Beautiful Poison

[Intro — breathy, barely audible] [slow exhale] Come closer Don't be scared I don't bite Unless you want me to [Verse 1 — breathy, intimate, building] Lace against skin In the candlelight You traced every curve Like you had all night Fingers following Where your eyes wanted to go I let you look Then I put on a show You tried to play it cool But your hands gave you away Reaching for something You never could keep I leaned in close Let you taste my neck And said "you're already mine And you haven't touched me yet" [Pre-Chorus 1 — vocals sharpening, sassy] You want to own this But you can't even hold it Every time you get close I make sure you know it [Chorus 1 — powerful, dominant] Go ahead and want me See how far that gets you I'm the kind of hunger That never lets you rest Pull me closer baby Feel how good it hurts Beautiful poison Going down smooth And you'd drink me again Even aware of what I do [Drop — slow heavy wave, wordless moan into silence then hit] [moan] [silence] [drop hits] [Verse 2 — more aggressive, physical] I watch him lose control And I'm not even trying yet He swore he could handle this But he's already in my debt I drag my nails down slow Just to feel him catch his breath He says he wants to stop But his body begs for more instead I let him think he's leaving Right before I bring him back One look over my shoulder And he forgets how to act I could make this easy But easy isn't fun When I can have him completely Before the night is done [Pre-Chorus 2 — sassy, almost laughing] You think you can handle this Honey please I've had saints on their knees Begging just to breathe [Chorus 2 — fuller, more aggressive layers] Go ahead and want me See how far that gets you I'm the kind of hunger That never lets you rest Pull me closer baby Feel how good it hurts Beautiful poison Going down smooth And you'd drink me again Even aware of what I do [Breakdown — half time, male screams buried under her voice] You said you'd never lose control Look at you now You said you'd never beg for more Look at you now On your knees Exactly where I want you On your knees And you put yourself there [Screamed layer beneath]: YOU KNEW WHAT THIS WAS YOU CAME BACK ANYWAY YOU CALLED IT LOVE I CALL IT PREY [Final Chorus — everything unleashed] Go ahead and want me See how far that gets you I'm the kind of hunger That never lets you rest Pull me closer baby Feel how good it hurts Beautiful poison Going down smooth And you'd drink me again Even aware of what I do You'd drink me again You'd beg me again Beautiful poison Running through your veins [Outro — breathy, almost sweet] [slow exhale] I told you from the start Didn't I [pause] Beautiful things Always cost the most [slow exhale] You're welcome