[INTRO — whispered baritone, distant piano, vinyl crackle] Come a little closer, darling. Let the shadows do their part. There's a rhythm in the darkness, There's a needle in the heart. One, two... Watch what you do. [VERSE 1 — deep, restrained male vocal; bass pulse enters] The band keeps playing, the floor keeps score, You came for a dance, now you're begging for more. You know the danger, you know the game, But you keep coming back when they whisper my name. [PRE-CHORUS — rising tension, low brass, mechanical percussion] You can run, you can hide, You can swear you're satisfied. But the moment the lights go low, There's a little voice you know... [CHORUS — powerful, rhythmic, chant-like male vocal] I'm the beat underneath your skin, I'm the door that you shouldn't walk in. [POST-CHORUS — brass stabs, gang whispers, pounding beat] Oh-oh, back for the hook. Oh-oh, one more look. Oh-oh, caught in the sound. One more night and you're never coming down. [VERSE 2 — cool, almost spoken delivery] No saints at the table, no truth in the glass, Just beautiful faces watching time pass. You say it's the last time, you swear that it's through, Then the trumpet cries out and it calls you anew. [PRE-CHORUS — building brass and percussion] You can run, you can hide, Leave your conscience outside. But the moment the lights burn low, Your feet already know... [CHORUS — full cabaret-electronic arrangement] I'm the pull, I'm the spark, I'm the velvet rope into the dark. You can leave, but you already know— You don't let go... You come back for the hook. [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — extended theatrical drum solo] [Low brass riff] [Drums build from military snare rolls into a pounding industrial rhythm] [Male whispers, panned left and right] Don't look back. Feel the rhythm. Feel the trap. [BRIDGE — stripped-down piano, intimate baritone] If I am the poison, Why do you drink me slow? If you know the ending, Why can't you let me go? [BUILD — bass returns, brass rising] One heartbeat. Two shadows. Three words you never say. One last dance. One last chance. And the night eats the day. [FINAL CHORUS — explosive brass, layered baritone vocals, industrial dance groove] I'm the hook, I'm the line, I'm the ghost that you leave behind. I'm the beat that you can't outrun, I'm the dark underneath the sun. [FINAL POST-CHORUS — call and response] [LEAD: ]Who pulls you under? [WHISPERS: ]The hook. [LEAD:] Who steals your thunder? [WHISPERS:] The hook. [LEAD:] Who keeps you coming back? [WHISPERS:[ The hook. [LEAD:] And who's gonna let you go? [Silence] [OUTRO — whispered, one final piano note] Not tonight, darling. Not tonight.
