]ONE CLEAR FANTASY] 1. Lyrics + Performance Directions [OPENING HOOK — SUNG IMMEDIATELY; FEMALE HIGH-ALTO, MUTED TRUMPET ANSWERS] One clear fantasy— red on black, come close to me. One clear fantasy— let the whole room disappear. Keep your eyes right here on me: one clear fantasy. [VERSE 1 — CLOSE-MIKED, SLOW STRUT; UPRIGHT BASS, BRUSHES, HEEL-CLICK PERCUSSION] Black velvet by the roulette, ruby fire along the seam; every mirror keeps a secret, every chip can buy a dream. Let the wheel confess its number, let the dealer hold his breath; I don't leave desire to fortune— I decide what happens next. [PRE-CHORUS — BARITONE SAX SLIDES UNDER THE VOCAL] Lay your caution on the table, lose the words you rehearsed. I can read it in your silence— you were watching from the first. [CHORUS — HORN TRIO OPENS; VELVET FEMALE BACKING VOCALS] One clear fantasy, red on black, come close to me. Let the chandeliers burn lower, let the smoke move secretly. Every number, every face card, every promise of luxury goes dark the moment you look up— I'm your one clear fantasy. [POST-CHORUS — BREATHED HARMONIES, SUNG NOT SPOKEN] One look, one night, one truth beneath the light. [VERSE 2 — RHODES, PLUCKED STRINGS, MUTED TRUMPET FLIRTATION] Feather shadows cross the mirror, diamonds tremble at my throat; one slow turn becomes a question that your careful mouth won't quote. The wheel keeps counting chances, but I never watch it fall; if you came to chase illusion, I'm the truth behind it all. [PRE-CHORUS 2 — PULSE DEEPENS, VOCAL REMAINS INTIMATE] Leave your lucky on the table, bring the courage you conceal; fantasy is not pretending when the wanting feels this real. [CHORUS 2 — FEMALE LEAD; MALE BARITONE ENTERS IN LOW HARMONY] One clear fantasy, red on black, come close to me. Let the chandeliers burn lower, let the smoke move secretly. Every number, every face card, every promise of luxury goes dark the moment you look up— I'm your one clear fantasy. [BRIDGE — INTIMATE DUET ACROSS THE ROULETTE TABLE] MALE — VELVET BARITONE No crowd, no stage, no spotlight— still I cannot look away. FEMALE Then don't confuse your hunger with the right to make me stay. MALE I bring no claim, no bargain. FEMALE Then come closer—let me see. TOGETHER When the game falls from between us, you're my one clear fantasy. [BREAKDOWN — BASS HEARTBEAT; ONE GOLD CHIP SPINS] One chip turning on the table, one breath waiting on the beat; when it settles, all the room is gone— and you're standing here with me. [FINAL CHORUS — CONTROLLED LIFT, BRASS BURNS WITHOUT BECOMING ARENA-SIZED] One clear fantasy, red on black, come close to me. Let the chandeliers burn lower, let the smoke move secretly. Every number, every face card, every promise of luxury goes dark the moment you look up— I'm the one you came to see. I'm the one you couldn't look past; you're the only one I see. Tonight the house can keep its fortune— you're my one clear fantasy. [OUTRO — MUTED TRUMPET, ROULETTE CLICK, HARD STOP] FEMALE One clear fantasy.
