[Intro — whispered, intimate] Don't look at me like that... You already know what happens next. (Mmm...) [Verse 1 — smooth, low rap] Black dress, bare skin, midnight on my mind I don't need a reason when the chemistry aligns Your eyes keep talking, but your mouth stays still I can feel that tension climbing up the windowsill I learned not every flame deserves my hands Some burn pretty, some destroy your plans But I've got scars and they taught me how to see The difference between what you want And what you really need (Yeah...) (That's the part nobody tells you.) [Pre-Chorus — breathy, melodic] I can feel the room getting smaller Every heartbeat getting louder Something in the way you look at me Makes restraint feel like a memory [Chorus — deep, sensual, powerful] I'm a velvet warning Soft until you touch me Sweet until you push me Then you find the edge I'm a midnight secret Something you shouldn't know If you're gonna come closer Baby, don't come slow (Ooh...) (You better mean it.) [Verse 2 — fast, sharp rap] I don't chase, I attract I don't beg, I react I can read your little tells Every breath, every glance You came looking for trouble Now you're standing in it Thought you had control 'Til I turned the whole room different I'm not your fantasy I'm the woman underneath The pretty face, the sharp tongue And the fire underneath Don't confuse my softness with surrender Don't mistake my silence for forever I've been underestimated all my life That's why I learned to weaponize the night (Watch me...) (Watch me change the temperature.) [Chorus — heavier, layered vocals] I'm a velvet warning Soft until you touch me Sweet until you push me Then you find the edge I'm a midnight secret Something you shouldn't know If you're gonna come closer Baby, don't come slow (Ahhh...) (Mmm, closer...) [Bridge — stripped down, emotional] I know what it costs To give somebody access To every hidden part of you I've loved too hard I've trusted too fast I've confused desire with truth But I don't regret the woman Those mistakes created Because now... I know exactly where I end And where you begin. [Beat drops — whispered rap] So come closer... But come correct. [Final Chorus — huge, seductive, distorted harmonies] I'm a velvet warning Feel the danger underneath You can taste the sweetness But don't forget the teeth I'm a midnight secret You can try to pull me close But if you want this woman You better want her whole (Whole...) (Whole...) I don't need your permission I don't need your rescue I don't need to be wanted To know that I'm worth something I'm the fire and the ashes I'm the question and the answer I'm the woman in the mirror... And I finally know her. [Outro — whispered] You wanted something dangerous... You found it. (Mmm...)
