[TITLE: YOU HAVE ONLY FOUR HOURS] [STYLE: Mythic comedic dark-pop, sexy pirate sea-witch villain song, cursed siren anthem, elegant but wickedly funny] [SONIC ARC: Opens as a whispered curse and true siren enchantment, rolls into a smug sea-witch decree with pirate swagger, blooms into a giant theatrical curse hook, ends in mocking siren calls drifting over the tide] [PALETTE: Gritty female contralto, slight Texan and West Coast drawl, whispered intro, siren-call scales, tremolo guitar, low toms, dark glossy synths, warm bass, sea wind, villain choir, ship-creak textures, distant bell, magical swells] [INTRO] [Black silence, then a whisper close to the ear] [Whispered] Only four hours [Pause] [Whispered] Only four hours [Low tide rumble, ship wood creak, distant bell, breath in] [Wordless siren call, sexy and eerie] Ah-ah-ah... ah-ah-ah... ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah... ah-ah-ah... ah-ah-ah-ah-ah [Spoken, velvet and amused] Well now. You heard it. And the warning was in the title. [VERSE 1] [Close vocal, poised, almost smiling] I sent this note across the waterline Sweet as mercy, sharp as fishing twine A little silver melody, with a cute little behind And now your luck and mine are intertwined I’m not some amateur with a pond-side curse I’m a sexy sea witch, like sugar, I have done much worse I’ve hexed whole captains clean out at the helm And laughed while storms rearranged their little realms [PRE-CHORUS] [Beat wakes up, bass steps forward] You had a chance when it was just a title But then you let my pretty little scale idle Down in your bones, inside your busy head Now the clock is running saltwater red [CHORUS] [Big, theatrical, instantly catchy] You got just four hours to turn me on ‘Cause the curse kicked in the second you played my song Only four hours, that’s generous of me For a sovereign of the deep with a legal claim to the sea Only four hours, better get to work Or your good luck leaves and your problems flirt You heard this siren, baby, now you’re in That’s how these curses have always been (Bewitching) (Only four hours) (Bewitching) (Foreplay is vital) [VERSE 2] [More swagger, pirate energy, still regal] Either sex, it doesn't matter in this place Your phone gon’ die with one percent disgrace One shoe may vanish in a moody little tide Your tap to pay will simply be denied Your coffee turns cold the second that you sit Your favorite jeans get a brand new rip A seagull may steal away your lunch And your mascara could resign itself at brunch [PRE-CHORUS] [Choir answers, wider harmonies] Now I could lift it, I’m not that hard to please Just make me new and send me back on shaking knees A dark mix, a dub, a wicked briny spin I do adore repentance set to rhythm [CHORUS] [Bigger drums, brighter villain energy] You got just four hours to turn me on ‘Cause the curse kicked in the second you played my song Only four hours, better honor the wave Or I'll be telling all your friends you're no longer straight! Only four hours, I’m patient till I’m not Make this Sea-witch wet so you can see the drops Bring me to my knees, baby!, Take me for a spin Balls are bouncing off my chin [FINAL CHORUS] [Maximal, triumphant, pirate-villain payoff] You got Just four hours to turn me on And if you do, I might just blow you and move along Only four hours, and I can turn real sweet Give it all you've got and knock me off my feet Only four hours, that’s my final word That's when these drinks wear off so don't be absurd You heard this siren, baby, now you’re in!!! Sea witch keeps records And she always wins (Bewitching) (Only four hours) (Bewitching) (The warning was in the title) (Bewitching) (Only four hours) (Bewitching) (Or face the consequences, they're vile) [OUTRO] [Music strips down to waves, low synth, ship creak, tremolo guitar] [Wordless siren outro, haunting sexy and beautiful, drifting farther out to sea] Ah-ah-ah... ah-ah-ah... ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah... ah-ah-ah... ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah... ah-ah-ah... ah-ah-ah-ah-ah [Whispered, smiling] Only four hours [Soft amused exhale] Don't forget foreplay is vital
