[Intro — 808 and hi-hats hit on beat one, no slow build, close and dry, no crowd] [SABLE: smoky silky sung melody, breathy, right up on the mic, behind the beat] Play house... play house Mm... I saw you looking Don't stop now Summer's on — and we out [Verse 1 — RIOT: raspy sung belt, punchy, igniting, aimed straight at him, close-mic'd] You been watching me since I walked through that door Don't act like you weren't, I've seen that look before You looking for forever, I can hear it in your voice Slow it down, sweetheart — I ain't nobody's choice I'm not the one you save, I'm not the one you keep I'm the one you gotta earn before you fall asleep [Pre-Chorus — LUX: sung, rising, instrumentation strips back, tension building to a belt] So if you think you got the keys Come show me, come show me It's a long hot night and I'm hard to please Come show me what you're holding [Chorus — LUX leads the belt, other four in close doubled harmony underneath, tight and dry, no crowd, no shout-along] 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) — And I ain't asking for nothing more [Post-Chorus — SABLE lead, close doubled harmony vamp, behind the beat, intimate] Play house, play house (whose house? my house) Play house, play house [Verse 2 — VERSA PRIMARY GEAR: fast theatrical melodic sung-rap, voice switches, hard punchlines, straight at him] So what you bringing? Let me see that résumé Six-figure smile, baby — cute — but can you cook, hey? I bought the diamonds. I paid for the night. I'm not looking for a savior, I'm looking for you to act right You can be the houseguest — never the host Kiss the ring, learn the rules, and don't get too close (too close!) [Pre-Chorus — LUX: sung, rising, strips back, controlled] So if you think you got the keys Come show me, come show me It's a long hot night and I'm hard to please Come show me what you're holding [Chorus — LUX leads, close doubled harmony underneath, tight and dry, no crowd] 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) — And I ain't asking for nothing more [Bridge — JUNE: weathered blues rasp, fully sung, strip to near-silence, slow and knowing, creeping slide guitar] I've watched a hundred summers come and leave Heard every promise a man like you believe So don't tell me forever standing there in my hall Play house a little while — let me watch how you fall You know it. You just won't say it out loud. Show me which one you are before the summer's gone [Final Chorus — LUX ad-libs above close doubled harmony, biggest but still tight and dry, no arena] 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) — And I ain't asking for nothing more [Outro — SABLE lead, close doubled vamp, ride out on the 808, no long fade, no abrupt cut] Play house, play house Whose house? My house. So what's it gonna be, baby... Play house... play house...
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