NAUGHTY LIST ZYRA [Intro — Distant Sleigh Bells, Heavy Footsteps] They made a list. Checked it twice. Decided who was good… And who wasn’t. [Pause — Deep Female Whisper] Guess where they put me. [Massive 808 Drop] Right at the fucking top. [Verse 1 — Aggressive, Razor-Sharp Trap-Rap] Black ink, red stamp, name across the page, They’ve been trying to put a limit on my attitude and rage. Too loud, too proud, too much to control, Got a mouth full of lightning and a diamond-plated soul. They said, “Sit pretty,” I said, “Watch me stand,” Took the rules they wrote for me and let ‘em slip right through my hands. Never been the type to wait for someone else’s blessing, If you think I’m hard to handle, wait until I start progressing. No halo on my head, no apology in sight, I don’t have to play an angel just to know I’m doing right. You can underline my name, put an X beside my face, But a list is just a paper, it can’t ever know my place. [Pre-Chorus — Rising Female Harmonies, Marching Drums] Write it down, cross it out, Let ‘em hear what we’re about. If being free is being bad, Then I’m the worst you’ve ever had! [Chorus — Explosive, Anthemic Pop-Rap] Put me on the naughty list! Right at the top, don’t miss! Too wild, too loud, Too damn proud to quit! Put me on the naughty list! I’m not asking to be fixed! If you can’t handle girls like this, Put us on the naughty list! Hey! Hey! Let the whole world know! We don’t bow just because you say so! Hey! Hey! Write it with a twist, We’re the queens of the naughty list! [Post-Chorus — Stomping Trap Drop] N-A-U-G-H-T-Y! Hands up high, let the sparks fly! Bad girls, big dreams, no disguise, Got a little rebellion in our eyes! Naughty! (Hey!) Naughty! (What?) Write my name in gold! Naughty! (Yeah!) Naughty! (Uh!) Never doing what I’m told! [Verse 2 — Lightning-Fast Double-Time Rap] Tick-tick, checklist, everybody’s got a verdict, Everybody’s got a standard, everybody wants to word it. Too ambitious, too opinionated, too independent, Funny how the rules keep changing when a woman starts ascending. I don’t need your little labels, don’t need validation, Got a hundred better uses for my time and dedication. If I’m stubborn, call it focus, if I’m loud, call it passion, If I’m breaking your traditions, call it forward-moving action. Fast feet, sharp teeth, running through December, Got a thousand little lessons that I always will remember. Every time they tried to shame me, every time they tried to bend me, I just turned another page and wrote a better ending. No permission, no submission, no rehearsed obedience, I’m not here to play a part for somebody’s convenience. You can keep your perfect picture, keep your little fantasy, But you’ll never get a quieter, smaller version out of me! [Pre-Chorus — Rising Brass and Festive Bells] Write it down, cross it out, Let ‘em hear what we’re about. If being free is being bad, Then I’m the worst you’ve ever had! [Chorus — Full Stadium Trap Production] Put me on the naughty list! Right at the top, don’t miss! Too wild, too loud, Too damn proud to quit! Put me on the naughty list! I’m not asking to be fixed! If you can’t handle girls like this, Put us on the naughty list! Hey! Hey! Let the whole world know! We don’t bow just because you say so! Hey! Hey! Write it with a twist, We’re the queens of the naughty list! [Bridge — Beat Stops, Low Spoken Vocals] You know what’s funny? They call you difficult… When you stop being easy to control. [Pause] So write my name down. Make it permanent. [Whispered] I’ll sign it myself. [Massive Bass Drop — Rapid Hi-Hat Rolls] [Final Rap — Ultra-Fast, Fierce Delivery] Red pen, black boots, marching through the snowfall, Got a hundred little women standing tall against the downfall. No fear, no shame, no hiding in December, We’re the names on every list that they’re always gonna remember. You can check it once, check it twice, check it every single night, We ain’t changing who we are just to fit your black and white. Got a fire in our voices, got a future in our fists, And we’re dancing through the winter on the fucking naughty list! [Final Chorus — Explosive, Layered Female Vocals] PUT ME ON THE NAUGHTY LIST! Right at the top, don’t miss! Too wild, too loud, Too damn proud to quit! PUT ME ON THE NAUGHTY LIST! I’m not asking to be fixed! If you can’t handle girls like this, Put us on the naughty list! Hey! Hey! Let the whole world know! We don’t bow just because you say so! Hey! Hey! Write it with a twist, WE’RE THE QUEENS OF THE NAUGHTY LIST! [Outro — Metallic Sleigh Bells, Confident Whisper] Dear Santa… Thanks for the publicity. [Small Laugh] See you next year. (Zyra.)
