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05 - Don't embarrass the room LIVE

[mood: biting] [energy: high] [intro | distorted guitar stab | crashing drums] [verse 1 | close vocal | fast driving pulse] stand up straight keep it cute keep the air easy to use show some skin not too much give them heat without the touch [pre-chorus | building | drums pushing harder] smile like nothing pulls too tight make it pretty make it light [chorus | explosive | full band | stacked harmonies] behave, they say! don’t turn the heads the wrong way! keep it sweet! keep it clean! don’t let the sharpness ! break the scene! behave, they say! make it nice for every eye! give them something safe to praise! and leave the real thing outside! [verse 2 | tighter vocal | relentless drive] cross one line get called hard hold your ground get called dark laugh on cue soften fast make them comfortable make it last [pre-chorus | building | heavier drums] play along now nothing strange just enough to keep the place unchanged [chorus | explosive | full band | wider guitars] behave, they say! don’t make the silence look afraid!! keep it smooth!! keep it small!! don’t let the tension touch them all!!! behave, they say! make it easy to admire!!! give them something they can hold without feeling!!! any fire!!! [bridge | spoken-sung | stripped back] right stand still chin up good girl soft mouth slow hands don’t spoil it don’t embarrass them [final chorus | energy: very high | full band | bigger harmonies] behave, they say! well, I can say it back louder sweet enough to calm the room sharp enough to split the powder behave, they say! watch me do it with a grin make it nice and make it bright till the whole thing caves me in [outro | spoken word | minimal instrumentation] behave, they said...