[Intro — sparse, piano only, fragile] Come closer, love, don't be shy. I don't bite... much. [Verse 1 — soft, breathy, almost delicate] They say I'm the soft one, the pretty face at the door, just a smile and a low light, nothing more, nothing more. Let 'em think that's all I offer, let 'em think it's just a dance — every man who's underestimated me never got a second chance. [Pre-Chorus — building, drums entering underneath] Go on, whisper what you're hiding. Go on, tell me what you fear. I'm just a pretty distraction... that's what they think I am here. [Chorus 1 — full band crashes in, powerful belt] I'm the velvet in the shadows, I'm the sweetness with the sting, I'm the one you talk to softly and forget you told me anything. So go on, underestimate me — darling, that's the whole design. By the time you learn the difference, every secret here is mine. [Verse 2 — heavier, driving, no fragility left] Now the room gets quiet different. Now the smile don't reach as far. Every table, every whisper — I already know who you are. I don't run the door like Danzer. I don't forge like Caleb. I run the room behind the room, love — the Court belongs to me. [Final Chorus — huge, cinematic strings layered in] I'm the velvet AND the iron, I'm the sweetness AND the throne, every secret in this building finds its way to me alone. So go on, call me the pretty one — darling, wear it like a crown. Every king here answers to me. This is my house. Sit down. [Outro — pulled back to just piano and voice, quiet and cold] Underestimate me one more time. I'll let you. It's more fun that way.
