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Burning Under My Skin

[start] [Intro: Clavinet groove with warm Rhodes chords and tight drum pocket] [Instrumental only] [Verse] There’s a fire in the quiet when you’re close to me Every little motion got a hold on me Try to keep my cool but it slips away When your body’s talking, I don’t wanna behave Midnight eyes and a dangerous smile Got me drifting deeper every single mile I can feel the tension in the space between Every breath you take pulling on me [Chorus] It’s burning under my skin (under my skin) I can’t hold it in, no I can’t pretend Every touch pulls me closer again To the edge I don’t wanna defend It’s a heat I don’t understand (don’t understand) But I’m giving in to the way you command If this is wrong, I don’t wanna be right I just wanna stay in this fire tonight [Verse] Try to play it safe but I lose control Every little glance going straight to my soul There’s a rhythm in the way we move Like a secret only we can prove Hands tracing lines I shouldn’t cross But I never cared ‘bout the cost In the dark where the truth gets loud I don’t wanna stop, don’t slow it down [Instrumental break: Clavinet lead riff with horn stabs] [Chorus] It’s burning under my skin (under my skin) I can’t hold it in, no I can’t pretend Every touch pulls me closer again To the edge I don’t wanna defend It’s a heat I don’t understand (don’t understand) But I’m giving in to the way you command If this is wrong, I don’t wanna be right I just wanna stay in this fire tonight [Bridge] No distance, no disguise When I’m lost inside your eyes (Inside your eyes) No reason left to fight When you pull me in just right (Just right, just right) [Breakdown: Rhodes chords with stripped drums and bass pulse] Every second feels like sin But I don’t wanna save my soul from this [Chorus] It’s burning under my skin (under my skin) I can’t hold it in, no I can’t pretend Every touch pulls me closer again To the edge I don’t wanna defend It’s a heat I don’t understand (don’t understand) But I’m giving in to the way you command If this is wrong, I don’t wanna be right I just wanna stay in this fire tonight [Outro: Groove fades with layered harmonies and ad-libs] Stay right here… don’t let it cool down (Don’t let it cool down) [end]