["Love Me Tender, Shoot Me Quick" Style: Sentimental, Slow Crooner Ballad with a Rockabilly Edge.] -Intro – [Gentle, clean electric guitar arpeggios. Snare drum plays soft brushes. The lead singer lets out a soft, signature Elvis sigh/hum.] [The King's Guard Harmonies - Quiet, lingering] (Mmm-hmm...) -Verse 1- [Lead Vocal - Slow, sincere Crooner style] You looked at my scars and you didn't run away, You didn't ask where I was hidin' all the loot that day. You took my hand, baby, near the busted neon sign, You're the only honest thing left in this godforsaken mine. I'm just a King's Guard soldier, with a past I can't undo, But darling, every last bit of my slick-back soul belongs to you. -(Pre-Chorus – [Building emotion, slight pause] [Lead Vocal] I can swear my devotion, pledge my life to your name, But out here in the Wasteland, love is a dangerous game. -Chorus- [Full Group Harmony - Lush, slow, powerful] So love me tender, make that promise soft and sweet, But keep your gun loaded, darling, near your dancing feet. Yeah, love me true, like the movies back in '53, But if the deal goes bad, baby, shoot me quick for me. -Verse 2- [Lead Vocal - More direct, addressing the realities of the Mojave] Don't believe the Courier who rides into town, Don't trust the Legion spy when he takes his helmet down. Promises are cheap here, they rust like old chrome, And loyalty's a burden when you're far away from home. We got our territory, we got our codes and our style, But even the Kings know peace only lasts for a while. -Pre-Chorus – [Building emotion, slight pause) [Lead Vocal] I can swear my devotion, pledge my life to your name, But out here in the Wasteland, love is a dangerous game. -Chorus- [Full Group Harmony - Lush, slow, powerful] So love me tender, make that promise soft and sweet, But keep your gun loaded, darling, near your dancing feet. Yeah, love me true, like the movies back in '53, But if the deal goes bad, baby, shoot me quick for me. -Bridge- [Music shifts to a dramatic, tense minor key. The upright bass becomes very prominent.] [Lead Vocal - Deep, almost spoken, desperate] There's a bullet for every kiss, a betrayal for every vow, And if they catch me sleeping, they'll collect the debt right now. So don't you let 'em take me, don't let 'em drag me through the door, You're the only one I trust, baby, and I can't ask for more. -Guitar Solo – [A simple, soulful electric guitar solo, slow and mournful, heavy on the tremolo and reverb, building to a dramatic string swell.] Chorus [Full Group Harmony - Max power and emotion, grand final declaration] So love me tender, make that promise soft and sweet, But keep your gun loaded, darling, near your dancing feet. Yeah, love me true, like the movies back in '53, But if the deal goes bad, baby, shoot me quick for me. -Outro – [Guitar arpeggios fade out with the brushes. Final whispered vocal.] [Lead Vocal, whispered] (Shoot me quick, honey...) [Guitar chord rings out and dies.]
