LITTLE MISS RECKLESS

LITTLE BIT RECKLESS [0:00 — car horn / sharp inhale] I don't honk twice— I step out smiling. [CLICK] Little bit reckless, little bit sweet Pretty little face with an engine underneath Little bit reckless, little bit sweet You see me getting closer— now you remember how to breathe [low ad-lib: “Mm-hm.”] [CHORUS / TIKTOK HOOK] Little bit reckless, little bit sweet Look at this angel with danger underneath Little bit reckless, little bit sweet I look too damn pretty to be making you retreat Little bit reckless, little bit sweet One little look and everybody checks the street Little bit reckless, little bit sweet I don't lose control— I decide when control stops mattering to me. [beat cut] Oh. Now you're nervous? [VOCAL OSTINATO] Reck-reck-reckless Sweet-sweet-sweet Back-back-back up Don't test me Reck-reck-reckless Sweet-sweet-sweet Uh-oh, baby— You noticed me. [VERSE 1] Little bit reckless Little bit sweet Mascara still perfect Heart on overheat Lip gloss, black shades Middle finger energy You thought I wouldn't get out? Baby, look at me. Horn went— BEEP. Door went— SLAM. You got real quiet when you saw who I am I don't need six feet of some big bad man I'm five-foot-something with a terrible plan [ad-lib: “And?”] Everybody brave with the window rolled tight Everybody gangster from the passenger side Then my heel hits asphalt Click. Click. Click. And suddenly everybody wants to act polite. [BUILD-UP / CHANTED LOOP] Little bit reckless [Echo: Little bit reckless] [Echo: Little bit reckless] Little bit reckless Little bit reckless Little bit reckless Little bit reckless Little bit reckless [Pan LEFT → RIGHT] Little bit reckless [Echo tail: reckless… reckless… reckless…] Little bit reckless Little bit reckless [tires hiss] [beat silence] What? [CHORUS] Little bit reckless, little bit sweet Look at this angel with danger underneath Little bit reckless, little bit sweet I look too damn pretty to be making you retreat Little bit reckless, little bit sweet One little look and everybody checks the street Little bit reckless, little bit sweet I don't lose control— I decide when control stops mattering to me. Reck-reck-reckless Sweet-sweet-sweet Back-back-back up Don't test me Reck-reck-reckless Sweet-sweet-sweet [low laugh] Now you see me. [VERSE 2] I know what they call me Reckless. Difficult. Too loud. Too much. Too quick. Too [bleep] proud. Funny how a woman gets a label when she refuses to shrink You wanted sweet? Sweet ain't always soft as you think. I'm lipstick on a warning sign nobody bothered to read High heels on hot pavement with adrenaline in the beat I don't need your permission to be angry in my skin And I don't play innocent after I already walked in. [ad-lib: “Nope.”] You can call me unstable if it keep your hands clean But half of y'all love watching a woman make a scene You clutch your pearls Then replay me twice. Don't act offended You like women with a little bite. [PRE-CHORUS / CONFESSION] Wanna know what I confess? I like that second. That tiny little second— when the smile leaves your face. When you realize the woman you dismissed ain't scared of taking up space. I like making arrogance change its tone. I like watching big mouths remember their way home. And maybe that's ugly. Maybe that's mean. But don't call me reckless then keep staring at me. [CHORUS] Little bit reckless, little bit sweet Look at this angel with danger underneath Little bit reckless, little bit sweet I look too damn pretty to be making you retreat Little bit reckless, little bit sweet One little look and everybody checks the street Little bit reckless, little bit sweet I don't lose control— I decide when control stops mattering to me. [stacked vocals] Reck-reck-reckless Sweet-sweet-sweet Back-back-back up Don't test me Reck-reck-reckless Sweet-sweet-sweet Uh-oh— Now you believe me. [BRIDGE — LITTLE MISS RECKLESS] They call me Little Miss Reckless like I'm supposed to be ashamed Baby, I don't run from trouble Trouble learned my name. I know I'm not the good girl your mama hoped you'd meet I'm the woman people warn you about then secretly wanna be. Pretty doesn't mean peaceful. Sweet doesn't mean tame. And being underestimated? That's my favorite [bleep] game. [heartbeat] You saw the lashes. You saw the lips. You saw the dress. You missed the switch. [CLICK] That's your mistake. [DANGER BREAKDOWN] [engine idle] Little bit— [LEFT: reckless] Little bit— [RIGHT: sweet] Little bit— [LEFT: reckless] Little bit— [RIGHT: sweet] [distorted vocal] RECK— RECK— RECKLESS. [low spoken] Still staring? [car horn] BEEP. [808 DROP] [FINAL CHORUS] Little bit reckless, little bit sweet Look at this angel with danger underneath Little bit reckless, little bit sweet You thought pretty meant harmless— that's where you misread me. Little bit reckless, little bit sweet Everybody loves danger when it's safely on a screen Little bit reckless, little bit sweet But when danger looks back— now everybody wants to leave. Reck-reck-reckless Sweet-sweet-swee