[mood: tense, restrained] [energy: low] [intro | close vocal | distant guitar texture | low bass pulse | sparse drums] they say it soft enough to pass for good advice with that careful kind of smile that never looks unkind [verse 1 | intimate | controlled vocal | muted guitar | deep bass | light kick] every room has its own version of what a girl should leave behind something sharper at the doorway something brighter left outside they don’t ask for less exactly just a cleaner kind of light just enough to make me easier to sit beside tonight [pre-chorus | tension rising | restrained drums | bass forward | guitar swell] i see the way you look at me waiting to see if i’ll adjust tonight for your pleasure, not mine for your pleasure, not mine [chorus | memorable | full band | stacked harmonies | wider impact] be a proper girl a little less you a little more light a little less trouble tonight be a proper girl soften the edge give them a version they can hold without shame [verse 2 | closer | barely restrained vocal | steady drums | dark guitar pulse] it’s in the pause before the greeting in the way they let things land like a body can be lovely if it learns to understand how to lower every instinct how to smooth what doesn’t bend how to wear a kind of sweetness that belongs to all of them [pre-chorus | tighter tension | heavier bass | building drums | rising guitar] i see the way you look at me waiting to see if i’ll adjust tonight for your pleasure, not mine for your pleasure, not mine [chorus | stronger | full band | stacked harmonies | driving pulse] be a proper girl a little less you a little more light a little less trouble tonight be a proper girl soften the edge give them a version they can hold without shame [bridge | breakdown | low vocal | bass drone | distant guitar | stripped back drums] i could make this easy i know exactly how cut the line before it reaches anything that matters now leave the teeth behind the lipstick let the silence do its part be the kind they keep around without ever getting close but something in me stays awake with both hands closed [final chorus | energy: high | fuller vocal | full band | bigger harmonies | stronger drums] be a proper girl a little less you a little more light a little less trouble tonight be a proper girl soften the edge give them a version they can hold without shame be a proper girl a little less true a little more still a little more pleasant to name [outro | dry vocal | drums thin out | bass remains | guitar fade] they wait for the moment i give them what they like i let the room keep wanting and hold my shape tonight
