and Halo] [Velvet] Come close enough to feel the velvet Far enough to miss the flame [Halo] Every little breath behind you Whispers something you cannot name [Both] You thought the sweetness was surrender Now every mirror says the same [Chorus] Pretty dangerous Look but do not underestimate us Pretty dangerous Sugar on the tongue, voltage in the touch You thought pretty meant harmless That was pretty dangerous Pretty dangerous Love the way you look at us [Dance Break — Blade; drums, breaths and vocal cuts] Left heel, right look Whole room caught without a hook One turn, lights split Five reflections, choose your risk [Crown] I make the headline [Velvet] I make it ache [Halo] I make the silence [Blade] I make it shake [Flame] I make the last note Too hot to fake [All] Pretty was the promise Danger was the price you paid [Bridge — Halo begins, Flame answers] [Halo] I was taught to make it lovely Even when I wanted out To decorate the warning So nobody called it loud [Flame] I was told that power suited me Only dressed in something small Now I wear the whole eruption I do not soften when I fall [Halo and Flame] There is beauty in the boundary There is glamour in the no There is nothing more attractive Than a woman who can go [Final Chorus — Flame opens; Crown takes center] [Flame] Pretty dangerous Now the whole room knows what made us [Crown] Pretty dangerous Perfect on the beat, impossible to touch [Velvet] You thought pretty meant harmless [Blade] That assumption cost too much [Halo] Pretty dangerous Hear the warning in the hush [All — developed harmony] Pretty dangerous Silk and steel and heat and patience Pretty dangerous Five different hearts in perfect synchronization You thought pretty meant harmless That was pretty dangerous Pretty dangerous Love the way you look at us [Counterpoint] [Crown] Watch me take the light [Velvet] Watch me make it slow [Blade] Watch me cut the rhythm [Halo] Watch me haunt the glow [Flame] Watch me raise the temperature [All] Then watch all five of us go [Outro — finger snaps and reversed bell] Five little smiles in the chandelier light You saw the sugar [All, whispered] Now remember the bite