[Start] [intro: piano, bass, breath close to the mic, whispered spoken words] "Mmmm... Come in." "Yeah... you." "C’mon..." ...[Pause] [verse: low, conversational, unhurried] I leave the door cracked open wide You do the rest, you step inside Don’t say a word, I know that look You want the bait before the hook You came in clean, dressed up all nice Trying to act like you think twice But I can tell what brought you here You want it bad when it gets near [pre-chorus: tension lifts, still intimate] I don’t pull I don’t chase I let that want sit on your face One slow smile One dead stare And now you’re mine before you’re there [chorus: big but low, simple and memorable] The house always smiles when I let you in Sweet at first, then it digs under the skin You know what I am, but you come anyway You like how danger tastes when I start to sway The house always smiles, and I do too I make it look easy, workin’ on you Step by step, you let your good sense slide 'Cause no one walks out the same inside [verse: same cadence, more swagger] I set the room, I set the tone Make you feel like we’re all alone A little smoke, a little shine One slow touch at the base of your spine You want a warning? Well, I give you one Then I make it sound like part of the fun You call me cruel, but you're stayin' close Like this ain't what you love the most [pre-chorus: breathier, sultry] I don’t push. I don’t beg. You fall apart, I cross my legs. One more drink. One more spin. Now you don’t know where you’ve been [chorus: fuller arrangement, same hook] The house always smiles when I let you in Sweet at first, then it digs under the skin You know what I am, but you come anyway You like how danger tastes, when I start to sway The house always smiles, and I do too I make it look easy, workin’ on you Step by step, you let your good sense slide 'Cause no one walks out the same inside [bridge: near-spoken, cold and low] [spoken word: low, close, amused] "You always think" "you’ll be the one" "who keeps your head." ...[pause] "Mmmm... Sorry babe." "You won’t." [build: low choir, strings rising] Oh-oh(ohhhhhhh) Come a little closer now Let me show you how Oh-oh(whoa-oh) Leave your name outside You won’t need it tonight [chorus: biggest, darkest pass] The house always smiles when I let you in Sweet at first, then it digs under the skin You know what I am, but you come anyway You like how danger tastes when I start to sway The house always smiles, and I do too I make it look easy, workin’ on you Step by step, you let your good sense slide 'Cause no one walks out the same inside [outro: stripped down, last word like a smirk] Mmmm. Door’s still open. Go ahead. Leave. [Evil sounding] Try. [End]
